An unofficial summary, planning tool, and archive.
This is an overview of the courses scheduled in Spring 2025 that fulfill requirements for the Major in Communication and Digital Studies.
This resource is intended as a discovery and planning tool only. The official schedule in Banner always supersedes anything you see listed here. Contact Zach Whalen (zwhalen@umw.edu) with questions or to report errors.
Requirement: Select one of one of ARTS 104: Digital Approaches to Fine Art, CPSC 106: Digital Storytelling or CPSC 110: Intro to Computer Science. Additional courses in this group may also be used as major electives.
Requirement: Any 300- or 400-level DGST course. (Note: Students who declared before Fall 2024 must complete DGST 395 or re-declare the major in order to use the current requirements.)
Requirement: Select four electives, at least two of which must be 300-level or higher.
Requirement: Complete 12 credits from the list of approved courses. At least two disciplines must be included, and at least two classes must be 300-level or higher.
Requirement: This requirement can be fulfilled by completing ARTS 454, COMM 460, HIST 427, HIST 428, ENGL 451, or an approved individual study.
Requirement: Complete either an internship (JOUR 499) or an individual study (JOUR 491) in journalism. These experiences are scheduled individually, so contact Professor Subramanian for information and options.