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tions may elect courses in hypermedia which explore the role of writing and design in electronic
publishing.
Each of the three options involves the completion of 36 credits of course work. All
three share a set of core requirements, including fWO 6-credit, team-taught courses that
frame the program; an advanced writing course; an elective from a category of courses
focusing on significant backgrounds and ideas that inform both writing and design; and a
course concerned with business practices relevant to publications professionals. (Specific
requirements for each option are detailed on subsequent pages.) The minimum amount of
time in which a student can complete a degree is four semesters. Since many students are
working lUll time, it is more common to take six or even eight semesters. To accommodate
working students, all courses are offered in the evenings or on weekends.
COURSE SEQUENCING
Although there is considerable flexibility in the order in which students may take electives
in writing, backgrounds and ideas, and business practices, courses involving graphic design
generally have prerequisites.
To enroll in PBDS 502 Workshop in Graphic Communication, a student should have
a working knowledge of QuarkXPress. (The Graphics Lab offers noncredit courses in the
software to prepare students for the Workshop.) For students with little or no prior experience
in graphic design, PBDS 502 Workshop in Graphic Communication is a prerequisite
for PBDS 601 Writing and Graphics: Integration ofForms and for all advanced design
courses.
Ordinarily, a student is not permitted to enroll in any advanced design course (for
example, PBDS 640 Design Principles and Strategies, PBDS 645 Typographic Form and
Function, or PBDS 650 Advanced Design) until he or she has completed PBDS 601 or
PBDS 620.
In order to be eligible to enroll in PBDS 730 Seminar in Publications Design or PBDS
731 Seminar in Creative Writing and Publishing, a student must have completed all other
requirements for graduation, with the possible exception of three to six hours of free electives.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Through the Institute for Language, Technology, and Publications Design, faculty and
students engage in design, writing, and research projects that link the study and the practice
ofwriting and graphic design. They undertake writing and design projects (for example,
identity campaigns), produce video and multimedia presentations, and serve as
consultants on publishing ventures.
The Institute also offers noncredit seminars and workshops on topics as diverse as communications
law, electronic publishing, marketing and management, portfolio preparation,
media relations, entrepreneurship, the art and craft of writing, and the business of
design.
From time to time the Institute brings to campus distinguished writers, designers, and
scholars, often with the backing of local corporations. The Institute also co-sponsors the
International Lawrence Durrell Conference and Deus Loci: The Lawrence DurrellJournal,
and supports Passager, a literary magazine.
Selected students and alumni who are appointed Fellows of the Institute may take special
courses or collaborate with faculty members on significant projects. Members of the
faculty who are particularly active in developing or supporting projects are designated
Senior Fellows of the Institute.
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