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Web Technologies and Applications Minor (WebT)

Become a web guru.

While web technologies have become a staple of everyday life, most people still don’t understand how they work or how to design them. This minor combines the theoretical concepts with the practical skills you’ll need to design, develop and apply major web technologies and advancements. You’ll learn how to build web databases, create interactive user interfaces, design e-commerce applications, and more. If you’re thinking about a career as web developer or designer, or if you’d like these valuable technical skills to enhance another career pursuit, this minor is for you.


Video Game Design and Management Minor

Got game?

If all the world’s a stage, then video gaming is its most action-packed, cutting-edge arena. Acquire the tools you’ll need to express your creativity through interactive entertainment – as a game designer, game producer or quality assurance specialist. Through this interdisciplinary academic program between the Information Technology Program (ITP) and the School of Cinema/TV, you’ll be taught the basics of successful video game development, including the underlying principles behind game design and the framework for producing or project managing games. By the completion of the minor, you’ll be able to build your own game treatment and showcase it to an industry audience.


3D Animation Minor

What dimension are you living in?

Make your vision a reality. Acquire the skills to create exciting, fully dimensional worlds and the characters that inhabit them! Merging the disciplines on Fine Art, Cinema and Information Technology, the fundamentals of 3D animation are at your disposal, including lighting, color, composition, textures, scripting, special effects, and project management. With these tools, you can embark on a career in 3D animation or use them in your work in another field. By the completion of the minor, you’ll design and create a 3D project for your portfolio.


Video Game Programming Minor

Do you know the rules of the game?

If you’re intrigued by interactive entertainment, learn how to make it interact! A minor in Video Game Programming will give you the opportunity to breathe life into video game treatments by marrying theoretical concepts with practical skills. Integrating the disciplines of Computer Science and Information Technology, you’ll be exposed to dynamic tools such as 3-D graphics, artificial intelligence, particle systems and collision detection. By the completion of this minor, you’ll have acquired the skills to evaluate, write and debug code while working toward the creation of a video game engine.


Law and Internet Technology Minor

In this business, the defense never rests.

As technological advances make a greater and greater impact upon society, legally regulating these burgeoning areas has become ever more important. This interdisciplinary minor between the Internet Technology Program and the School of Law is ideal for those with a desire to understand both the law and technology – and the place where they intersect. Among other topics, you’ll explore the ongoing legal battles with Internet file sharers; the legal aspects of network security; and how cyber criminals are brought to justice in the American legal system.