New Media (B.A.)

About

In New Media, you’ll learn a variety of skills to help you manage the complexities of today’s digital projects, from designing a logo to coding a website to filming and editing a video. Yet the New Media curriculum will also dive you deeply into one or two subjects of your choosing. The result is what employers call a “T-shaped” person: someone with mastery of one specialty as well as a broad array of related skills.

Program Highlights

  • Teaches skills that creative people need to succeed in the 21st century
  • Graduates work in globally recognized organizations from Apple to Amazon, from Facebook to the BBC, from Wikipedia to The New York Times
  • Approaches computer programming in a fun and creative way via visual and physical computing, augmented reality, and mobile apps, but also shows how graphic designers, musicians, and other artistically inclined people can learn coding to increase their chances of getting a job in their favorite creative field
  • We give you the skills to manage complex long-term projects as well as techniques for making everyone accountable–so you don’t end up holding the bag
  • Learn a variety of skills to help you manage the complexities of today’s digital projects, from designing a logo to coding a website to filming and editing a video
  • Building projects from your very first New Media course, and you’ll get critiques from professors and classmates from aesthetic, technical, and social perspectives

Requirements

The minimum number of credits required to graduate is 120 with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required in the major, and New Media majors must have a “C-” or better in each required course in their major. New Media majors must complete a minimum of 48 credit hours in New Media courses. All courses required by the New Media degree program must be taken for a grade; courses taken pass/fail will not count. In addition to New Media degree program requirements, students must meet any graduation requirements set forth by the University, such as General Education course requirements, and any requirements required by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Program Learning Outcomes

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Careers

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At a Glance

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Maine College of Engineering & Computing

Computing & Information Sciences


Degree Level

Undergraduate Major

Degree Earned

Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Mode of Study

In-Person

time to Complete Degree

120 credits

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Maine College of Engineering & Computing

Computing & Information Sciences


Degree Level

Undergraduate Major

Degree Earned

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science

Mode of Study

In-Person

time to Complete Degree

120 Credits

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Open to students in all majors

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