XMD Courses and Curriculum Sequence
Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD)
The Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD) is a Professional Degree. This means that, unlike BA or BS programs, over 65% of the course credit in the degree is focused on the creation and study of art and design. Our lock-step curriculum will take you through a specific sequence of studio-based courses, designed to scaffold your skills and increase in scale, scope, complexity and collaboration with each semester.
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Buckeye Degree Planner
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Design Course Catalog
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Advising and Student Support Office
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General Education (GEN)
Every student at Ohio State completes courses in General Education (GEN). Although these GEN courses are meant to provide a broad baseline of learning, often times the courses supplement the student’s major or program. The requirements vary depending on whether you are pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree or a Professional Program in the Arts.
Students in the Experiential Media Design major follow the requirements for the Professional Program in the Arts.
Design Foundations: A Collaborative First-Year Experience
All Design students begin in the 18-credit hour collaborative Design Foundations program. This is a shared first-year experience where all design students build core creative, technical, and collaborative skills before applying to their chosen major.
Autumn
DESIGN 2110: Design Fundamentals I
DESIGN 2310: Visual Principles and Techniques I
Online Design Lecture*
Spring
DESIGN 2130: Design Fundamentals II
DESIGN 2330: Visual Principles and Techniques II
Online Design Lecture*
*Online Design Lecture: Most students will take either DESIGN 2700: Introduction to Design Practice or DESIGN 2750: Design History, depending on availability and advising recommendations, in their first term. They will take the other in the second term.
Design Foundations: A Collaborative First-Year Experience
All Design students begin in the 18-credit hour collaborative Design Foundations program. This is a shared first-year experience where all design students build core creative, technical, and collaborative skills before applying to their chosen major.
Autumn
DESIGN 2110: Design Fundamentals I
DESIGN 2310: Visual Principles and Techniques I
Online Design Lecture*
Spring
DESIGN 2130: Design Fundamentals II
DESIGN 2330: Visual Principles and Techniques II
Online Design Lecture*
*Online Design Lecture: Most students will take either DESIGN 2700: Introduction to Design Practice or DESIGN 2750: Design History, depending on availability and advising recommendations, in their first term. They will take the other in the second term.
Second Year
Spring
- ACCAD 5002: Computer Animation I
- ACCAD 5102: Programming Concepts for Artists & Designers
- DESIGN 3556: UI/UX Design
Third Year
Autumn
- ACCAD 5301: Devising Experiential Media
- DESIGN 4806: Contemporary Issues in XMD 1
- DESIGN 4106: Immersive Media Design 1
Spring
- DESIGN 4104: Intermediate Game Design
- DESIGN 4650: Collaborative Studio
- DESIGN 4156: Immersive Media Design 2
Fourth Year
Autumn
- DESIGN 5106: XMD Capstone Studio 1
- DESIGN 5206: Design Research Methods for XMD
- DESIGN 5806: Contemporary Issues in XMD 2
Spring
- DESIGN 4750: Professional Practices
- DESIGN 5156: XMD Capstone Studio 2
Exploratory Electives List
*Denotes there may be a required prerequisite or permission of instructor.
ACCAD 5001: Animation Techniques and Practices
ACCAD 5003: 3D Computer Animation: Form, Light, Motion II*
ACCAD 5200: Motion Capture Production
ART 2555: Introduction to Digital Photography and Contemporary Issues
ART 3009: Film/Video I
ART 3014: Visual Studies: Color
ART 4009: Film/Video II: Experimental Strategies*
ART 4115: Photography Studio Lighting*
ART 4201: New Media Robotics
COMM 3404: Media Law and Ethics
COMM 3413: Media Entertainment: Theory and Research*
COMM 3513: Video Games & Society
CSE 3541: Computer Game and Animation Techniques*
DESIGN 3503: Typographic Design*
DESIGN 4154: Intermediate Game Design II*
DESIGN 4153: Intermediate Visual Communication Design II*
DESIGN 4200: Design Research II
DESIGN 5505: Information Design
DESIGN 5650: Advanced Collaborative Studio*
ENGLISH 2367.08: U.S. Experience: Writing About Video Games*
ENGLISH 2463: Intro to Video Games Analysis*
HISTART 2901: Introduction to World Cinema
HISTART 3901: World Cinema Today*
HISTART 5643: New Media Art and Theory
HISTART 5645: Video Art
HISTART 5905: Avant‐Garde Cinema*
MUSIC 2254: Video Game Music
MUSIC 3330: Music Production and Reception*
MUSIC 5638: Audio Recording*
PHILOS 2455: Philosophy and Video Games
PSYCH 3310: Sensation and Perception*
THEATRE 2000: Studio Production Practicum
THEATRE 2211: Introduction to Production Design
THEATRE 3000: Production Run Crew Practicum
THEATRE 3241: Introduction to Sound Techniques*
THEATRE 3411: Introduction to Scene Design*
THEATRE 3611: Introduction to Lighting Design*
THEATRE 5310: Fundamentals of Media Design
THEATRE 5331: Screenwriting