M.A.in Integrated Design Degree Requirements
*formerly Publications Design*
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2019 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Read the course descriptions.
This 36-credit program requires the following:
Foundation Courses
You may be required to take one or all of these courses based on an evaluation of your academic background and portfolio. PBDS 501 Introduction to Web Development and PBDS 502 Introduction to Graphic Design Principles cannot be counted toward the 36 credits required for the degree; PBDS 503 Workshop in Written Communication can count under certain circumstances toward the credits required for the degree.
- PBDS 501 Introduction to Web Development
- PBDS 502 Introduction to Graphic Design Principles
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PBDS 503 Workshop in Written Communication
Required Courses (18 credits)
- PBDS 610 Visual & Verbal Rhetoric
- PBDS 612 Creative Methodologies
- PBDS 615 Typography I
(This course should be taken within the first 9 credits of study; students who demonstrate advanced typography skills will be required to substitute PBDS 645 Typography II.) - PBDS 660 Web Development
(If you test out of this course, you must take an advanced hypermedia course.) - PBDS 735 Portfolio
(To be eligible for enrollment in this course, you must have completed all other requirements for graduation.) - PBDS 740 Seminar in Publications Design
(To be eligible for enrollment in this course, you must have completed all other requirements for graduation.)
Advanced Writing Course (3 credits)
Choose one.
- PBDS 603 Editorial Style
- PBDS 604 Writing for the Marketplace
- PBDS 605 Public & Private Languages
- PBDS 611 The Craft of Popularization
- PBDS 691 Art of the Interview
- PBDS 692 Writing for Digital Environments
Free Electives (15 credits)
Choose four PBDS courses or DESN courses. You can also choose interaction design and information architecture courses, management courses or illustration, photography, graphic design or production courses offered for graduate credit at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
as of fall 2018