Digital Media and Communications

The major in Digital Media and Communications consists of a minimum of 12 credits. Students must complete four core courses and a senior seminar. The remaining seven credits are distributed across
four areas as detailed below. Students are also required to complete at least two courses at the 300-level. The 300-level courses and the senior seminar must be taken at Wheaton.

Core Requirements

DMC 198 Digital Tools
DMC 198 Information and Communication Technologies
DMC 298 Communication & Cultural Diversity
DMC 298 Media, Law and Ethics
DMC 498 Senior Seminar

Research Methods

One course from below:

Communication, Culture & Society

Two courses from below:

DMC 235 Journalism 2.0: Civic Media/Digital Age (Currently FNMS 235 )
DMC 331 Digital Cultures (currently FNMS 331 )
POLS 251 Mass Media and American Politics
SOC 175 Media and Society
SOC 305 Community in the Digital Age

Mediums, Platforms, Industries

Two courses from below:

ARTH 142 Introduction to Photography History
DMC 298 Introduction to Television
DMC 398 Media Audiences
FNMS 231 Introduction to New Media
FNMS 398 Streaming TV
MGMT 355 Digital Marketing
MGMT 356 Advertising

Content Creation & Development

Two courses from below:

ART 240 Photography I
COMP 161 Web Design
DMC 198 Digital Writing: Selected Topics
DMC 298 Journalism 1.0: The Fourth Estate
DMC 298 Podcast Production & Storytelling (currently FNMS 298 )
DMC 398 Motion Graphics
FNMS 280 Documentary Storytelling