Computer with at least:

2.5GHz Core 2 Duo processor

4GB Memory

250GB hard drive

Dedicated graphics processor (NVIDIA 9600M GT with 256MB)

At least one 8GB flash drive or portable hard drive with either USB 2.0 or Firewire

SOFTWARE depends on discipline-

Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium Student Edition

OR

Adobe Creative Suite Design Standard Student Edition

One of the following Office packages:

Microsoft Office

OpenOffice.org

iWork

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe After Effects

AutoCAD

Rhino 3D

3DS Max Design

Alias Automotive

Solidworks

iLife

Final Cut Studio

Google Sketchup

Blender

Audacity

Autodesk Sketchbook Pro

Corel Painter

Check www.journeyed.com for student software pricing.

Most hardware and software can be found at the University Tech Shop located in the KU Memorial Union.