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The world is changing, and in times of change there is opportunity. UAH created a curriculum that embraces the opportunity of our times. By melding classes in the disciplines of information technology, communication arts, and graphic design, UAH has generated a unique program of study for web cognate students. The cognate is an intensive undertaking, consisting of 40 hours of instruction across these inter-related fields. The result is a graduate who has an exceptional array of web development skills, an individual who is uniquely educated for work in the web development world.

For a better understanding of what the CMC classes encompass, browse through the course descriptions that are linked below.

Introductory Course (3 hours)
CM 100 – Introduction to Computer-Mediated Communication


Communication Arts Courses (9 hours)

CM 113: Introduction to Rhetorical Communication
CM 301: Technical Writing
CM 401: Computer-Mediated Communication


Management Information Systems Courses (9 hours)

MIS 420: Electronic Commerce
MIS 440: Web Programming and Database Integration
MIS 465: Web Server and Internet Telecommunications Technologies


Graphic Design Courses (12 hours)

ARS 123: Two-Dimensional Form in Design
ARS 230: Introduction to Graphic Design
ARS 332: Graphic Design III
ARS 431: Advanced Graphic Design II


Senior Project Management Course (3 hours)

The senior project management course consists of group projects in which students will construct a Web site for practical application in a corporate environment.

CM 499: Senior Project Management



UAH Department of Computer-Mediated Communication || 342 Morton Hall
Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville || Huntsville, AL 35899 || cmc@email.uah.edu