Undergraduate Minor IMD – Department of Communications and New Media

Minor in Interactive Media Development

With almost every aspect of our lives being influenced by interactive media, it is increasingly important for students from all backgrounds to be aware of how these new technologies are designed and developed. The interdisciplinary Minor in Interactive Media Development, open to students from any NUS faculty or discipline, is designed to support this need by providing an introduction to the theory and practice of interactive media development.

For Communications and New Media students, the Minor provides an opportunity for students to take a selected group of relevant Computer Science (CS) courses in a structured manner. These courses provide exposure to media production, media technology, and human computer interaction. Similarly, for Computer Science students, the Minor provides a structured way for students to take a selection of Communications and New Media (NM) courses related to game design, interactive art and entertainment, and interaction design. For other students, the Minor provides a chance for students who are interested in interactive media design and development to take a sampling of both CNM and CS courses, all of which are chosen to provide insight into the interactive media development process.

Minor requirements

To find out about how to graduate with the Minor in Interactive Media Development, please click on the cohort that applies to you below. If you have any specific query regarding the minor, please write to cnm.undergraduate@nus.edu.sg, or call +65 6516 4670.

Cohort 2022 onwards

Complete 20 Units of courses from the NM and CS courses lists below, of which at least 12 Units must be taken from outside the full set of courses which make up the student’s primary major.

Up to 8 Units of courses may be used to satisfy both major and minor requirements. Students must take courses from both the NM and CS course lists, with at least 8 Units from the NM list and 8 Units from the CS list.

For non-CS students, please note that NM2207 is acceptable as a prerequisite for CS3240. However, also note that CS1010 is a preclusion for NM2207, so students planning to take NM2207 should do so before taking CS1010.

Course List

NM Courses	CS Courses
NM2207 Computational Media Literacy	CS1010 Programming Methodology or its equivalents
NM3217 Principles of Communication Design	CS3240 Interaction Design
NM3230 Digital Storytelling	CS3249 User Interface Development
NM3243 User Experience Design	CS4240 Interaction Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality
NM4259 Mobile Interaction Design	CS4249 Phenomena and Theories of Human-Computer Interaction
NM4260 Game Design	CS4350 Game Development Project
NM5219R Critical Design

Cohort 2019 to 2021

Complete 20 Units of modules from the following NM and CS module lists below, of which at least 12 Units must be taken from outside the full set of modules which make up the student’s primary major.

Up to 8 Units of modules may be used to satisfy both major and minor requirements. Students must take modules from both the NM and CS module lists, with at least 8 Units from the NM list and at least 8 Units from the CS List.

List of NM Modules	List of CS Modules
NM2207 Computational Media Literacy	CS1010 Programming Methodology or its equivalents
NM2213 Introduction to User Experience Design	CS3240 Interaction Design
NM3216 Game Design	CS3249 User Interface Development
NM3217 Principles of Communication Design	CS4240 Interaction Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality
NM3221 Mobile Interaction Design	CS4249 Phenomena and Theories of Human-Computer Interaction
NM3222 Interactive Storytelling	CS4350 Game Development Project
NM3230 Digital Storytelling
NM3243 User Experience Design
NM4210 Advanced User Experience Design
NM4225 Speculative and Critical Design
NM4227 Game Studies
NM4259 Mobile Interaction Design
NM4260 Game Design
NM5219R Critical Design

Cohort 2018 and earlier

Complete 24 Units of courses from the following NM and CS course lists below, of which at least 12 Units must be taken from outside the full set of courses which make up the student’s primary major.

List of NM Courses	List of CS Courses
NM2207 Computational Media Literacy	CS1010 Programming Methodology or its equivalents
NM2212 Visual Design	CS2010 Structures and Algorithims II; or CS2020 Data Structures and Algorithims (Accelerated); or CS2030 Programming Methodologies II
NM2213 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Design	CS3226 Web Application and Development
NM2216 User Centred Design Methodologies	CS3240 Interaction Design
NM3209 Designing for Interactivity	CS3249 User Interface Development
NM3216 Game Design	CS4240 Interaction Design for Virtual and Augmented Reality
NM3217 Principles of Communication Design	CS4249 Phenomena and Theories of Human-Computer Interaction
NM3221 Mobile Interaction Design	CS4350 Game Development Project
NM3222 Interactive Storytelling
NM3226 Location-based Interactive Experiences
NM3227 Critical Game Design
NM3228 Interactive Sequential Art
NM3229 Data Visualisation
NM3230 Digital Storytelling
NM3231 Physical Interaction Design
NM3243 User Experience Design
NM4210 User Experience Design
NM4224 Sound and Interaction
NM4225 Speculative and Critical Design
NM4226 Interactive Media Design Capstone Project
NM4227 Game Studies
NM4259 Mobile Interaction Design
NM4260 Game Design
NM5219R Critical Design