Digital Media
This concentration helps develop skills and competencies vital to working in communication fields in an increasingly digital environment. Its focus on digital and social media makes it unique among programs in the metro area, as it includes both theoretical and applied aspects of these topics. Understanding digital technologies and multimedia storytelling are central competencies required of those working in many industries, such as journalism, public relations, advertising and travel/tourism.
| Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDIS-D 501 | Humanities Seminar | 3-4 |
| IDIS-D 502 | Social Sciences Seminar | 3-4 |
| IDIS-D 503 | Natural Sciences Seminar | 3-4 |
| IDIS-D 510 | Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies | 4 |
| Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 301 |
Social Media Strategies | 3 |
| IDIS-D 513 INFO-I 300 |
Human Computer Interaction | 3 |
| Select one of the following | ||
| IDIS-D 513 INFO-I 330 |
Legal and Social Informatics of Security | 3 |
| IDIS-D 513 INFO-I 368 |
Introduction to Network Science | 3 |
| IDIS-D 513 INFO-I 421 |
Applications of Data Mining | 3 |
| IDIS-D 513 INFO-I 441 |
Interaction Design Practice | 3 |
| Select two of the following | ||
| IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 307 |
Crisis Management | 3 |
| IDIS-D 511 SPCH-S 333 |
Public Relations | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-C 327 |
Writing for Mass Media | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 303 |
Online Journalism | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 321 |
Principles of Public Relations | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 344 |
Photojournalism Reporting | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 349 |
Public Relations Writing | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 354 |
Photojournalism Editing | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 362 |
Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 JOUR-J 384 |
Video-journalism | 3 |
| Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDIS-D 601 | Graduate Project/Thesis | 3 |
| IDIS-D 602 | Graduate Project/Thesis | 3 |
