The digital communications 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 communications 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Social Networks | ||
| Communication and Privacy | ||
| Free Speech in Cyberspace | ||
| Communication, Technology, and Society | ||
| Reading and Writing in the Digital Age | ||
| Digital Feminisms | ||
or WMNS 2505 | Digital Feminisms | |
| Advanced Courses | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Mobile Communication | ||
| Youth and Communication Technology | ||
| Online Communities | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor