Creative Media and Digital Culture (Vancouver only)

This option is for students who want careers in web design and development; game studies and design; 2 and 3D animation; digital publishing, social media, and SEO strategy; or physical computing, including virtual and augmented reality. Students graduate with a deep knowledge of the theories relating to digital technologies, as well as strong essential skills like written and oral communication, teamwork, project management, and ethics. In addition to the learning outcomes for the DTC department, upon graduation, students in the Creative Media and Digital Culture option will also be able to:

1) Recognize various forms of language processing and their implications for media authoring;

2) Know the basics of information architecture and knowledge management along with ways digital information can be structured for retrieval and archival purposes for different audiences; and

3) Synthesize media forms for multimedia contexts.


This option is available on the Vancouver campus. A student may be admitted to the DTC – Creative Media and Digital Culture Option upon making their intention known to the department. This option requires 42 credits of major-specific course work.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,2	6
Second Term	Credits
DTC 101 [ARTS]	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives1,2	6
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab3	4
DTC 201	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Electives2	5
Second Term	Credits
DTC 336	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab3	4
Electives2	8
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
DTC 355	3
DTC 356 [M]	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
Approved Non-DTC Upper-Division Courses4	6
Second Term	Credits
Diversity [DIVR]	3
DTC 375 [M]	3
DTC Electives5	6
Approved Non-DTC Upper-Division Course4	3
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
DTC Electives5	6
Electives2	9
Second Term	Credits
DTC 497 [CAPS]	3
Electives2	12

---

Footnotes

1	Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation.
2	Electives must include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 credits of upper-division coursework.
3	To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs).
4	Approved Non-DTC Upper-Division Courses (9 credits): Any 300-400 level courses outside of DTC approved by the DTC advisor or a faculty member. These courses are meant to expand a student’s interdisciplinary perspective on media, technology, and culture.
5	DTC Electives (12 credits): Any DTC course not included in the degree requirements, except for DTC 498 and DTC 499, is eligible to be a DTC elective.