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BA, Major in Communication – New Media Stream
Lower Level Requirements (30 credits)
First-year Requirements (15 credits)
CMNS 1160 - Introduction to Communications (3)
CMNS 1290 - Introduction to Professional Writing (3)
VISA 1500 - Introduction to Visual Culture (3)
ENGL 1100 - Introduction to University Writing (3)
Any other 3 credits of ENGL (3)
Second-year Requirements (12 credits)
CMNS 2160 - Mass Communication and the Popular Culture Industry (3)
CMNS 2180 - Social Networks, Online Identities and Internet Memes (3)
CMNS 2200 - Technology and Communication (3)
CMNS 2290 - Technical Communication (3)
New-Media Requirement (3 credits)
Students may select 3 credits from the following list:
CMNS 1500 - Digital Photography (3) or
CMNS 1750 - Graphic Application and Design I (3) or
COMP 1130 - Computer Programming 1 (3) or
COMP 1810 - Game Design & Development 1 (3) or 3 of:
COMP 1040 - Introduction to Web Animation (1)
COMP 1060 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing (1)
COMP 1070 - Introduction to Digital Media (1)
COMP 1080 - Introduction to Web Development (1)
COMP 1150 - Introduction to 3D Animation (1)
Lower Level Electives (30 Credits)
Students select 30 credits of lower level electives. Students may consider, but are not limited to, the following recommendations. Students should also consider any lower level prerequisites they need for upper level electives outside the Communication program.
CMNS 2170 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
JOUR 2020 - Media Theory and History (3)
JOUR 2060 - Introduction to Multimedia (3)
JOUR 2200 - Introduction to Reporting Skills and Techniques (3)
JOUR 2210 - Introduction to News Photography and Videography (3)
JOUR 2010 - Studies in Journalism (3)
PHIL 2240 - Philosophy of Technology and Society (3)
PHIL 2380 - Philosophy and Pop Culture (3)
FILM 2100 - Introduction to Film Studies 1890 - 1938 (3)
FILM 2200 - Introduction to Film Studies 1938 - Present (3)
MIST 2610 - Management Information Systems (3)
COOP 1000 - Career Management (1)
SOCI 2170 - Sociology of Popular Culture (3)
Upper Level Requirements (39 credits)
Core Requirements (9 credits)
CMNS 3000 - Research Methods in Communication (3)
CMNS 3800 - Communication and New Media (3)
CMNS 3210 - Digital Communities (3)
Students select 30 credits of upper level courses in Communication, Journalism and/or Film.
Upper Level Electives (21 credits)
Students select 21 credits of upper level electives. Students may consider, but are not limited to, the following recommendations.
COMP 4980 - Current Topics in Computing Science (3)
ENGL 3170 - Science Fiction (3)
ENGL 3180 - Children's Literature (3)
ENGL 3340 - Writing Speculative Fiction (3)
ENGL 3160 - Studies in Literature and the Other Arts (3)
ENGL 4510 - Studies in Literary Movements (3)
PHIL 3390 - Philosophy of Art (3)
PHIL 4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)
SOCI 3620 - Special Topics in Sociology (3)
