Communication and Information Design
Degree Requirements
The general requirements for the B.S. degree in Communication and Information Design ensure that students have a basic knowledge of mathematics, science, behavior/social science, computer science, and liberal arts.
The required core courses provide students with communication skills as well as theoretical background. Three career tracks of study (Graphic Design, Writing and Editing, Writing for New Media) give students the expertise that an employer expects.
To earn a B.S. degree in Communication and Information Design, a student must fulfill the following requirements (transfer credits usually fulfill half the degree requirements).
- Satisfactory completion of at least 124 semester hours of college-level work distributed as follows:
- General Education Requirements (31-44 credits)
- Program Requirements (44 credits)
- General Electives (36-49 credits)
- Satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester hours of upper division course work at least 30 of which must be taken at SUNYIT.
- Achievement of at least 2.00 cumulative quality point average in course work taken at SUNYIT, and a "C" or better in all Communication and Information Design core courses.
| General Education Requirements (31-44 credits) | |
| Natural Science Coursework/Lab Science (BIO, CHE, PHY, ENV) |
4
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| Science Elective |
3-4
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| Math |
3-4
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| Basic Communication |
3-4
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| Foreign Language |
3-4
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| Arts (ART, MUS) |
3-4
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| Humanities (ENG, HUM, PHI) |
3-4
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| Social Sciences (ANT, ECO, GOG, POS, PSY, SOC, SSC, STS) |
3-4
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| HISTORY | |
| American History |
2-4
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| Western Civilization |
2-4
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| Other World Civilization |
2-4
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| Program Requirements (44 credits) | |
| Core courses (28 credits) | |
| COM 302 | Presentational Speaking |
| COM 106/306 | Report Writing/Technical Communication |
| COM 320 | Information Design |
| COM 380 | Communication Theory |
| COM *** | Professional Writing Elective |
| COM 495 | Senior Practicum in Communication |
| COM 499 | Portfolio Review and Professional Development |
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| Career Track (16 credits) Four courses chosen from ANY of the following tracks in consultation with your adviser. |
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| Graphic Design | |
| ART 210 | Principles of 2D Design |
| COM 360 | Product Design and Testing |
| COM 212 | Digital Photography and Imaging |
| COM 213 | Digital Animation |
| COM 414 | Advanced Digital Graphic Design |
| COM 420 | Web Site Design |
| COM 460 | Advanced Web Site Design |
| COM 490 | Special Topics in Communications |
| MKT 321 | Advertising Management |
| PHI 350 | Technology & Ethics |
| Professional Writing and Editing | |
| COM 206 | Ethnographic Writing |
| COM 310 | Technical Editing |
| COM 311 | Public Relations Writing |
| COM 350 | Visual Thinking and Online Documentation |
| COM 353 | Newswriting |
| COM 354 | Newspaper Production |
| COM 400 | Computer Software Documentation |
| COM 410 | Communication Research Methods |
| COM 415 | Writing About Imagery |
| COM 490 | Special Topics in Communications |
| PHI 350 | Technology & Ethics |
| New Media | |
| COM 240 | Writing for New Media |
| COM 262 | Online Politics |
| COM 316 | Media and Communication |
| COM 341 | Video and Communication |
| COM 342 | Field and Studio Video Production |
| COM 411 | Communicating on Computer Networks: Issues and Implications |
| COM 420 | Web Site Design |
| COM 490 | Special Topics in Communications |
| PHI 350 | Technology & Ethics |
| ENG 360 | Reading the Film |
| General Electives (36-49 credits) |
| College-level courses in any discipline that carry SUNYIT transferable credit. |