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suggested topics, and an annotated list of readings indicating the applicant's intellectual
and professional interests. Applicants may be required to submit a portfolio demonstrating
competence in their area of expertise.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The Doctor of Communications Design consists of a minimum of 48 hours of course
work beyond an appropriate master's degree. Students are required to take courses covering
various aspects of design, business or public sector management, history, economics,
and cultural theory. As they move through the program they will specialize in one of the
following areas: publishing; business applications; government and public-sector applications;
or educational applications.
Students are also required to develop a high degree of competence in at least one productive
technology involving digital information systems. As a prerequisite for this part of
their studies, students must either pass a Proficiency Examination in basic Web publishing
skills or satisfactorily complete an introductory course whose credits do not count toward
the 48 required for the degree.
In addition to course work, students must submit a major project to be evaluated by a
committee of faculty and experts in the relevant field.
With the approval of the Program Director, doctoral students may take up to 15 graduate
credits through articulated programs at universities in the University System of
Maryland, or at other universities. These credits can satisfY particular degree requirements,
or be taken as electives.
REQUIRED COURSES AND DISTRIBUTION
Core Courses (12 credits)
The following courses are required of all students:
PBDS 720 Digital Economy and Culture (3)
lOlA 612 Interaction and Interface Design (3)
PBDS 810 Proseminar (3)
Students must take one of the following:
MGMT 762 Opportunity Analysis (3)
MGMT 763 Commercial Planning (3)
MGMT 797 New Venture (3)
PUAD 626 Information Resource Management (3)
Skills Courses (9 credits)
Students select three advanced courses from the following areas:
Interaction and Information Design
Graphic Design
Videography
Writing
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