New Media Studies (NMS)

Professors Clark, McNally, Ottenhoff, Riley and Vickery; Associate Professors Hawley and Lopez-Isnardi.

The interdisciplinary minor in New Media Studies is designed for students interested in the applications and effects of digital information and communication technologies. Note: No more than four credits counted toward the New Media Studies minor may be used to satisfy requirements in a major or another minor.

Minor Requirements (26-28 credits)

  1. NMS 210.
  2. Twenty credits of electives, selected from: ART 224, 230, 232; BIO 380 (Digital Media in Scientific Research); COM 110, 303; CSC 114, 120, 335; MUS 201, 214, 215; NMS 280, 380, 385; other courses pre-approved by NMS steering committee. Note: electives must include courses from at least three departments in addition to NMS.
  3. NMS 499 (2-4 credits): Advanced independent study. Projects must be co-directed and involve at least one faculty member who teaches a course in the NMS minor.

A maximum of 8 credits in NMS 385 and NMS 499 may be counted toward the minor.

NMS 210. Introduction to Digital Media
4 credits
Explore basic principles of effective communication employing a variety of digital media, including HTML, graphics, audio, video and multimedia. Emphasis on creating multimedia projects for delivery over computer networks.
NMS 280. Topics in New Media Studies
2-4 credits
NMS 210 or Permission
Selected topics in new media innovations, issues and effects.
NMS *380. Topics in New Media Studies
2-4 credits
NMS 210 or Permission
Selected topics in new media innovations, issues and effects.
NMS *385. Internship in New Media
NMS *499. Independent Study