Interactive Design Major

Overview

The Visual Art Department at Cardinal Stritch University is committed to the ideals and objectives of a liberal arts education as they specifically apply to both the critical study and the practice of the visual arts.
Our faculty are working artists and educators who are committed to superior design. The application of these ideals is expressed in our mission statement:

The visual arts department strives to prepare students to be artists, critical thinkers and scholars. Our program will foster a desire for lifelong learning and an active visual participation in life.

We develop aesthetic "literacy" in students in order to:

Develop the ability to perceive the web of connections that link aspects of culture and cultural products, including artworks.
Encourage comparative and critical thinking and speaking about art and its function(s) within culture(s).
Develop a range of technical skills permitting the manipulation of materials into objects, which are able to express the aesthetic qualities and design concepts that the artist wishes to communicate.
Expose students to professional standards and practice of art education, studio arts, graphic design and photography.

Bachelor of Arts: Interactive Media Development

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Interactive Media Development is designed to provide professional education in order to enable graduates to enter professional careers in the fields of computer science and electronic media such as the Internet, educational software development, simulation software, systems modeling, and the gaming industry.

 

Students will develop technical competence and aesthetic judgment of the design aspect of such systems while developing technical competence of software development from a computer science perspective.

 

Interactive Media Development Requirements
The B.A. degree in Interactive Media Development requires 21 credits in art/media design and 28-30 credits in math/computer science.

Art/media design requirements:
Art 101, 150, MD 201, 210, 301, 320, 410.
Math/computer science requirements:
CS 107, 114,212, 230, 240, 315, 390, 405
One pair of CS 213, 330 or CS 407, 415 or CS 305, 361.
In addition, MT 140 is required to fulfill the liberal arts core math requirement.

Faculty

Timothy G. Abler
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4107
tgabler@stritch.edu

Steven E. Sellars
Assistant Professor
(414) 410-4102
sesellars@stritch.edu

Teri G. Wagner
Chair
(414) 410-4103
tgwagner@stritch.edu