New Media Track

New media has emerged over the past ten years as a crucial component of a communication practice. The new media track will allow students to explore more fully the methods and practices associated with multimedia design, web design, and electronic graphic design while also developing knowledge and practices associated with more traditional communication concentrations.

Requirements for the B.A. in Communication – New Media:

1. COMM 180: Public Communication in the Digital Age
2. COMM 181: Introduction to Communication Studies
3. COMM/ENGL 282: Multimedia Writing and Literature
4. COMM 473: Senior Seminar in Communication
5. At least six hours in multimedia production to be selected from the following:

- COMM/ART 251: Design Communication
- COMM/ART 351: Web Design
- COMM/ART 451: Topics in Multimedia Design

6. At least six hours in visual and audio production to be selected from the following:

- ART 103: Beginning Drawing and Design
- COMM/ART 218: Introduction to Photography
- COMM/ART 221: Introduction to Video and Film Production
- COMM/ART 318: Advanced Photography
- COMM/ART 321: Advanced Video and Film Production
- COMM/ENGL 382: Radio Broadcasting

7. At least six hours in cultural history and analysis to be selected from the following:

- ART 101: Survey of Art History I
- ART 102: Survey of Art History II
- THEA 112 Analysis and Criticism
- COMM/ENGL/ART 172: Introduction to Visual Culture
- COMM/ENGL/ART 178: Introduction to Film Art
- COMM/ENGL 262: Shakespeare and Film
- ART 305W: History of American Art
- ART 306S: Foundations of Modern Art
- ART 310: History of Photography
- THEA 307S: History of the Theatre
- THEA 308W History of the Theatre
- ENGL 361: Arts of Representation
- COMM/ENGL 368: History of Film to 1939
- COMM/ENGL 369: History of Film from 1939 to the Present
- COMM/ENGL 373S: Theory and Criticism of Film
- COMM/ENGL 383: Digital Cultures
- COMM/ENGL/ART 399: Seminar in Film and Television Studies

At least twelve hours of coursework in Communication must be at the 300- or 400-level.

All communication majors are strongly encouraged to take COMM 400: Internship in Communication.

COMM 400 can be substituted for a 300- or 400-level course that covers an advanced topic related to the internship work. In other words, a writing internship can substitute for an advanced writing course, a film/television internship can substitute for an advanced film course, and a multimedia internship can substitute for an advanced multimedia course.

Ten Courses: 30 hours

Supportive Requirements:

- Completion of the intermediate level of a foreign language