Interactive Digital Studies Minor


Interactive Digital Studies Minor

The Interactive Digital Studies minor is interdisciplinary in nature and is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Communication and Media. This minor requires a 12-hour core plus 15-17 hours from one of the nine emphases.

Required
Communication and Media:
CM CORE 1001Digital Toolbox3
COMM 3155Professional and Public Communication3
COMM 4544/5544Digital Culture and Communication3
or CM CORE 1010 Mass Communication and Society
COMM 3555Interactive Digital Communication3
Electives - select one bundle (emphasis) from the following:15-17
Total Hours27-29
1. Digital Visualization (15 hours)
Communication and Media:
COMM 4558/5558Interactive Digital Visualization: (Topic) (*Repeat for 6 hours.)6
COMM DM 1611Media and Power3
or COMM 4213/5213 Visual Rhetoric
COMM DM 3659Editing and Design3
COMM DM 4655Photojournalism3
or COMM 3455 Creativity, Storytelling and Identity
Total Hours15
2. Digital Computation (17 hours)
Computer Science:
CS 1510Introduction to Computing4
CS 1520Data Structures4
CS 2530Intermediate Computing *3
CS 3110Web Application Development3
CS 3120/5120User Interface Design3
Total Hours17
*

CS 2530 has the following prerequisites: CS 1510CS 1520CS 1800; or department approval. The prerequisite CS 1800 not included in requirements for this bundle is waived for Interactive Digital Studies majors and minors.

3. Digital Writing (15 hours)

English:
ENGLISH 2770Introduction to Workplace Writing3
ENGLISH 4025/5025Theory and Practice of Writing3
or ENGLISH 4040/5040 Digital Writing: Theory and Practice
ENGLISH 4785/5785Applied Writing: Projects, Grants and Careers3
or ENGLISH 4770/5770 Applied Writing: Proposals and Grants
Select 2 from the following courses (6 units total)6
Electronic Literature *
Applied Writing: Workplace Communication
Applied Writing: Specialized Documents
Issues in Digital Humanities
Total Hours15
*

Prerequisite(s): CM CORE 1001 or ENGLISH 2120 or consent of instructor; junior standing.

4. Digital Music (15 hours)
Music Theory (required):
MUS THEO 1300Topics in Music Composition (Electronic Composition section)2
MUS THEO 3220/5220Music and Technology4
MUS THEO 3230/5230Music Technology, Advanced4
Music Theory (select two of the following):4
Introduction to Music Theory
Theory I
Theory II
Theory class placement is determined by a diagnostic examination.
Music elective1
Additionally, it is recommended that students taking this bundle elect to take MUSIC 1100 as part of their UNIFI/General Education courses.
Total Hours15
5. Digital Imaging (15 hours)
Graphic Technologies:
TECH 1055Graphic Communications Foundations3
TECH 2070Digital Pre-Media3
TECH 3150/5150Graphic Communications Imaging3
TECH 3169Digital Imaging3
TECH 4184Digital Imaging II3
Total Hours15
6. Digital Advertising (15 hours)
Economics:
ECON 1031Introduction to Business Economics3
or ECON 1041 Principles of Macroeconomics
Marketing:
MKTG 2110Principles of Marketing3
MKTG 3143Advertising and Promotion3
MKTG 3146/5146Digital Advertising3
MKTG 3148/5148Digital Customer Experience *3
or ENTR 3583/5583 Entrepreneurship
or MKTG 4150 Advertising Campaign Development
Total Hours15
*

ENTR 3583/5583 has prerequisite of ENTR 2010 or (ACCT 2120ACCT 2130; prerequisite or corequisite FIN 3130STAT 1772 or equivalent; ECON 1011MKTG 2110ECON 1031 or (ECON 1041 and ECON 1051)); junior standing.

7. Digital History (15 hours)
Communication and Media:
COMM 4412/5412Performing History3
COMM 4558/5558Interactive Digital Visualization: (Topic)3
History:
HIST 1010Introduction to Historical Skills3
HIST 4010/5010Introduction to Public History3
HIST 3020Introduction to Museum Studies3
Total Hours15

8. Web Development (15 hours)

Communication and Media:
COMM 4558/5558Interactive Digital Visualization: (Topic)3
Computer Science:
CS 1100Web Development: Client-Side Coding3
CS 2100Web Development: Server-side Coding3
CS 3120/5120User Interface Design3
Marketing:
MKTG 3148/5148Digital Customer Experience *3
Total Hours15
*

MKTG 3148/5148 has prerequisite of MKTG 2110 or consent of instructor. This prerequisite is waived for all Interactive Digital Studies majors and minors.

 9. Digital Video (15 hours)

Communication and Media:
COMM DM 1652Writing for Digital Media3
or COMM 3455 Creativity, Storytelling and Identity
COMM DM 2651Digital Media Production II3
COMM DM 2653News Writing and Reporting3
or COMM DM 4650 Advanced News Writing and Reporting
COMM DM 3658Digital Journalism: (Topic)3
COMM DM 4630/5630Digital Media Law and Ethics3
or COMM DM 4644/5644 Global Media: (Topic)
Total Hours15

10.Digtial Mapping (15 hours)

Geography:
GEOG 1310Digital Earth3
GEOG 2320Drones for Mapping and Communication3
GEOG 2410Geographic Information Systems I3
GEOG 4335/5335Web Mapping and Data Visualization3
GEOG 4360/5360Cartographic Design3
Total Hours15