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) *
FYS 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 (W) 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 .

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.