Majors
For more information about the DTC major, please contact the campus department — Pullman, Tri-Cities, or Vancouver — in which you are interested.
Core Requirements
All DTC students take the same required 3 core courses (9 credits).
- DTC 101 [ARTS]: Introduction to Digital Technology
- DTC 201 [ARTS]: Tools and Methods for Digital Technology and Culture
- DTC 497 [CAPS]: Senior Seminar
Options
Beyond the Core Requirements, there are different degree options depending on the campus — Pullman, Tri-Cities, or Vancouver — as noted below.
Digital Cinema, Sound, + Animation
Campus: Pullman
Required courses:
- DTC 206 [EQJS] or 475 [DIVR]
- DTC 208 [ART]
- DTC 301 [M]
- DTC 335
- DTC 354 [M] [ARTS]
- DTC 491
- DTC 498 or 435
The schedule of studies is in the WSU Course Catalog.
Game Studies
Campus: Pullman
Required courses:
- DTC 206 [EQJS] or 475 [DIVR]
- DTC 301 [M]
- DTC 335
- DTC 354 [M] [ARTS]
- DTC 392
- DTC 492
- DTC 498 or 476
The schedule of studies is in the WSU Course Catalog.
Web Design + Development
Campus: Pullman
Required courses:
- DTC 202 [COMM]
- DTC 206 [EQJS] or 475 [DIVR]
- DTC 301 [M]
- DTC 355
- DTC 330 or 331
- DTC 477
- DTC 498 or 478
The schedule of studies is in the WSU Course Catalog.
Digital Design
Campuses: Tri-Cities and Pullman
Required courses:
- DTC 206 [EQJS] or 475 [DIVR]
- DTC 209 [COMM] or DTC 354 [ARTS][M]
- DTC 301 [M]
- DTC 336
- DTC 355 or 375
- DTC 436
- DTC 498 or 478
The schedule of studies is in the WSU Course Catalog.
Creative Media + Digital Culture (CMDC)
Campus: Vancouver
Required courses:
- DTC 336
- DTC 355
- DTC 356 [M]
- DTC 375 [M]
- Approved Non-DTC 300/400 Course
- Approved Non-DTC 300/400 Course
- Approved Non-DTC 300/400 Course
The schedule of studies is in the WSU Course Catalog.
Electives
Finally, choose any 4 DTC Elective Courses (12 credits) to fulfill the rest of your major requirements. You may not use a course twice (i.e. once as a DTC Core requirement and once as a DTC Elective). Students may substitute one class (3 credits) in the elective options with DTC 499.
- DTC 202: [COMM] Internet Revolutions
- DTC 204: Introduction to Text Analysis
- DTC 208 [ARTS]: Introduction to Digital Cinema
- DTC 209: [COMM] Visualizing Data
- DTC 301: [M] Professional Preparation
- DTC 330: Social Media Case Studies
- DTC 331: Social Media Practices
- DTC 335: 3D Digital Animation
- DTC 336: Multimedia Design
- DTC 338: Special Topics in Digital Tech & Culture
- DTC 354 [ARTS] [M]: Digital Storytelling
- DTC 355 [M]: Introduction to Web Design & Development
- DTC 356 [M]: Information Structures
- DTC 375 [M]: Language, Texts, & Technology
- DTC 392: Video Games Theories & History
- DTC 435: Advanced Animation
- DTC 436: Advanced Multimedia Design
- DTC 475: [DIVR] Digital Diversity
- DTC 476: Digital Strategies
- DTC 477: Advanced Web Design & Development
- DTC 478: Usability & Interface Design
- DTC 491: Digital Cinema
- DTC 492: Engines & Platforms
- DTC 498: Internships *
- DTC 499: Special Projects *
* Note: in the CMDC Option in Vancouver, 498 and 499 do not apply towards major requirements. Additionally, 498 and 499 are the only DTC courses that may be taken on a pass/fail basis.