Major courses in the Cross Cultural track explore the nature and theory of cultural communication, focusing in particular on the ways that information technologies both reflect and define cultures. Students will find this track of benefit if they are interested in working outside the U.S. or working within the U.S. for a multi-national company or for companies serving a large non-Western or diverse population, as well as working as foreign service officers or Peace Corps volunteers.
Remember to take the CIT program prerequisites: COMM 1110, JOUR 1135, JOUR 2131, and ITEC 2215 before starting your junior and senior level coursework.
Whenever possible, 3000 level courses should be completed before beginning 4000 level courses
Humanities Core Courses (18 semester hours)
- HUMN 3010 (3 hrs.) Cross Cultural Issues
- HUMN 3999 (3 hrs.) Special Topics
- HUMN 4340 (3 hrs.) Introduction to Ethics
- ENGL 3010 (3 hrs.) Intro. to Literary Studies
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE* (6 hrs.) at the 2000 level or above or substitute 6 hours of approved Humanities electives
Information Technology Core Courses (18 semester hours)
- ITEC 3235** (3 hrs.) Computer Interface Design
- ITEC 3236** (3 hrs.) Interactive Digital Media
- ITEC 4230 (3 hrs.) Graphic Imaging
…WITH 9 hours of electives selected from the following***
- ITEC 4231 (3 hrs.) Information Design
- ITEC 4232 (3 hrs.) Desktop Publishing
- ITEC 4233 (3 hrs.) Emerging Digital Media
- ITEC 4236 (3 hrs.) Digital Video Production
- ITEC 4237 (3 hrs.) 3D Modeling & Animation
Cross Cultural (24 semester hours)
- COMM 2010 (3 hrs.) Interpersonal Skills for a Global Society
- ENGL 3206 (3 hrs.) Gender Studies
- ENGL 3999 (3 hrs.) Special Topics
- ENGL 4430 (3 hrs.) Non-Western Literature
- ENGL 4481 (3 hrs.) Survey of Film
- HUMN 4483/4483H (3 hrs.) Senior Project
…WITH 6 semester hours of electives**** selected from the following:
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE (3-6 hrs.) at the 2000 level or higher
- HUMN 4472 (3 hrs.) Studies in Culture
- HUMN 3501 (3 hrs.) Applied Linguistics and Culture
- ENGL 2141 (3 hrs.) African American Literature I
- ENGL 2142 (3 hrs.) African American Literature II
- ENGL 3106/ 3108 (3 hrs.) Professional Comm./ Writing for Digital Media
- HUMN 2111H (3 hrs.) Honors Humanities
- HUMN 3145 (3 hrs.) Technology and the Creative Artist
- HUMN 3600 (3 hrs.) Digital Storytelling
- ENGL 4482 (3 hrs.) Popular Culture
- HUMN 4471 (3 hrs.) Comparative Cultures
- JOUR 3131 (3 hrs.) News Writing Practicum
- CIT 4470***** (3 hrs.) Student Editor Internship
- CIT 4471***** (3 hrs.) Off-campus Internship
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS: 60 SEMESTER HOURS [20 COURSES AT 3 SEMESTER HOURS EACH].
Notes
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* — With permission of CIT advisor, a student may substitute 6 hours of approved Humanities electives for Foreign Language in the Humanities core
** — ITEC 3235 and 3236 can be taken at the same time
*** — Other ITEC classes can, with the permission of your CIT advisor, replace any of these 9 hours
**** — Other appropriate electives approved by advisor
***** — Neither 4470 nor 4471 can be repeated for credit, nor can both be taken for credit.