New Media Communications Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
New Media Communications (NMC) minor focuses on mediated storytelling and the new media technology that makes it possible. This focus within the broader discipline of mediated communications capitalizes on the historic strengths of Oregon State University. NMC takes an innovative approach to the study of mediated communications. New Media Communications is devoted to the study of mediated communications and its impact on culture, technology and society.
Courses in the New Media Communications minor are designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in media and allied fields in which knowledge of and skills in mediated communications are an integral part of professional activity. NMC offers students the opportunity to pursue a range of theoretical and practical courses in media.
An NMC minor will allow students from across campus to complement their chosen field of study with an understanding of mediated communications from a new media perspective. Students will better understand how to process the information they receive about their chosen field and how to distribute information about their own work effectively in society. The minor in New Media Communications will assist students in attaining the background necessary for leadership roles in their chosen fields.
Contact Information
For more information, contact the New Media Communications Program on 541-737-1492 or newmedia@oregonstate.edu or visit their website.
Minor Code: 619
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Appraise the relative merits of media technologies on multiple grounds, including: their potential for individual creative expression; their potential to connect individuals to one another; their potential as investments their efficiency in pursuit of grounds 1-4; and their potential to promote community; their potential for collective human creative expression.
- Choose media appropriate to a given task.
- Evaluate and recommend public policy regarding media.
- Manage change in the media environment.
- Criticize media content using historic and emerging standards.
- Communicate effectively in a variety of media, such as digital animation, website design, video production, and writing.
All courses for the New Media Communications minor must be taken for graded credit.
A total of 27 credits is required for the minor, at least 15 of which must be upper division (300–400).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| NMC 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| NMC 260 | NEW MEDIA FUTURES | 3 |
| NMC 301 | ^WRITING FOR THE MEDIA PROFESSIONAL | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 18-21 credits from the following (about six courses): | 18-21 | |
| SURVEY OF SOCIAL MEDIA | ||
| APPLIED SOUND DESIGN | ||
| HISTORY OF BROADCASTING | ||
| LANDMARKS IN MEDIA CONTENT | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY | ||
| NEW MEDIA VISUALIZATION | ||
| SOUND DESIGN FOR VISUAL MEDIA | ||
| PRE-PRODUCTION | ||
| FIELD PRODUCTION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (taken for up to 6 credits) | ||
| PRACTICUM | ||
| INTERNSHIP (taken for up to 6 credits) | ||
| REEFER MADNESS IN THE MEDIA | ||
| DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS | ||
| *DIGITAL PORNOGRAPHY | ||
| MEDIA THEORY | ||
| NEW MEDIA 3-D | ||
| NEW MEDIA ANIMATION | ||
| Total Credits | 27-30 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Minor Code: 619