Academic Calendar 2017/2018 - Digital Lives: Studies in Media, Culture and Communication

DIGI 2405  Digital Lives: Studies in Media, Culture and Communication

Prerequisites:

18 credits completed

Antirequisites:

DIGI 2305, ENGL 2305

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

In this gateway course, students learn about various facets of digital culture as they examine how digital technology, especially the Internet and social media, shapes how we relate to and communicate with others. Through traditional and digital-based assignments, students will gain basic critical thinking and writing skills, as well as acquire an elementary knowledge of theoretical concepts related to the studies of digital identity and culture.