College of Technology Minors

Purpose

The minors offered by the College of Technology are designed to provide all Wilmington University students with the opportunity to develop theoretical and practical skills in the informational technologies involving design and communications, and to both enhance their major studies and support their pursuit of employment. Each program is made up of five courses, some of which may require pre-requisites. Students who wish to pursue a minor should contact Academic Advisement.

Drama Minor

Students choosing this minor will be exposed to drama as it relates to theater, specifically, and to the media, in general. Individuals interested in this minor will learn the basics of acting, directing, set design, and playwriting. The culminating feature of this group of courses will be a student drama production. Skills learned may be transferred over to the industrial and broadcasting mediums. Drama courses are also partially taught at the Wilmington Drama League's theater in North Wilmington.

DRA 105 Introduction to the Theater

DRA 110 Acting I

DRA 111 Acting II

DRA 120 Introduction to Directing

Select one of the following:

DRA 200 Playwriting

DRA 220 Performance

Media Design–
Multimedia Production Minor

The rapid development of this medium of integrated electronic design has led to the creation of many employment opportunities. Students studying any of the various majors with elements of training, public relations, or marketing would benefit from this experience.

COM 422 Non-Linear Editing

DSN 201 Introduction to Motion Graphics

DSN 210  Digital Image Manipulation

DSN 320 Introduction to Web Page Design

DSN 325 Multimedia Web Page Design

Media Design – Photography Minor

Photography is everywhere you look: magazines, web pages, billboards, birthday cards, textbooks, etc. Images are used to transmit ideas and emotions, to persuade consumers, to influence voters, to make you hungry. Photographs inspire nostalgia, capture history, and they allow people to experience worlds they would otherwise never know. In this minor, students will improve their photographic skills in a course of study that could ultimately lead to employment as working photographers.

The Photography minor is open to all Wilmington University students. In this minor, students will create a path of study suited to their desires by selecting any five courses from the following list, preferably starting with TEC 215. Students who are normally required to include TEC 215 and TEC 405 for their major will, when electing a Photography minor, take an additional five classes from those listed below.

TEC 215 Basic Photographic Techniques

TEC 300 Advanced Photography I

TEC 310 Black and White Digital Photography

TEC 315 Nature Photography

TEC 325  Business of Photography

TEC 366 Photojournalism I

TEC 400 Sports Photography

TEC 405 Photographic Studio Lighting

TEC 406 Photographic Location Lighting

TEC 425 Photo Editing Techniques

TEC 460 Topics in Photography

TEC 470 Advanced Photography II: the Portfolio

Media Design – Digital Publishing

Most companies have some form of newsletter, public relations or publication needs; this minor allows the students to develop their creative skills in the print design and computer interface fields.

DSN 120 Desktop Publishing

DSN 210  Digital Image Manipulation

DSN 220 Concept Development

DSN 230  Graphic Design Applications

DSN 401 Publication Design

Studio Production – Broadcast and Electronic
Journalism Minor

This minor allows students to develop their journalistic skills by exposure to the various types of journalistic settings they might encounter.

COM 240 Broadcast Journalism

COM 245 Writing for the Media

COM 344  Writing and Reporting for the News Media

COM 345 Field Journalism

Select one of the following:

COM 303 Introduction to TV Studio Production

COM 425 Podcasting

Studio Production – Digital Film Minor

This minor enables students interested in film to obtain the necessary background in digital production and film-making. Students will also learn the terminology, the process and the theory of the film-making business using current digital technology. Students seeking a minor in Digital Film-making, but who are not Studio Production or Media Design majors, or those students who have not yet taken the listed courses, must complete five courses and recommended pre-requisites. By completing these pre-requisite courses, students will be better prepared for the successful completion of the Digital Film-making minor.

Suggested Pre-requisites

COM 245 Writing for the Media

COM 331 Single Camera Production

TEC 102 Introduction to Video

Digital Film Minor Required Courses

COM 422 Non-Linear Editing

DFM 200 Introduction to Digital Film-making

DFM 300 Directing Digital Films

DFM 350 Digital Film-making II

DFM 400 Directing Digital Films II

Studio Production – Television and Video Minor

Students interested in Television and Video may select the Studio Production - Television and Video Minor. This minor will encompass coursework within both the television studio and video production domains, with additional coursework in non-linear editing. These skills may be used to expand the scope of a major in Media Design or Studio Production, or, by meeting the prerequisites, students from unrelated majors may select the Studio Production - Television and Video minor to expand their education into a new domain. This minor enables students interested in TV and Video to obtain the necessary background to produce works for applications in business, education, and industry, as well as for marketing and advertising purposes.

Studio Production - Television and Video Minor Required Courses

COM 331 Single Camera Video Production

COM 412 Television News Production

COM 420 / COM 422 Non-Linear Editing

COM 303 Introduction to Television Studio Production

Select one of the following:

COM 335 Corporate Video Production

COM 401 Producing the Documentary