2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

Applications and Audience Courses (6 credits)
Students select two courses in one of the foUowing areas:
Publishing and cultural production
Business and commerce
Public-sector applications
Education
Electives (9 credits)
Students select three elective courses.
Advanced Topics
Students select six doctoral-level courses in support or preparation for the Docroral
Project.
Project-Related Work
Students earn six credits for work on the Docroral Project.
COMPETENCY
Students entering the D.C.D. program are expected ro be prepared for advanced work in
information or interface design, visual design, and professional writing and research.
Students with deficiency in one or more of these areas may be required to take additional
coursework above the 48 credits required for the degree.
QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
After completing 24 credits, a candidate for the D.C.D. must take a qualifYing examination
containing both written and oral components. The examination is based upon questions
developed by the candidate in consultation with an examining committee of faculty
and professionals.
PROJECT
The project must be a significant, useful and executable work ofapplication that demonstrates
ability to apply professional skills of design and expression, to analyze a problem, to
define an audience, and to integrate content, medium, and market. The work may be
done in any of a number of media, e.g., print, digital interactive, audio, video.
Although the project will reflect a primary emphasis on application and problem solving,
each project must include a weU-developed, reflective written discussion which will include an
audience and market analysis and a business or implementation plan, along with a rationale
for the approach taken and a discussion ofpossible alternatives. In all cases the projects undertaken
must have a direct application ro the business community, to education, ro government,
or be easily translatable into a publishing or enuepreneurial venture.
The project will be judged by a panel of faculty and outside professionals.
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