What Does the Digital Media Minor Offer?
Career Options
The Digital Media Minor includes courses from the departments of Art, Communication Arts and Sciences, and Technical Communications and Media Production. This minor consists of 24 hrs, 6 of which must be upper division. The minor is designed to provide skills that will increase employment opportunities in the field of digital media communication. In addition to required core courses, students choose one of the following concentrations: motion media, interactive media, content design or still media. The motion media concentration deals with tv and corporate video production. Students in interactive media work with computer graphics, interactive applications and Web-based media production. The content design concentration focuses on the design of the message from the visual and written perspective. Still-media students explore with photography, photojournalism, and computer imaging. Courses that are recommended to fulfill the General Studies Level II Arts & Letters requirement are: ART 1040 or ART 2040 or LAS 2850. Students should contact an advisor to plan a course of study for their particular minor. If you have taken any one of the required courses as part of your major, you must substitute another course(s) in the minor for it.
Requirements
Listed below are requirements for the Digital Media Minor. See the Course Descriptions page for details about each course. Students interested in this minor should consult with an advisor in the Art, Communication Arts & Sciences, or Technical Communications departments.
If you have taken one of the required core courses below as part of your major, you must substitute another course in the minor for it. Courses will apply to either the major or the minor but not both. At least 6 semester hours must be upper division. Prerequisites may apply; see the college catalog for specific prerequisites.
In addition to the required core courses, students choose one of the following concentrations: Still Media, Motion Media, Interactive Media, or Content Design. Choose three courses from one of the four concentrations. To complete the requirements, choose an additional elective course from any of the concentrations, for a total of 24 semester hours for the minor.
Digital Media Minor
Required Core Courses (Semester Hours):
ART 1180 Introduction to Computers in Art (3)
ART 1200 Design Processes and Concepts I (3)
COM 2430 Introduction to Technical Media (3)
JRN 1010 Introduction to Journalism and Mass Media (3)
Subtotal: 12 Semester Hours
Still Media Concentration
Photography, Photojournalism, and Computer ImagingConcentration Courses: Select three of the following:
ART 1030 Basic Photography Methods (3)
ART 2180 Beginning Computer Imaging I (3)
ART 2190 Beginning Computer Imaging II (3)
JRN 2600 Introduction to Photojournalism (3)
JRN 3600 Photojournalism I (3)
JRN 4600 Photojournalism II (3)
JRN 4810 Social Documentary (3)
Subtotal: 9 Semester Hours
Additional Digital Media Elective from any of the concentrations (3)
Subtotal: 3 Semester Hours
Total Semester Hours Required for Still Media Concentration: 24 Semester Hours
Motion Media Concentration
Television and Corporate Video ProductionConcentration Courses: Select three of the following:
ART 3410* Intermediate Computer Imaging (3)
COM 2400 Basic Video Editing (3)
COM 3400 Non-Linear Video Editing (3)
COM 4401 Advanced Non-Linear Video Editing (3)
COM 2420 Basic Corporate Video Production (3)
COM 3420 Intermediate Corporate Video Production (3)
COM 4420 Advanced Corporate Video Production (3)
COM 4430 Lighting and Directing for Video (3)
SPE 3430 Radio-Television Announcing (3)
SPE 3440 Television Production (3)
SPE 4440 Advanced Television Production (3)
Subtotal: 9 Semester Hours
Additional Digital Media Elective from any of the concentrations (3)
Subtotal: 3 Semester Hours
Total Semester Hours Required for Motion Media Concentration: 24 Semester Hours
Interactive Media Concentration
Computer Graphics, Interactive Applications, and Web-Based Media ProductionConcentration Courses: Select three of the following:
ART 2180 Beginning Computer Imaging I (3)
ART 3410 Digital Video Art (3)
ART 4190 Interactive Multimedia Art (3)
ART 4510 Advanced Computer Imaging (3)
COM 2450 Basic Multimedia Production (3)
COM 2470 Basic DVD Production (3)
COM 2480 Corporate Animation (3)
COM 3450 Intermediate Multimedia Production (3)
COM 3460 Virtual Reality in Corporate Communications (3)
COM 4450 Advanced Multimedia Production (3)
Subtotal: 9 Semester Hours
Additional Digital Media Elective from any of the concentrations (3)
Subtotal: 3 Semester Hours
Total Semester Hours Required for Interactive Media Concentration: 24 Semester Hours
Content Design Concentration
Design of the Message from the Visual and Written PerspectiveConcentration Courses: Select three of the following:
COM 3440 Corporate Scriptwriting for Film & TV (3)
COM 3470 Writing for Multimedia (3)
COM 3680 Internet Document Design (3)
JRN 1100 Beginning Reporting and News Writing (3)
JRN 1200 Beginning News Editing (3)
SPE 4450 Broadcast Journalism: Television (3)
Subtotal: 9 Semester Hours
Additional Digital Media Elective from any of the concentrations (3)
Subtotal: 3 Semester Hours
Total Semester Hours Required for Content Design Concentration: 24 Semester Hours
General Studies Recommendations: Arts & Letters
ART 1040 Art Appreciation Survey (3) OR
ART 2040 Integrated Approach to Art and Music (3)
ART 2850/SPE 2850 Introduction to Cinema Studies (3)
* Course has a prerequisite outside the concentration.
Note: at least 6 semester hours must be upper division.