Film, Media, and Digital Studies Major and Minor

Film, Media, and Digital Studies Major and Minor

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Film, Media, and Digital Studies Major and Minor

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Film, Media, and Digital Studies fosters the formation of sensitive critics and makers of film, computational media, and other forms of media.

Our faculty teach students to think about film, media, and digital culture from historical, theoretical, and other critical perspectives. We also reckon with competing social, ethical, and philosophical questions surrounding representation, algorithmic culture, artificial intelligence, and social media. Situated at the intersection of the arts and the humanities, Film, Media, and Digital Studies gives students the tools they need to express themselves digitally while simultaneously questioning emerging technologies.

The Film, Media, and Digital Studies interdisciplinary major is offered through the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Students must apply for the major prior to spring break of their sophomore year. Application information can be found on the CIS website. In addition to the Film, Media, and Digital Studies major, the department offers two minors: (1) Film and Media Studies; and (2) Digital Studies.

Courses You Might Take

DIG 215

This class explores the intersection of death and technology. What happens to our digital personas when we die? How does technology change grieving? What kind of ghosts inhabit our machines? We will consider these questions and many more as we wrestle with the meaning of death in the digital age.

HIS 414

Students in this research seminar will investigate the medieval past by reading, mapping, and writing about medieval primary sources. Students will acquire basic coding skills, build geo-databases, and engage in a collective project of digital mapping of a major medieval source or collection of sources.

DIG 345

This course introduces students to advanced interface design and programming concepts for creating dynamic internet applications for both practical and expressive ends. The technologies and skills this course introduces allows for alternating themes of game design, data visualization, and mobile application development.

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