Spring 2025 Courses
Cross Campus Spring 2025 DMD Student Advising Guidelines
DMD students - Below is information regarding the following:
- Variable topics and other special courses to be offered in Spring 2025 on both campuses.
- Courses that require a PERMISSION NUMBER.
The descriptions of all DMD courses can be found in the UConn Course Catalog.
To request permission numbers, please complete the form. It is best to complete this WITH YOUR ADVISOR during your advising session. Use THIS form: PERMISSION NUMBER FORM
- Any questions regarding requests should be directed to Rossy.Pichardo@uconn.edu
Variable Topics / Specialized courses:
Film /Video courses:
DMD 4860.801 Color Grading for Film
M/W 2:30pm-5:00pm, Distance Learning, taught by Professor Ramzy Telley (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 2210 and 2810.
An advanced post-production course on the technical craft and aesthetics of color grading for digital film and video. Through analysis of films, technical instruction, and hands-on color grading exercises, students will learn how to utilize color in their film and video projects. This course will teach color correction in DaVinci Resolve, how to develop cinematic looks, and introductory color theory. This is a project-based course that requires students to complete a series of technical exercises culminating in the color grading of a 5-10 minute short film or video project.
Please note: Each student should have access to an edited 5-10 minute film or video project to color grade from scratch as the final project in this course.
Animation / Motion courses:
DMD 4310/5315 3D Rigging
T/Th 2pm -4:30pm, DISTANCE LEARNING, taught by Dan Pejril (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 3350; open to B.F.A Digital Media and Design 3D Animation concentration students, others with instructor consent. Recommended preparation: DMD 3300.
Concepts of rigging, with emphasis on animated props and characters. Techniques for using and creating bones, constraints, skeletons, skinning and weight painting.
MDA students interested in this course that have also completed DMD 2230, contact
DMD 3205 History of Animation
M/W 12:20PM - 2:20PM, Distance Learning, taught by Anna Lindemann (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 1002 and 1102; open only to Digital Media and Design majors, others with instructor consent. Recommended preparation: DMD 3010W.
Film /Video courses:
DMD 3840.001 Creative Producing for Independent Film
Wednesday 6pm-9pm, Distance Learning, taught by Rona Edwards (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 2700 or 3230; open to Digital Media and Design majors only, others with instructor consent.
Examination of each phase of the filmmaking process, from conception to marketing and distribution, through the role of a creative producer. Students develop pitching materials and entrepreneurial business plans for their original narrative, documentary or new media film projects.
Digital Media Business Strategies courses:
DMD 2710.001 Social Media Business Applications
M/W 10:10am - 11:25pm, Bishop 136 / Stamford 1.30, taught by John Murphy (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 2700, which may be taken concurrently; open to Digital Media and Design majors only, others by instructor consent. Recommended preparation: DMD 1002 and 1102, STAT 1000Q or higher
Explores and analyzes the changes in consumer decision-making and behavior in today's digital world.
Web / Interactive Media Design courses:
DMD 3470.001/5470 Advanced Web Design and Development
T/TH 9:30am -10:45am, taught by Brian Daley (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 1070; open only to Digital Media and Design majors, others by instructor consent
Explores intermediate and advanced web design and development techniques, covering Cascading Style Sheets, XML, dynamic HTML with Javascript, common frameworks, and the principles of site management. The course will also cover more advanced design concepts in website creation, such as efficient navigation design, designing for portability and accessibility, separating content from presentation for easy site updating and maintenance, planning interactivity, and search engine optimization.
DMD 3475.801/5998.009 Coding for Web and Interactive Media Design
T/TH 11:00am - 12:15pm, taught by Brian Daley (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 1060 and 1070; open to Digital Media and Design majors; others with instructor consent. Recommended corequisite: DMD 3470.
Explores intermediate programming techniques for web and interactive media projects.
DMD 4470.001/5998.012 Web 3: Expert Topics in Web Development
T/TH 2:00PM - 4:30PM, taught by Brian Daley (BOTH CAMPUSES)
Prerequisites: DMD 3470 and 3475; open to Digital Media and Design majors only, others with instructor consent.
Expert topics in web design and development, including intensive instruction and hands-on development with databases and server-side programming to build web applications.
List of CROSS CAMPUS courses that require permission numbers and their requirements:
DMD 4045 AgencyX Digital Content Design, Creation, and Distribution Studio - T/TH 3:30pm - 5:30pm
- Permission: must be senior Digital Media and Design majors, instructor consent required.