Department

Communicationand

Digital Mediaat

Carthage College

of

MissionStatement

MissionStatement

The technologies and attendant cultures of

the Information Age are deeply impacting

human communication in the 21st Century. Global

and local cultures are undergoing profound shifts in

communication practices. Media and visual literacy are

increasingly as foundational for an educated citizenry

as reading, writing and speaking, and there is not a career

path unaffected by the convergence of older oral and print

cultures with the burgeoning world of digital communication.

The Department of Communication and Digital

Media at Carthage is committed to helping

students develop the understandings and practical

skills necessary for effective communication and

leadership in these changing circumstances.

The CDM Department

constantly strives to create

an environment conducive to

creating connections. These

connections can fuel years of creative

thinking and push any student far

beyond their concieved boundries. When

a student connects with an idea, or

with a faculty member, or with a fellow

peer, great things will happen.

Our Graphic Design Major Program has been

fine tuned to prepare students to the fullest extent for designing in the real world. Web Design, App Design, Time Based Media, and Senior Seminar are just a few of the many courses designed to keep students up to date

on the latest and greatest.

1. Departmental Core (16 credits)

2. Graphic Design Major Core (20 credits)

ART 1070 Introduction to Studio 2D (4 cr.)CDM 2000 Graphic Design I (4 cr.)CDM 2850 Typography (4 cr.)CDM 3750 Graphic Design II (4 cr.)

Requirements

Requirements3. Eight credits selected from the following:

CDM 2500 Basic Digital Photography (4 cr.)ART 3010 Illustration (4 cr.)CDM 3150 History of Graphic Design (4 cr.)CDM 3530 Digital Media-Web Design (2 cr.)CDM 3540 Digital Media-Time Based (2 cr.)CDM 3550 Internship (4-8 cr.)

Our Public Relations Program will allow students to represent any size company or

group wih ease, utilizing a large variety of courses that will give each student a

broad array of knowledge for any field.

1. Departmental Core (16 credits)

2. Public Relations Major Core (32 credits)

MGT 1110 Introduction to Business and Technology (4 cr.)ACC 2000 Survey of Accounting OR ACC 2010 (4 cr.) CDM 2200 Principles of Public Relations (4 cr.)CDM 3300 Writing for Media-PR (4 cr.)MGT 3120 Principles of Management (4 cr.)MKT 3130 Marketing Principles (4 cr.)CDM 3420 Communications Management (4 cr.)MKT 4100 Marketing Communications (4 cr.)CDM 4030 Senior Seminar for Public Relations Majors (4 cr.)

Requirements

Requirements3. Four credits selected from the following:

ECN 1010 Principles of Microeconomics (4 cr.)GEO 1500 Human Geography: an Introduction (4 cr.)PHL 1100 Contemporary Ethical Issues (4 cr.)PHL 2110 Business Ethics (4 cr.)PYC 2200 Social Psychology (4 cr.)MGT 3600 Legal Environment of Business (4 cr.)CDM 3000 Rhetoric and Persuasion (4 cr.)CDM 3450 Mass Communication (4 cr.)MKT 4200 Database Marketing (4 cr.)

Department

Communicationand

Digital Mediaat

Carthage College

of