MADT at California State University, Chico

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MADT coursework.

• MADT 210Design Studio 1: Fundamentals of Graphic Designopens 14 courses (8 directly)
• MADT 103WWriting for Screen Media (W)opens 10 courses (4.5 directly)
• MADT 220Design Studio 2: Typography and Layoutopens 6 courses (2 directly)
• JOUR 260WWriting for Mass Media (W)opens 5 courses (4.5 directly)
• MADT 266Field Video Productionopens 5 courses (4.5 directly)
• MADT 310Design Studio 3: Storytelling with Type, Image & Dataopens 4 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MADT work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 58 MADT and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 30 more MADT courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MADT, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MADT. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at MADT 439W

  1. MADT 110Design in Action: Foundations of Visual Communication
  2. MADT 210Design Studio 1: Fundamentals of Graphic Design
  3. MADT 220Design Studio 2: Typography and Layout
  4. MADT 310Design Studio 3: Storytelling with Type, Image & Data
  5. MADT 410Design Studio 4: Experiential & Environmental Graphic Design
  6. MADT 420Design Studio 5: Advanced HCI Projects in Design and Experience
  7. MADT 439WPresentation and Practice (W)

• 4 courses deep, ending at MADT 463

  1. ENGL 130WAcademic Writing (W)
  2. MADT 103WWriting for Screen Media (W)
  3. MADT 266Field Video Production

• 3 courses deep, ending at MADT 313

  1. ENGL 130WAcademic Writing (W)
  2. JOUR 260WWriting for Mass Media (W)
  3. MADT 313Basics of Advertising Copywriting

• 3 courses deep, ending at MADT 358

  1. CAGD 112Virtual and Physical Camera Applications
  2. CAGD 230Digital Modeling I
  3. MADT 358Emerging Technologies in Media and Entertainment

Grade medians

Professors

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Clubs & organizations

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Department events

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