Spring 2025 Courses

Spring 2025 Courses

Spring 2025 DMD Student Advising Guidelines

DMD students - Below is information regarding the following:

  1. Variable topics and other special courses to be offered in Spring 2025. 
  2. Courses that are available to students on both campuses, either via online courses or by being taught as "In Person Remote" classes in our Telepresence Classrooms cross-campus (136 Bishop / 3.12 Stamford). Just be aware of the policies regarding home campus and student fees (the majority of your credits must be taken on your home campus).  
  3. Courses that require a PERMISSION NUMBER and how to get one. 

 

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 
  • Permission numbers will be sent in pick time order at the earliest right before your pick time. Because there are so many requests, it is not unusual for notification of permission numbers to be sent out after your pick time, but as long as you submitted your request via the PERMISSION NUMBER FORM in a timely manner (ie, well before your pick time), no one will have "jumped" ahead of you.

 

REQUIRED COURSES FOR ALL MAJORS:

It is important that you complete DMD 2010 History of Digital Culture by the end of your sophomore year, and DMD 3010W Critical Perspectives on Digital Media ideally in your junior year. We are offering more sections of 3010W in Storrs this semester, so make sure to sign up if you are a junior or senior! 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BA STUDENTS:

BA (Bachelor of Art) Students:  Due to the accreditation requirements of NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art & Design), the B.A. in Digital Media Design is capped at 45 credits of DMD courses. Students earning the Bachelor of Arts are limited in the quantity of DMD courses that they can take. Students who want to take more major courses should carefully consider the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Talk to your faculty advisor about options if you are unsure.

SOPHOMORE BA DMBS STUDENTS: You MUST take DMD 2710 Social Media Business Applications

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BFA STUDENTS:

SENIOR BFA STUDENTS: You will need DMD 4075 Senior Project twice in order to graduate. Stamford BFA Seniors, be sure to take DMD 4025 Portfolio and Professional Development: Putting It All Together, which is also a senior BFA requirement. 

SOPHOMORE BFA FILM STUDENTS: You MUST enroll in TWO spring Sophomore courses in your 4th semester:

  1. DMD 2810 Cinematography
  2. DMD 3850 Sound Design

SOPHOMORE BFA MDA STUDENTS: You MUST enroll in TWO spring Sophomore courses in your 4th semester:

  1. DMD 2230 3D Motion 1 
  2. DMD 3200 Motion Design and Animation I

SOPHOMORE BFA WEB STUDENTS: You MUST enroll in TWO spring Sophomore courses in your 4th semester:

  1. DMD 3470 Advanced Web Design and Development
  2. DMD 3475 Coding for Web and Interactive Media Design

JUNIOR BFA 3D ANIMATION & MDA STUDENTS: In preparation for DMD 4075 Senior Project (taken in your last two semesters), you must take DMD 3030 Narrative Workshop, which will help you to develop concept, look, and story for your senior project.

 

BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) students - ART requirements: 

Storrs:

Reserve Caps are in place for DMD BFA students in ART 1030 Drawing 1: 5 seats in each section (you can directly enroll without permission numbers.).

Basic Studio Art courses: Once students have taken ART 1030, they will need to enroll in one of the Basic Studio Art courses: ART 2010, 2210, 2310, 2410, 2510, or 2610. They should take this course no later than their 4th semester. To do so, students must email the professor to request the permission number. They should include in their email that they have taken ART 1030, that this is a graduation requirement for their major, and why they are interested in that specific studio course. (It is important to note that professors may not open up seats for DMD majors until after all Studio Art majors are enrolled. Be patient and check back again after November 9th).

Stamford:

ART requirements:  To request your required ART courses (ART 1030 Drawing 1 + an additional course), please email Haley at - haley.bueschlen@uconn.edu   

 

 

 

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