Digital Media Minor
Divisional Home: Division II
Minor Advisors: Gordon Gray, Daniel Feinberg and Scott Heggen
The Digital Media minor provides opportunities for coherent, explorational, and multidisciplinary study of the broad range of media that form such an important part of the world that we live in. Students taking this class will engage with multiple forms of digital media, both in terms of production and analysis. This approach aims to supplement and complement students’ major disciplinary study, whether they are preparing to enter graduate study or the world of work beyond Berea.
Degree Requirements
(Minimum of five course credits)
Required Survey Courses
Two (2) courses from the “Survey Courses” list below:
| COM 211 | Broadcast Journalism I | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 111 | Storytelling-Comp Animation | 1 Course Credit |
| CSC 121 | Introduction to Game Design | 1 Course Credit |
| ETAD 180 | Graphic Com and Design | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 135 | Film Production | 1 Course Credit |
Required Production Courses
Two (2) courses from the “Production Courses” list below:
| COM 311 | Broadcast Journalism II | 1 Course Credit |
| ETAD 202 | Photography | 1 Course Credit |
| ETAD 382 | Studio in Graphic Design | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 331 | Film Production: Documentary | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 332 | Film Production: Feature Film | 1 Course Credit |
Required 400-Level Course
One (1) of the following 400-level options from the program most relevant to the student’s interests (e.g. THR 490B or ETAD 495, etc.):
Directed Study (498)
Independent Study (490B)
Internship (495)
Team Initiated Study (497B)
OR
Other courses approved for by the Digital Media minor steering committee.
Exploring the Minor: We believe the student’s liberal art education will be enhanced with this minor, which encourages study and research across disciplines. Students in the past who have tried to create Independent Majors that more closely reflect their academic pursuits have had difficulty graduating on time. Being able to pursue a Digital Media Minor will alleviate some of that pressure.
Admission to the minor: No more than two (2) total credits can be transferred in for education abroad experiences and/or from other accredited institutions and applied to the Minor. Students are not allowed to combine a minor in Film Production with a minor in Digital Media.
Course sequencing considerations (in order to complete degree requirements within eight terms): Unless there is approval from the relevant instructor, there are expectations that the survey courses be taken before the production courses and that the minor be completed with the 4XX course.
Proficiency requirements for retention in and completion of the minor: A “C” or higher is required in each of the five courses for successful completion of the minor.
Proficiency requirements for retention in and completion of the minor: A “C” or higher is required in each of the five courses for successful completion of the minor.