Undergraduate Courses

This following represents the current set of TISM undergraduate courses, with links to official course descriptions.  Please note that not all courses are available each semester, and there can be several different special topics courses offered covering quite different subjects. To see what courses are offered in a particular semester, including special topics courses, visit the MSU Course Schedule site.

Title
CAS 110: Creative Process
CAS 111: The Digital Image
CAS 112: Story, Sound, and Motion
CAS 201: Audio and Video in Media Settings I
CAS 202: Audio and Video in Media Settings II
CAS 203: Design in Media Settings
CAS 204: Web Design
CAS 205: Photography in Media Settings
CAS 206: Graphics and Illustration in Media Settings
CAS 207: Animation in Media Settings
CAS 208: Interactivity in Media Settings
TC 101: Understanding Media in the Information Age
TC 201: Introduction to Media and Communication Technology
TC 233: Documentary Technique and Problems of Reality-Based Arts
TC 242: The Digital Image
TC 243: Story, Sound, and Motion
TC 247: Three-Dimensional Modeling and Design
TC 291 Sec 001: Special Topics: Digital Footprints
TC 291: Special Topics
TC 300: Media Policy & Economics
TC 301: Bringing Media to Market
TC 331: Introduction to Interactive Media Design
TC 335: Film Directing
TC 337: Compositing & Special Effects
TC 341: Film Style Production for Cinema and Television
TC 342: Multi-Camera Production
TC 343: Basic Audio Production
TC 346: Web and Mobile Game Design
TC 347: Three-Dimensional Computer Animation
TC 348: Advanced Lighting and Camera Techniques
TC 349: Client-Side Web Development
TC 351: Producing for Cinema and Television
TC 355: Film Directing
TC 359: Server-Side Web Development
TC 361: Information and Communication Technology Management
TC 362: Web Server Administration
TC 401: Media Impacts on Society
TC 411: Collaborative Documentary Design and Production (W)
TC 435A: Creating the Fiction Film I
TC 435B: Creating the Fiction Film II
TC 442: Cinema and TV Projects (W)
TC 443: Audio Industry Design and Management (W)
TC 444: Information Technology Project Management
TC 445: Game Design & Development I
TC 447: Advanced Three Dimensional Animation Workshop
TC 450: Human Computer Interaction and Experience Design (W)
TC 452: Media Strategy (W)
TC 455: Game Design and Development II
TC 458: Project Management (W)
TC 462: Social Computing (W)
TC 472: Electronic Commerce (W)
TC 480: Information and Communication Technology for Development
TC 488: Information and Communication Technology Global Corps Field Study
TC 490: Independent Study
TC 491: Special Topics
TC 493: Telecommunication Internship
TC 497: Game Design Studio
TC 498: Collaborative Game Design
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