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Degree Requirements


The IDT program is currently offered on a part-time basis. Students interested in pursuing the program full-time, should consult with the program coordinator. The M.S. in Information Design and Technology consists of 33 credits, including four core courses, electives, and a thesis or project, as follows. Students must receive a "B" (3.0) or better in all core courses. 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.

Core Courses
12 credit hours

  1. IDT 501 Information Theory
  2. IDT 507 Information Technology
  3. IDT 534 Information Design
  4. A Graduate-level research methods course, chosen from current research methods offerings in consultation with an advisor. Current offerings include:

    CSC 507
    		 Data Analysis
    SOC 532
    		 Methods of Research: Survey and Experimental Design
    SOC 533
    		 Methods of Research: Statistical Analysis
    SOC 534
    		 Methods of Research: Qualitative Research
    ANT 531
    		 Ethnographic Data Collection and Analysis


Electives
12 credit hours

Electives may be used to satisfy course prerequisites.
    IDT 503
    		 Human Factors in Information Design
    IDT 505
    		Computing Environments
    IDT 531
    		 Technical Editing
    IDT 535
    		 Typographic Design and Communication
    IDT 541
    		 Instructional Design
    IDT 545
    		 Change Theory and Information Technology
    IDT 553
    		 Principles of Design for Desktop and Electronic Publishing
    IDT 554
    		 Advanced Web Development and Design
    IDT 555
    		 Ethical and Legal Issues of the Information Age
    IDT 575
    		 Internship
    IDT 585
    		 Seminar in Emerging Technologies
    IDT 590
    		 Topics in Information Design and Technology
    IDT 591
    		 Independent Study

Unrestricuted Electives
6 credit hours

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

Thesis/Project
    IDT 599
    		 Thesis/Project 3 credit hours

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




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