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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [FINAL EDITION]

Digital Media Informatics Curriculum Sequence

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Freshman

Fall (16.5 Credits)

DMI 101 - Introduction to Informatics (W) 3 Credit(s)
COMS 130 - Mass Media and Society 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
Free Elective 3 Credit(s)
HUM/SSCI Elective 3 Credit(s) *
FRS 101 - First Year Seminar 1 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective 0.5 Credit(s)

Spring (15.5 Credits)

DMI 201 - Social Media Informatics 3 Credit(s)
COMS 213 - Visual Literacy 3 Credit(s)
CSCI 131 - Introduction to Programming in Python 3 Credit(s) **
ENGL 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W) 3 Credit(s)
MATH 117 - Elementary Functions 3 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective 0.5 Credit(s)

Sophomore

Fall (16 Credits)

COMS 220 - Media, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues 3 Credit(s)
DMI 200 - Data Mining 3 Credit(s)
Science Elective 4 Credit(s) *
Free Electives 6 Credit(s)

Spring (15 Credits)

COMS 230 - Communication Theory 3 Credit(s)
COMS 277 - Integrated Marketing Communications Writing 3 Credit(s)
or
PRWR 215 - Effective Business Communication (W) 3 Credit(s)
Applied Concentration Course 3 Credit(s)
HUM/SSCI Elective 3 Credit(s) *
Free Elective 3 Credit(s)

Junior

Fall (15 Credits)

PHIL 352 - Business Ethics 3 Credit(s)
Applied Concentration Courses 9 Credit(s)
HUM/SSCI Elective 3 Credit(s) *

Spring (16 Credits)

COMS 382 - Communication Research (W) 4 Credit(s)
Applied Concentration Course 6 Credit(s)
Free Electives 6 Credit(s)

Senior

Fall (15 Credits)

COMS 409 - Senior Capstone I (S) 3 Credit(s)
ASC 400 - Values Seminar 3 Credit(s)
Applied Concentration Course 3 Credit(s)
Free Electives 6 Credit(s)

Spring (12 Credits)

COMS 410 - Senior Capstone II (S) 3 Credit(s)
Applied Concentration Course 3 Credit(s)
Free Electives 6 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 121

*Students must take one non-COMS social science elective (3 credits) and one non-CSCI science elective with lab (4 credits).

**Students may substitute CSCI 151 for CSCI 131 .

***Any CSCI course other than CSCI 101 , CSCI 131 and CSCI 151 .