New Media Studies students complete 17–20 credits of Core Requirement courses drawn from five disciplines, 15 credits of courses drawn from at least three Interdisciplinary Explorations categories, 15–17 credits of a chosen concentration, and a capstone course of 3 or 4 credits, for a total of 49–56 credits.
All courses are three credits, unless otherwise noted.
I. Major Core Requirements (17–20 Credits)
- NMS 110* Introduction to New Media Studies
- NMS 220 Second Year Inquiry Seminar (1 Credit)
- ART 124 Digital Imaging and Online Media
- CSC 110# Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving
- CSC 249*** Visual Basic.NET
- ENG 206****^ Multimodal Writing Workshop (4 Credits)
- THE 180** Performance in Context (When Topic is New Media)
II. Interdisciplinary Explorations (15–16 Credits)
Students select five courses in at least three categories.
- Cultural Representations
- ART 233 Graphic Design History (4 Credits)
- COM 215 Media Aesthetics
- COM 252 Social Media Strategies
- ENG/FLM 359 Film Theory
- THE 375 Contemporary World Theatre and Performance
- Digital Applications
- ART 213 Creating Information Graphics
- COM 220/FLM 220 Video and Film Production
- CSC 210 Computer Science and Programming I
- CSC 220 Visualizing for Visual Thinking
- EES 300 Basics of Geographic Information Systems
- THE 345 Programming for Interactive Design
- Interactivity
- ART 310 Web Design I
- ART 343 Introduction to 3d Animation
- CSC 212 Computer Game Design and Visualization
- PSC 333 Constructing Political Ads
- THE 285 Intermedial Performance Design I
- Sound and Image
- ART 122 Digital Illustration & Page Layout
- ART 203 Graphic Design I
- MUS 250 Electronic Music I
- MUS 307 Film Music in History & Culture
- THE 261 Visual Storytelling
- THE 281 Theatre Sound Technology and Design
- Text and Contexts
- ENG 241 Critical and Creative Thinking
- ENG 374 Rhetoric of the Hollywood Film
- PSC 325 Politics and the Mass Media
- THE 260 History/theory of Performance Media
III. Disciplinary Concentrations
Students complete 18–20 credits in one concentration, including Level 3 Writing Intensive and Tier III LAC/capstone course.
#CSC 110 may be waived for students with 600 or above on SAT-Math exam
*approved substitution to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier I Social Sciences
**approved reuse to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier I Arts in Context
***approved reuse to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier II Applied Information Technology
****approved substitution to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier II Creative Expression
^meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement
^^meets Stage 3 University Writing Requirement
