Digital Communication, Minor

The digital communication minor appeals to students interested in studying the relationship between communication, technology, and society. The minor offers students an opportunity to obtain the tools and methods for studying, analyzing, and critically reflecting upon their everyday engagements with digital forms of community and expression. Students pursuing the digital communication minor explore the ethical questions that sit at the core of the digital technologies that shape culture, politics, and the economy. Courses in the minor cover areas of digital communication such as social media, networks and organizing, internet policy and cybersecurity, online communities and collaboration, and children’s development and new media.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Students must complete a minimum of three courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s) and additional minor(s).

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundational Courses
Complete two of the following:		8
COMM 1255	Communication in a Digital Age
COMM 2105	Social Networks
COMM 2551	Free Speech in Cyberspace
ENGL 1450	Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
MSCR 2505	Digital Feminisms
or WMNS 2505	Digital Feminisms
Advanced Courses
Complete two of the following:		8
COMM 3200	Mobile Communication
COMM 4605	Youth and Communication Technology
COMM 4625	Online Communities

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor