Digital Media Major/Digital Filmmaking Concentration (Bachelor of Science)

Freshman - Credits: 32

• Individual and Society General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3) 
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 106 - Media and Culture I (Cr: 3)
• CMM 110 - Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
• CMM 111 - Introduction to Multimedia Narrative (Cr: 3)
• ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
• ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 230 - The Contemporary Television Industry (Cr: 3)
• CMM 255 - Writing for the Screen (Cr: 3)
• CMM 281 - TV Studio Production I (Cr: 3)
• CMM 374 - Advanced Digital Filmmaking: Documentary and Narrative (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
• PHT 116 - Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 31

• General Education Electives   (Cr: 9)  (two must be above the 100 level)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 282 - TV Studio Production II (Cr: 3)
• CMM 306 - Social Impact of the Media (Cr: 3)
• CMM 371 - Research Methods for Digital Media Majors (Cr: 3)
• CMM 372 - Documentary Modes (Cr: 3)
• CMM 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
• CMM 380 - Media Ethics (Cr: 3)
• CMM 410 - Contemporary Techniques in Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)

Senior- Credits: 30

• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 425 - Engaging Clients Through Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
• CMM 400 - Contemporary Issues in Media Studies (Cr: 3)
• CMM 435 - Post-Production Techniques in Digital Film (Cr: 3)
• CMM 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• CMM 489D - Senior Thesis I - Production (Cr: 3)
• CMM 490D - Senior Thesis II - Production (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the digital media program students will:

•    Demonstrate their understanding of multiple modes of narrative and documentary story-telling.
•    Create a culminating digital presentation that demonstrates the way theory informs applied professional practice.
•    Demonstrate an understanding of the research methods used in the many fields encompassed under the umbrella of digital media.
•   Articulate the complexity of digital media’s place in society and culture. 
•   Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the discipline.
•   Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the disciplines of digital media.
•   Demonstrate integrated learning skills by making connections between classroom learning and professional life in the disciplines of digital media.