Digital Media Studies Minor - NYC

Campus: NYC

In the Digital and Media Studies minor, students will gain an understanding of key concepts and theories in the study of digital media, an awareness of the intersection of digital media and other specific disciplines, familiarity with issues of technology and its role in shaping societal norms and values, the ability to bridge theory and practice, the preparation to become active and critically aware participants and producers of technology and the potential to compete for employment in a wide variety of fields that require expertise in digital media design, production, and criticism.

This minor requires that you take three core classes (9 credits) and at least three elective classes (9 credits) with at least one course (3 credits) in Critical Thinking and one course (3 credits) in Digital Technology/Production.

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Core Courses ¹
CMS 242	New Communication Technologies and Moral Panic	3
CMS 244	Digital Cultures	3
FSS 230	Digital Television Field Production	3-4
or CMS 296C	Topic: Introduction to Media Production
or ART 186	Digital Design I
or CIS 151	Game Development for Everyone
Critical Thinking Electives
Select 3-6 credits from the following: ²		3-6
CIS 171	AI101: Intro To AI	2
CMS 113	Media, Culture, and Society	3
CMS 250	Digital Youth Activism	3
CMS 311	Ethics, Morality, and the Media	3
CRJ 235	Criminal Justice in the 21st Century	3
CYB 201	Introduction to Cybersecurity	4
ENG 326F	Topics in Professional Writing: Avatars, Identity, and the Internet	3
FSS 272	Hollywood and Big Data	3
FSS 302	Cinema After the Digital	3
INT 198H	Computers and the Surveillance Society	6
LIT 213C	Participatory Literature	3
LIT 214	Introduction to Digital Humanities	3
LIT 285A	Topic: Introduction to Game Narratives	3
MUS 149	How the Entertainment Industry Works	3
PHI 290	Philosophical Perspectives on Technology	0-3
POL 245	Politics and Media	3
SOC 301	Popular Culture and Change	3
Production/Technology Electives
Select 3-6 credits from the following: ²		3-6
ART 160	Digital Photography I	3
ART 186	Digital Design I	3
ART 286	Design for the Internet ³	3
ART 288	Mobile Media: City as Screen	3
ART 296X	Video Animation	3
CIS 102W	Web Design for Non-Profit Organizations	3
CIS 133	Social Media	2
CIS 151	Game Development for Everyone	3
CIS 161	Design Thinking and Innovation	3
CIT 231	Web Authoring and Digital Media	4
CMS 228	Writing for Convergent Technologies	3
CMS 230	Podcasting and Audio Storytelling	3
CS 256	Game Design and Prototyping ^{pre-req CIS 151}	4
DMS 393	Internship in Digital Media Studies	1-3
FSS 210	Film and Television Editing 1	4
FSS 235	Digital Production Design	4
MAR 375	Social Media in Marketing ⁴	3

¹: Digital Media Studies is an interdisciplinary program shared between Communication Studies and Film and Screen Studies. Students interested in the minor should contact the DMS coordinator, Dr. Marcella Szablewicz mszablewicz@pace.edu.
²: In addition to the three required core courses, students in the Digital Media Studies minor will take 3-6 credits in Critical Thinking Electives and 3-5 credits in Production/Technology Electives for a total of 18 credits for the minor.
³: This course has a prerequisite of ART 186
⁴: pre-req: MAR 201