New Media, Minor

Overview

Trinity’s interdisciplinary minor in New Media is designed to prepare students to function professionally, academically, and personally in diverse new media environments. The required courses provide a foundation upon which students build an understanding of New Media in relation to art, communication, computer science, art history, English, engineering, philosophy, psychology, and/or music. The minor promotes new media research, development, and design while preparing students for careers in new media and other fields being transformed by evolving communication technologies.

Requirements for the minor

Completing the New Media minor requires between 19 and 23 credit hours, depending upon the choice of elective courses.

I. Required Courses: 11 Hours

ART - 2452 Digital Photography I Credits: 4
COMM - 3444 Interactive Multimedia Communication Credits: 4 * [one of three topics: 1) Web Design; 2) Interactive Narratives; 3) Mobile Gaming]
CSCI - 1311 Introduction to Programming Logic Credits: 3 (or higher level CSCI course)

II. Elective Courses: at Least 9 Hours, With at Least 6 Hours in “Application” and at Least 3 Hours in “Context”

Application: 6 hours

COMM - 3440 Media Writing Credits: 4 *
COMM - 3444 Interactive Multimedia Communication Credits: 4 * [one of three topics not already taken: 1) Web Design; 2) Interactive Narratives; 3) Mobile Gaming]
CSCI - 3353 Graphics Credits: 3
ENGR - 1381 Engineering Analysis & Design I Credits: 3
MUSC - 3305 Electronic Music Credits: 3
THTR - 2313 Introduction to Scene Design Credits: 3

Context: 3 hours

ART - 3314 Issues in Contemporary Art Credits: 3
ARTH - 1408 Art History II: Renaissance to Modern Art Credits: 4
ARTH - 3360 Twentieth-Century Art: Cubism to Conceptualism (c.1900-1970) Credits: 3
ARTH - 3365 Contemporary Architecture Credits: 3
CLAS - 2406 Technology and the Classical World Credits: 4
COMM - 3428 Media, Culture and Technology Credits: 4
HCOM - 3332 Computer Mediated Communication and Social Relations Credits: 3
PHIL - 3431 Philosophy of Mind Credits: 4
PHIL - 2455 Aesthetics Credits: 4
PSYC - 2330 Fundamentals of Cognition Credits: 3
PSYC - 3341 Social Psychology Credits: 3
THTR - 2310 Principles of Design Credits: 3

*Note:

Courses are approved by the New Media minor committee only for the specific topic listed.

Admission to Major

How to apply

Students interested in declaring a minor in New Media should contact Professor Althea Delwiche; each student will then be assigned to a minor adviser.

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