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Information Design & Technology

Degree Requirements

The IDT program is available on both a full-time (9 credit hours or more) and part-time (less than 9 credit hours) basis.  Full-time students can complete the program within a 24 month period.  Part-time completion will vary based on the total number of credits taken each term.


The MS in Information Design and Technology consists of 33 credit hours as follows:

IDT Core Courses (12 credit hours)

  1. IDT 501 Social Information Theory
  2. IDT 507 Information Technology
  3. IDT 534 Information Design 
  4. IDT 530 Research Methods for Information Design and Technology*
    *With permission of an IDT adviser, students may choose ANT 531 or CSC 507 in lieu of IDT 530.


IDT Electives (12 credit hours)

Complete 4 courses from the following:

    IDT 503
    		 Human Factors in Information Design
    IDT 505
    		 Computing Environments
    IDT 520 Gender and Technology
    IDT 521 Global Communication
    IDT 522 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
    IDT 523 Digital Narratives
    IDT 524 Websphere Analysis
    IDT 531
    		 Technical Editing
    IDT 535
    		 Typographic Design and Communication
    IDT 536 Graphic Design
    IDT 541
    		 Instructional Design
    IDT 545
    		 Informational Technology and Organizational Change
    IDT 551 Evaluating Technology
    IDT 553
    		 Principles and Projects in New Media
    IDT 554
    		 Web Development and Design
    IDT 555
    		 Ethical and Legal Issues of the Information Age
    IDT 585
    		 Seminar in Emerging Technologies
    IDT 590
    		 Topics in Information Design and Technology*
    IDT 591
    		 Independent Study
    IDT 592 Internship

*Students may take additional sections of IDT 590 as long as the topics covered are not the same.


Unrestricted Electives (6 credit hours)

In consultation with an adviser, students choose two additional graduate-level electives or an internship and one elective.

Thesis/Project (3 credit hours)

    IDT 599
    		 Thesis/Project

Working with faculty member teaching the course, or an adviser, students either write a thesis or complete a project for the program.

Special Program Notes

* Students must receive a "B" (3.0) or better in all core courses.
* Unless otherwise noted, all graduate courses are 3 credit hours.
* Over the course of their studies, students can only apply two "C" grades in courses taken toward the degree.
* All students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to graduate.
* Students may transfer up to six credit hours, if applicable, from another graduate program.
* Students must maintain continuous registration, equal to or greater than one credit while working on their final thesis or project.  MS IDT students can do this by registering for CMT 600-Continuous Registration.