Academics
 

New Media Minor

Required Courses:
  

Credits:
COM 243 – Introduction to New Media
Introduction to the rapidly changing field of new media, including video gaming, video and webpage Internet design, web and podcasting, blogs, online communities, and other aspects of the virtual world. The course examines these new technologies in terms of their social and communicative impact.
 3

COM 244 – Online Content Production
Introduction to digital media creation and design. Students will create and edit their own websites, including web pages, videos, online resumes and ads. Students work together and independently to create visual and written content and to critique online projects.
 3

COM 309 – History of Digital Media
A survey of the history of computer-based media and technologies in the digital information age. The course examines the developments of media from passive entertainment through social media and peer-to-peer media technologies, beginning with MTV and CNN through Facebook and social media.
 3

COM 310 – Video Storytelling for the Web
This course examines the production and management of digital multimedia. Students produce projects by using digital video with special emphasis on the processes of storytelling. Students will develop skills by making videos with the intent of posting online (Youtube, social media, websites).
 3

COM 381 – Digital Graphics for New Media
The digital revolution has arrived in television and video production. This course introduces the theory and basics of digital graphic design and editing, incorporating three-dimensional graphics, animation, music, and sound effects. Students produce videos using nonlinear post-production programs and incorporate graphics with the intent of posting online.
 3

COM 382 – Global New Media
An examination of the use of new media in various parts of the world. The exploration of media history in different regions and how the population participates in new media technologies such as digital film, video and Internet. Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of globalization is a focal point of the course.
3


Social media Panel

On April 8, 2011, Dr. Drew Bogner, President of Molloy College, Dr. Deidre Pribram, Chairperson of the Communications Department, Dr. Janice Kelly of the Communications Department, and New Media Professor Jamie Cohen, gathered to discuss the rapid changes caused by new technologies, such as social media, and the effects they are having on our society. All participations believe that a new kind of "public sphere" is emerging. Dr. Bogner pointed out that while each user of social media has a voice, the individualized nature of communicating via computer enables each user to organize their own "real." Professor Cohen indicated that education is absolutely necessary to raise awareness of the importance of social media, how to use it responsibly, and why it might be a potential tool for social change and activism. The panelists agreed that the goal for educators is to make sure that students are not only connected but also aware and informed.