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Web and Digital Design
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Explore web and digital design with a bachelor’s degree program at University of Maryland Global Campus. You'll learn how to create digital works using industry-standard software, design theory, and efficient workflows. The coursework provides hands-on experiences in web development, motion graphics, virtual reality, augmented reality, user experience, game design, user interfaces, animation, and graphic design.
Program Highlights
- Design, develop, and manage digital media using current and emerging technologies that adhere to industry standards
- Analyze needs and effectively manage projects and resources, applying sound business principles and technology
- Design and develop digital, interactive, and web-based media to meet customer requirements and usability standards
- Develop, test, and implement web and multimedia applications using techniques for scripting and programming
- Apply relevant theories, practices, and principles effectively when designing and developing works in digital media
Required Courses
Total Credits Required: 120
- Required Major Courses: 30
- Minor and Elective Courses: 49
- General Education Courses: 41
Required Major Courses
- Take the following three required courses:
- (3 Credits, CMST 290)
- (3 Credits, CMST 295)
- (3 Credits, CMST 495)
- Take Any upper-level CMST courses (21)
Degree Focus
To align with the upper-level requirement listed above, we recommend you choose from one of the following groups of classes below to align with your career interests:
Web Design Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 385)
- (3 Credits, CMST 386)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 320)
- (3 Credits, CMST 388)
- CMST 450
- (3 Credits, CMST 488)
Digital Design Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 310)
- (3 Credits, CMST 311)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 320)
- (3 Credits, CMST 425)
- (3 Credits, CMST 341)
- (3 Credits, CMST 351)
Augmented/Virtual Reality Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 308)
- (3 Credits, CMST 315)
- (3 Credits, CMST 330)
- (3 Credits, CMST 331)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to work in areas such as web design, electronic publishing, motion graphics, multimedia, animation, and graphic design.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Communication Studies
Bachelor of ArtsThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Earn a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from UMGC and build a firm base of knowledge to boost your career in a variety of communication sectors. The curriculum, designed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars, combines theories with real-world applications and practical skills to help you better convey information to a variety of populations. Whether you’re interested in journalism, public relations, business, or digital communication, this degree will help you master communication within ethical, legal, and financial parameters.
This program is also available as a minor.
Program Highlights
- Apply analytical skills in interpreting, using, and delivering information, particularly through mass media
- Create professional and appropriate written, oral, and visual communications for specific purposes and diverse audiences
- Design, create, and select multimedia components and integrate them into print, broadcast, and online formats
- Work with individuals and groups in ways that reflect an understanding of both communication theory and professional expectations
- Understand diverse and intercultural perspectives as they affect communication
- Design and employ specific research methods and tools to gather information
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, SPCH 100)
or any SPCH course - (3 Credits, COMM 207)
or any COMM course - (3 Credits, JOUR 201)
- (3 Credits, COMM 300)
- (3 Credits, COMM 302)
- (3 Credits, SPCH 324)
- (3 Credits, JOUR 330)
or any upper-level JOUR course - (3 Credits, COMM 400)
or any upper-level COMM course - (3 Credits, SPCH 470)
or any upper-level SPCH course - (3 Credits, COMM 390)
or any upper-level COMM course - (3 Credits, COMM 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for a career in mass media, new media, journalism, public relations, business, or online communication.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Marketing
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The bachelor’s degree in marketing at University of Maryland Global Campus offers an introduction to the fundamental concepts and strategies that constitute successful marketing management. It is designed to provide a thorough understanding of how to identify, retain, and grow profitable customer segments; create effective promotional programs; and develop integrated marketing communication tools, both in domestic and global markets. The program incorporates digital marketing strategies to meet the requirements of the modern marketplace.
Program Highlights
- Apply marketing knowledge and skills to meet organizational goals through analytic and managerial techniques related to customers, executives, finance, information technology, law, operational domains, and customer relations
- Employ strategic marketing skills, including scenario planning, market intelligence, customer profiles, marketing plans, and competitive analysis, to respond to organizational marketing challenges
- Conduct research, analyze data, create effective marketing plans, and support decisions that meet the needs and desires of global customers
- Act with personal and professional integrity in the global marketplace of employers, peers, and customers
- Cultivate and maintain positive interpersonal relationships based on engagement and positive interaction with teams, managers, and customers
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, BMGT 110)
- (3 Credits, BMGT 330)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 310)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 354)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 394)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 410)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 412)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 458)
- (3 Credits, MRKT 311) or any upper-level MRKT course
- (3 Credits, MRKT 314) or any upper-level MRKT course
- (3 Credits, MRKT 454) or any upper-level MRKT course
- (3 Credits, MRKT 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for a career in marketing management, marketing research, or sales in private and public corporations, marketing agencies, or entrepreneurial endeavors.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.