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

Freshman - Credits: 32

• Global Issues General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society 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)
• DM 110 - Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (Cr: 3)
• DM 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)
• Journalism Elective  (Cr: 3)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 115 - Social Media: Theory and Practice (Cr: 3)
• DM 211 - Fundamentals of Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 227 - Multimedia Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 300 - Contemporary Issues in Journalism (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Junior - Credits: 31

• Political Science course (300 level)  (Cr; 3)
• Journalism Elective  (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives  (Cr: 6) (must be above the 100 level)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 306 - Social Impact of the Media (Cr: 3)
• CMM 372 - Documentary Modes (Cr: 3)
• CMM 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
• DM 338 - Feature Writing (Cr: 3)
• DM 360 - Podcast and Radio Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 371 - Research Methods for Digital Media Majors (Cr: 3)

Senior - Credits: 30

• Journalism Elective  (Cr: 3)
• Elective  (Cr: 3)

• CMM 400 - Contemporary Explorations in Communication (Cr: 3)
• CMM 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• DM 381 - Journalism Law and Ethics (Cr: 3)
• DM 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
• DM 490J - Senior Thesis II: Digital Journalism (Cr: 3)

Digital Journalism Electives

• DM 225 - Sports Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 226 - Beat Reporting (Cr: 3)
• DM 260 - Broadcast Journalism (Cr: 3)
• DM 330 - Reporting on Public Health Issues (Cr: 3)
• DM 350 - Data Journalism (Cr: 3)
• PHT 116 - Introduction to Photographic Imaging (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.