Practice and refine digital communication skills

As a Communication and Technology major, you’ll learn to live and work in the modern digital environment. You’ll be given a foundation of theoretical knowledge, critical analysis and ethical awareness of how processes of communication affect and are affected by technology.

Communication and Technology majors will take courses that provide you with interdisciplinary knowledge, experiences, and practical skills that link technology and communication.

You will have access to DePaul’s green screen studio, control room, editing suites, data analytics technology and digital equipment facility.

We also offer the 3+3 BA/JD Program, which allows high-achieving first-year undergraduate students to be admitted simultaneously to the College of Communication (CMN) and the College of Law (LAW). You’ll complete your first three years in CMN and your final three years in LAW.

Classes

Coursework

• Communication, Technology and Society
• Communication Law & Ethics in a Digital Age
• Introduction to Digital Media Skills
• Digital Writing

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Account management
• Copywriting
• Event planning
• Media planning/buying
• Media relations
• Risk and crisis management
• Sales management
• Social media

Four Required Courses (16 hours)

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CMNS 280	INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS	4
CMNS 349	DIGITAL MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS	4
CMNS 366	COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY	4
or MCS 366	COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
WRD 201	DIGITAL WRITING	4

Six Additional Courses (24 hours)

A minimum of three of these additional classes (12 hours) but no more than five classes (20 hours) must be from the Professional Skills category. A minimum of one class (4 hours) but no more than three classes (12 hours) must be from a focus area in either the Social Media, Cultural Impact of Technology, or Communication, Technology, and Ethics categories. No more than four of these courses (16 hours) can be taken outside of the College of Communication.

Professional Skills (at least 12 hours but no more than 20 hours)

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CMN 292	ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD WORKSHOP 2
CMN 397	RESEARCH PRACTICUM 1
CMNS 346	SOCIAL MEDIA RESEARCH METHODS
JOUR 276	PHOTOJOURNALISM
JOUR 355	NEWSCAST PRODUCING
JOUR 370	MULTIMEDIA NEWS PRODUCTION
JOUR 376	TOPICS IN JOURNALISM
JOUR 377	SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM (Data Journalism or Journalism by Numbers)
JOUR 382	ADVANCED PHOTOJOURNALISM
MCS 389	TOPICS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
PRAD 352	DIGITAL ADVERTISING
PRAD 393	SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING (Department approval required contingent on topic)
DOC 324	DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II (FORMERLY DC 371
FILM 101	FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS (FORMERLY DC 110)
FILM 102	FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR NON-MAJORS (FORMERLY DC 205)
FILM 110	DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I (FORMERLY DC 210)
GD 200	GRAPHIC DESIGN: FORM
IT 231	WEB DEVELOPMENT I
IT 232	WEB DEVELOPMENT II
POST 110	EDITING I (FORMERLY DC 220)
POST 124	SOUND DESIGN I (FORMERLY DC 215)
UXD 210	INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN (FORMERLY ISM 210)
UXD 220	PROTOTYPING METHODS I (FORMERLY ISM 220)
WRD 204	TECHNICAL WRITING
WRD 286	WRITING WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
WRD 290	WRITER'S TOOLS WORKSHOP (Department approval required contingent on topic)
WRD 322	WRITING AND METADATA
WRD 372	DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Focus Area (at least 4 hours but no more than 12 hours)

Social Media

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CMN 399	INDEPENDENT STUDY 1
CMNS 311	TOPICS IN RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 341	COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN A DIGITAL AGE
JOUR 342	SOCIAL MEDIA & THE NEWS
CSC 270	FROM FIREFLIES TO FACEBOOK: THE SCIENCE OF NETWORKS
GAM 208	VIRTUAL WORLDS AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES

Cultural Impact of Technology

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CMN 399	INDEPENDENT STUDY 1
CMNS 307	TOPICS IN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 308	TOPICS IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
CMNS 342	LIVING ONLINE
MCS 231	INTRODUCTION TO DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
MCS 349	TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES (Adaptation)
MCS 352	TOPICS IN NEW MEDIA
WRD 205	HISTORY OF LITERACIES AND WRITING
WRD 261	DIGITAL CULTURE
WRD 362	SEMIOTICS
WRD 363	VISUAL RHETORIC

Communication, Technology, and Ethics 

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CMN 399	INDEPENDENT STUDY 1
CMNS 345	THE DARK WEB
JOUR 361	JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS
MCS 343	MEDIA ETHICS
PRAD 334	ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ETHICS
WRD 282	ETHICS OF PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING

1	Students may take up to 4 hours of credit in this course toward graduation requirements.
2	A maximum of 8 credits from two credit College of Communication courses may be applied to major requirements.

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