Digital Arts Major

Theory, Analysis, and Writing (five courses)

• Introductory (1 course required)

• DIG 103 - Introduction to Digital Arts & Culture (4 Cr.)

• Writing and Research (2 courses required)

• MDS 232 - Writing for the Media (4 Cr.)
• MDS 262 - Research Methods in Media Studies (4 Cr.)

• Intermediate (1 course required)

• MDS 327 - Media and Technology (4 Cr.)
• MDS 330 - Screen Styles and Genres (4)
• SOA 310 - Seminar: Understanding Gen Z Social Media, and Race (4 Cr.)

• Advanced (1 course required)

• MDS 421 - The Internet (4 Cr.)
• DIG 401 - Topics in Digital Culture (4 Cr.)
• DIG 410 - Social Media (4 Cr.) /MDS 415  

Production (five courses)

• Introductory (1 course required)

• DIG 108 - Digital Video Production I (4 Cr.)
• DIG 180 - Podcasting (4 Cr.)
• DIG 189 - Studio Television Production (4 Cr.)
• DIG 201 - Photography I (4 Cr.)
• DIG 204 - Digital Imaging I (4 Cr.)
• DIG 251 - Experimental Animation and Motion Design (4 Cr.)

• Intermediate (2 courses required)

• DIG 238 - Public Relations (4 Cr.)
• DIG 286 - Digital Video Production II (4 Cr.)
• DIG 252 - Creative Visual Effects, Video & Sound (4 Cr.)
• DIG 303 - Intermediate Photography (4 Cr.)
• DIG 313 - Digital Imaging II (4 Cr.)
• DIG 315 - Immersive Narratives in XR (4 Cr.)
• ART 257 - Graphic Design/Data Visualization (4 Cr.)
• ART 375 - Special Topics: Photographic Practices (4 Cr.)

• Advanced (2 courses required)

• DIG 410 - Social Media (4 Cr.) /MDS 415  
• DIG 412 - Digital Media Workshop (2 or 4 Cr.)
• DIG 415 - Screenwriting (4 Cr.)
• DIG 450 - Storytelling across Media (4)
• DIG 460 - Digital Video Production III (4 Cr.)
• DIG 493 - Independent Work in Advanced Production (4 Cr.)
• ART 407 - Independent Work in Studio-Photography (2-4 Cr.)
• ART 409 - Independent Work in Studio-Mixed Media (2-4 Cr.)

Internship (at least 2 credits required)

• DIG 390 - Internship: Digital Arts (1-4 Cr.)

Capstone Project (choose one option)

• DIG 497 - Capstone Project in Digital Arts (1-4 Cr.)
• Advanced Production course from the list above

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  Note:  DIG 410 - Social Media (4 Cr.)  can fulfill either the Advanced Theory requirement or the Advanced Production requirement, but not both.

Writing Proficiency in the Major

To achieve writing proficiency in the major, students must complete MDS 232  (WEC requirement) with a grade of C+ or better and MDS 262  (WID requirement) with a grade of B- or better. To achieve this writing proficiency, students are expected to master the ability to:

• write grammatically appropriate, syntactically sophisticated sentences and construct cohesive, effective paragraphs consistently and spontaneously;
• research and integrate information from multiple sources; and
• provide substantial and appropriate support for theses and propositions and demonstrate the correlating ability to develop and write well-reasoned arguments of merit.

Students who fail to obtain writing proficiency in the major twice, will be dropped from the major.

Qualifications Required to Graduate with Honors

Honors are decided by a vote of the full-time and half-time faculty just prior to Commencement each year. The following guidelines are used to determine honors:

• Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.67 in all 200-, 300-, and 400-level courses taken in the major to be considered for honors.
• No student will be considered for honors who has taken any 200-, 300-, or 400-level course for the major beyond the 100-level Pass/No-Pass, except for those courses that can only be taken on a Pass/No-Pass basis (internship and applied video).
• Students must demonstrate via their course work and/or capstone project creativity in an applied skill.
• Students must complete a variety of rigorous courses in the major and should take courses from many of the full-time faculty.

Multiple Failed Courses

It is the department’s policy that majors receive at least a C- in every course taken toward the completion of the major. Any student who receives a grade below C- in more than two courses will not be permitted to continue in the major.