THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units
See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in The University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major adviser or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.
Please see General Education, Cultural Diversity, American Institutions, and Literacy Requirements under the BA in Communication Design.
Course Requirements for the Major: 53 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
DEGREE CORE PROGRAM: 18 units
6 courses required:
| CDES | 101 | Introduction to Communication | 3.0 | FS |
| CDES | 102 | Principles of Comm Design | 3.0 | FS |
| CDES | 103 | Writing for Electronic Media | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130.
| CDES | 206 | Intro Photo Com & Dig Imaging | 3.0 | FS |
| CDES | 303 | Communication Criticism | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| CDES | 307 | Technology and Communication | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 102.
ADDITIONAL UNITS REQUIRED: 35 units
Instructional Design: 18 units
6 courses required:
| CDES | 271 | Intro Design Instruct/Training | 3.0 | FS |
| CDES | 272 | Media for Instruction/Training | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 271 or concurrent enrollment or faculty permission. Students taking the course for the Minor in Education should request faculty permission.
| CDES | 373 | Desgn & Dev of Instruct Prod | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 272.
| CDES | 474 | Eval Instruct Products & Prog | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 373 or faculty permission.
| CDES | 475 | Performance Analysis | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 373.
| CDES | 476 | Res, Theory, App in INST | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 373.
Technical Skills: 5 units
2 courses required:
| CDES | 131 | Visual Communication Concepts | 2.0 | FS |
| CDES | 216 | Introduction to Audio in Media | 3.0 | FS |
Media Emphasis: 6 units
2 courses selected from:
Select both courses from one of the following groups.
Video Group
| CDES | 366 | Field Video Production | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 103, CDES 206, CDES 216; CDES 141, CDES 261 (both with a grade of C or higher).
| CDES | 464 | Advanced Video Editing | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 366.
| CDES | 466 | Studio Video Production | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 366.
Multimedia Group
| CDES | 222 | Intro to WWW Design & Pub | 3.0 | FS |
| CDES | 314 | Intro Multimedia Dsgn & Dev | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy, faculty permission.
| CDES | 322 | Advanced WWW Design & Publish | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 222.
| CDES | 414 | Adv Multimedia Dsgn & Develop | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: CDES 314.
Additional Courses: 6 units
2 courses selected from:
| CDES | 317 | Info & Comm Technologies | 3.0 | FS |
| CDES | 319 | New Telecom Technology | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: Senior standing or faculty permission.
| CDES | 327 | Visual Information Design | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CDES 214, CDES 282.
| MGMT | 303 | Managing People/Bus Proc/Chg | 3.0 | FS |
| MGMT | 304 | Human Resource Management | 3.0 | FS |
| MGMT | 350 | Organizational Behavior | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: MGMT 303.
| PSYC | 362 | Psychology of Learning | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 414 | Psychology of Teaching | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: PSYC 355, faculty permission.
| PSYC | 494 | Industrial/Organizational Psy | 3.0 | Inq |
Please see the Electives, Grading, and Advising Requirements under the BA in Communication Studies.
Please see Honors in the Major under the BA in Communication Studies.