2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

Communications Design, Doctor of (D.C.D.)
Dr. Stuarr Moulrhrop, Program Director
FACULTY: Members of the School of Communicarions Design, rhe School of
Informarion Arrs and Technologies, and affiliared faculty in rhe Yale Gordon College of
Liberal Arrs and the Merrick School of Business.
The Docror of Communicar ions Design (D.CD.) is jointly adminisrered by the Division
of English and Communicarions Design in the School ofCommunicar ions Design and
rhe Division ofInformarion Arrs and Technologies in rhe School ofInformarion Arrs and
Technologies.
The D.CD. is a firsr professional degree thar prepares srudents to lead in developing
and applying advanced communicarions rechniques to commerce, culture, and society.
Mulridisciplinary in srructure, the program requires students ro develop a number ofskills
and perspecrives. Students acquire advanced understanding ofcompuring, networks, and
communicarions media on both practical and conceprual levels. Students are expecred to
develop crirical and analytical abiliries based on a broad, hisrorically informed undersranding
of media development, and also to achieve proficiency in ar leasr one area of elecrronic
communication or projecr development.
CALENDAR AND SCHEDULE
Srudents may enroll fulJ - or parr-rime. Since many students in the program are working,
all classes are offered in the evenings or weekends. Hours for labs and other faciliries
emphasize weekend and evening availability.
For the mosr parr, graduare courses are offered only during rhe regular academic year. A
limired number ofcourses are offered during the summer rerm.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the D.CD. is comperirive. In mosr cases, applicarions are reviewed in the
spring for fall admission. Applicarions for orher semesrers may be considered as places
become available.
Students wishing to apply for admission to the D.CD. musr have complered (or expecr
ro complere) a masrer's degree in some field appropriare ro further study in media, communicarion,
and applied rechnology. Such areas mighr include informarion sysrems, compurer
science, communicarion, business, instrucrional design, professional wriring, applied
psychology, video producrion, informarion design, graphic design, and publicarions
design. Significant experience in print or e1ecrronic publishing, communicarions, or rechnology
management will count in a candidare's favor. Applicants musr have earned a grade
point average ofar leasr 3.2 in previous graduare study.
Applicarion marerials are available from the Admissions Coordinator of the D .CD.
Program and also from the Office of Graduare Admissions. In addirion to the University
Applicarion for Graduare Admission, rhe applicarion package includes a Srarement of
Intent outlining the applicant's reasons for doctoral study, a brief essay on one ofseveral
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