New Media and Digital Design Major

The major consists of a total of 11 courses with five required courses and six electives. Students declare one of three concentrations: new media and information; art, text and design; new media and commerce, and choose their six electives from their concentration with some flexibility.

As part of the core requirements, all students are required to do at least one internship during the course of their undergraduate careers in order to gain valuable practical experience for future employment. Our unique location in the heart of New York City will allow us to build bridges with the local media industry. In addition, all NMDD students are required to produce a capstone project. These projects are showcased on a curated exhibition website.


CIP Code

09.0702 - Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia.


You can use the CIP code to learn more about career paths associated with this field of study and, for international students, possible post-graduation visa extensions. Learn more about CIP codes and other information resources.

The total number of courses required for the major is 11.1

Course Title Credits
NMDD 1001Explorations in Digital Design3
NMDD 3900Internship Seminar4
NMDD 4600Senior Capstone Seminar4
One of the following classes: 24
Creative Coding
Information and Web Programming
Information and Data Management
Digital Video and Multimedia
Computer and Data Analysis
Internet and Web Programming
One NMDD Ethics course3
Four courses from one of the following concentrations:12
New Media and Information
Art, Text, and Design
New Media and Commerce
Two elective courses 36
Total Credits36
1

Students may double count a maximum of 2 courses from another major toward their NMDD major.

2

Students who take more than one of these courses may apply it to the appropriate concentrations as listed below, with the approval of the Program Director.

3

Any course with the NMDD subject code or the NMDD attribute code may fulfill the elective requirement.

NMDD Ethics courses

Courses in this group have the NMDE attribute.

Course Title Credits
CISC 4650Cyberspace: Issues and Ethics4
CISC 4660Minds, Machines, and Society4
COMC 3370Ethical Issues in Media4
COMC 4370Ethical Controversies in 21st Century Media4
DTEM 3475Digital Media and Advocacy4
DTEM 3500Resistance and Global Activism4
DTEM 4418Critical Making4
DTEM 4440Privacy and Surveillance4
DTEM 4470Values in Design4
DTEM 4480Digital Media and Public Responsibility4
NMDD 3350Advocacy Design Lab4
VART 2424Art and Action on the Bronx River4
VART 3030Art Design and Politics4
VART 3055Ecology for Designers4
VART 3060Visual Justice: Enacting Change Through Image-Based Storytelling 4

Availability

The major in new media and digital design is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies at Lincoln Center.

Fordham College at Rose Hill students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the Core Curriculum.

Fordham College at Lincoln Center students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the Core Curriculum.

Professional and Continuing Studies students: The requirements above are in addition to those of the PCS Core Curriculum and any additional electives that may be required to earn a minimum of 124 credits.

A concentration is required. Four courses must be taken for the concentration.

Courses for New Media and Information concentration

Courses in this group have the NMMI attribute.

Course Title Credits
CISC 2350Information and Web Programming4
CISC 2530Digital Video and Multimedia4
CISC 2850Computer and Data Analysis4
CISC 3020Computer Graphics4
CISC 3850Information Retrieval Systems4
CISC 4001Computers and Robots in Film4
CMBU 3434Fundamentals of Integrated Marketing Communication3
CMBU 4471ST: Business of New Media3
COMC 3380International Communication4
COMC 4340Freedom of Expression4
DTEM 1401Introduction to Digital Technologies and Emerging Media4
DTEM 2417Data Visualization4
DTEM 2421Digital Production for New Media4
DTEM 2425Digital Video Production I for DTEM4
DTEM 2450Digital Property: Rights, Policies, and Practice4
DTEM 2471Writing for Online Media4
DTEM 3423Projects in Digital Video4
DTEM 3425Digital Video Production II4
DTEM 3463Civic Media4
DTEM 3475Digital Media and Advocacy4
DTEM 3476Social Media4
DTEM 4418Critical Making4
DTEM 4440Privacy and Surveillance4
INSY 4431Web Analytics3
JOUR 4713Audio Reporting and Podcasting4
MKBU 3434Fundamentals of Integrated Marketing Communication3
MKBU 3454ST: Design Thinking3
NMDD 3308Professional Social Media4
NMDD 3338Digital Strategy for Cause Marketing4
NMDD 3350Advocacy Design Lab4
NMDD 3450User Experience Design: Design for Empowerment4
NMDD 3880Designing Smart Cities for Social Justice4
VART 2003Graphic Design and Digital Tools4

Courses for Art, Text, and Design concentration

Courses in this group have the NMAT attribute.

Course Title Credits
CISC 2530Digital Video and Multimedia4
CISC 2540Introduction to Video Game Design4
CISC 3020Computer Graphics4
CMBU 4471ST: Business of New Media3
DTEM 2417Data Visualization4
DTEM 2421Digital Production for New Media4
DTEM 2452Game Culture:Theory & Practice4
DTEM 2453Introduction to Game Narrative4
DTEM 3423Projects in Digital Video4
DTEM 3452Game Design Projects4
DTEM 3476Social Media4
DTEM 4418Critical Making4
DTEM 4440Privacy and Surveillance4
DTEM 4470Values in Design4
ENGL 3017Digital Creative Writing4
FITV 2612Writing Producing Web Series4
MKBU 3454ST: Design Thinking3
NMDD 3020Explorations in Digital Storytelling4
NMDD 3450User Experience Design: Design for Empowerment4
NMDD 3880Designing Smart Cities for Social Justice4
VART 1128Introduction to Digital Photography4
VART 1135Visual Thinking3
VART 1265Film/Video I4
VART 1995Phone to Book4
VART 2003Graphic Design and Digital Tools4
VART 2222Archival Reenactments4
VART 2265Film/Video II4
VART 2400Fundamentals of Website Design4
VART 2500Typography and Design4
VART 2550Book and Zine Design4
VART 2600Type in Motion4
VART 2650Visual Effects and Motion Graphics4
VART 2700Logos, Branding, and Presentation4
VART 2750Magazine and Editorial design4
VART 3250Speculative Design4
VART 3258Film/Video Installation4
VART 3268Film/Video Animation4

Courses for New Media and Commerce concentration

Courses in this group have the NMAC attribute.

Course Title Credits
CISC 2540Introduction to Video Game Design4
CISC 2850Computer and Data Analysis4
CISC 3020Computer Graphics4
CMBU 3434Fundamentals of Integrated Marketing Communication3
CMBU 4413Digital Media & Promo Comm3
CMBU 4453Social Media3
CMBU 4471ST: Business of New Media3
COMC 2112Strategic Communication: Theory and Practice4
COMC 3172Principles of Advertising4
DTEM 2421Digital Production for New Media4
DTEM 2450Digital Property: Rights, Policies, and Practice4
DTEM 3475Digital Media and Advocacy4
DTEM 3476Social Media4
DTEM 4440Privacy and Surveillance4
INSY 3442Web Apps Design and Development3
INSY 4431Web Analytics3
INSY 4432Mobile Commerce & Apps3
INSY 4505E-Commerce3
LPBU 3226Exploring Entrepreneurship3
LPBU 3227Innovation and Resilience3
MKBU 3434Fundamentals of Integrated Marketing Communication3
MKBU 3454ST: Design Thinking3
NMDD 3308Professional Social Media4
NMDD 3338Digital Strategy for Cause Marketing4
NMDD 3350Advocacy Design Lab4
NMDD 3450User Experience Design: Design for Empowerment4
NMDD 3880Designing Smart Cities for Social Justice4
VART 2003Graphic Design and Digital Tools4
VART 2700Logos, Branding, and Presentation4
VART 3250Speculative Design4