Program Requirements
Digital Cultures and Technologies Major Requirements
In addition to the seven required Core courses, each DCT major chooses one four-course track in Content Creation, Social Media Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Learning Technologies. A substantial senior project also is required to use as a portfolio piece for a resume or graduate school application.
Core Courses | (18) | |
COMM 263 | Digital Media.Social Media | |
Choose one Programming Course: | CSCI/DIGC 158 P4 Introduction to Media Computing | |
CSCI 161 P4 Foundations of Computer Science I | ||
DIGC 271 Video Game Design I | ||
Choose three Perspectives and Practices Courses: | APIT/COMM 369 Web Design | |
COMM 468 Advanced Web Design | ||
ENGL 361 Writing for New Media | ||
ENGL 380 Visual Rhetoric | ||
DIGC 265 P1 Special Topics in Digital Cultures –OR– DIGC 267 P4 Special Topics in Digital Technologies |
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Choose one Theory Course: | COMM 367 Emergent Media and Web Culture | |
ENGL 382 Digital Literacies | ||
Digital Cultures and Technologies Tracks | (12) | |
Choose one: | Computer Science | |
Content Creation | ||
Information Technology | ||
Learning Technologies | ||
Social Media Analytics | ||
Special Topics | ||
Required Senior Project | (3) | |
DIGC 490 | Senior Project | |
Total | (33) |
Digital Cultures and Technologies Tracks
Computer Science Track
Required Courses | (6) | |
MATH 150 | Elementary Discrete Mathematics | |
CSCI 162 | Foundations of Computer Science II* | |
Electives | (6) | |
Choose two: | CSCI 231 Data Structures | |
CSCI 251 Computer Security | ||
CSCI 303/304/306 C/Visual Basic/C++ | ||
CSCI 310 Advanced C & System Programming |
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CSCI 313 Unix Shell Programming | ||
CSCI 353 Database Structures | ||
CSCI 365 Computer Graphics | ||
CSCI 375 Programming the World Wide Web | ||
CSCI 395 Artificial Intelligence | ||
Total | (12) |
*Presumes CSCI 161 taken for major core.
Note: Students should carefully consider prerequisites when planning for the two upper-level Computer Science classes.
Content Creation Track
Required Course | (3) | |
COMM 231 | Introduction to Video Production | |
Electives | (9) | |
Choose one: | AMST 201/ARTS 201 P1 Picturing the Past | |
AMST 204 P1 Film, Television, and Visual Culture | ||
COMM 261 P1 Documentary Film | ||
ENGL 266 Writing as Social Practice | ||
ENGL 268 P1 Fundamentals of Film | ||
Choose two: | AMST 220 P3 Ranking America | |
ARTS 112 Digital Art | ||
ARTS 165 The Photographer’s Eye | ||
ARTS 170 Documentary Photography | ||
COMM 220 P1 Visual Communication | ||
COMM 295 Multimedia Writing | ||
COMM 431 Advanced Video Production | ||
PSYC 282 Cognitive Processes | ||
Total | (12) |
Information Technology Track
Required Course | (3) | |
CSCI 150 | P4 Introduction to High Technology | |
Electives | (9) | |
Choose three: | APIT 400 Special Topics: Data Mining | |
CSCI 130 Cyber Law –OR– CSCI 140C P2 Computer and Internet Ethics |
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CSCI 220 P4 Media Technologies | ||
CSCI 260 Introduction to Databases and Applications | ||
CSCI 300 Networking | ||
MGMT 357 Information Technology Management | ||
Total | (12) |
Learning Technologies Track
Required Courses | (6) | |
MSTI 131 | Introduction to Instructional Technology | |
MSTI 260 | Understanding Adaptive Technology | |
Electives | (6) | |
Choose two: | MSTI 231 Educational Computing | |
MSTI 331 Classroom Computing | ||
PSYC 282 Cognitive Processes | ||
Total | (12) |
Social Media Analytics Track
Electives | (12) | |
Choose one: | ECON 221 SQ Statistics I | |
STAT 160 P4 Data Analysis for Social Research | ||
Choose one or two: | APIT 400 Special Topics: Data Mining | |
COMM 363 Web and Social Media Analytics | ||
Choose one or two: | COMM 270 Introduction to Public Relations | |
COMM 281 Introduction to Advertising | ||
CSCI 260 Introduction to Databases and Applications | ||
MKTG 221 Introduction to Marketing | ||
MKTG 418 Internet Marketing | ||
Total | (12) |
Special Topics Track
A student wishing to combine courses from the above tracks may propose prior to the first semester of the junior year a sequence of four courses that allows him or her to pursue an academic interest and/or professional career goal. Students are expected to write a 500-750 word proposal outlining the rationale behind the proposed track. (12 credits)
Notes on Major Requirements
- Only one of DIGC 265 or DIGC 267 may be used in the major core.
- When appropriate, unused core courses may substitute for track courses with permission of the DCT Program Director.
A grade point average of 2.00 is required for all courses taken in residence that may be applied to the major.