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The Communication in the Digital Age Minor provides students the theoretical insights and practical skills necessary to thrive in the digital age, characterized by access to digital technologies and the sharing of information. The curriculum teaches the basic skills of digital information retrieval and evaluation; provides insight into contemporary media practices; and explores the intersection of technology, identity, and culture. Completion of this minor means that you can:

• Employ a broad range of resources and digital information technologies for effective personal and professional communication.
• Practice effective principles of digital information gathering, evaluation, and synthesis while demonstrating awareness of legal, ethical, and practical issues relating to these practices.
• Develop reasoned and well-articulated perspectives on contemporary questions related to rights and responsibilities in the digital age, with particular awareness of issues related to equity, intellectual property, intellectual freedom, and the ethical responsibilities of media institutions.

Requirements

Must complete a total of 18 units from the courses listed below.

At least 12 units must be upper division (100-level courses)

At least 6 units must be completed in residence at 无忧短视频.

The minimum aggregate GPA for all coursework required for the minor must be at least 2.0.

Minor Courses (18 units total)

• COMM 45: Media and Culture (3 units)
• MCOM 72: Mass Communication and Society (3 units)
• RTVF 110: Media and Culture (3 units)
• COMM 151I: New Media/New Methods (4 units)
• COMM 169I: The Media: Response and Criticism (4 units)
• COMM 131P: New Media You Media (4 units)
• COMM 179: Global Media and Resistance (3 units)
• COMM 181F: New Media/New World (4 units)

Note: Communication Studies majors may double-count one COMM course (4 units) toward the major and the minor.

Questions or Want to Add the Minor?

See a COMM Advisor to discuss and declare the minor.