This interdisciplinary major blends the strengths of our Fine Arts department in visual design, photography, design, video practices, digital darkroom and more with the strengths of our English department and Journalism program. Students design a course of study which allows them to integrate writing, multimedia creation and technology in both practical and theoretical applications.

nterdisciplinary Majors in Digital Arts and Journalism will: 1. Develop, research, and write news stories and develop corresponding skills in photography, video, and multimedia applications; 2. Recognize categories of journalism, make judgments about its value, write competently using AP style and make ethical choices in regard to media coverage, practices and production; 3. Demonstrate knowledge of design, photo, video, and web techniques to capture and shape content into a story; 4. Use appropriate software to create journalistic multimedia, as well as general layout and design of newspapers both in print and online and be able to critique and edit media writing, image, and video; 5. Demonstrate awareness of interdisciplinary links between the fine arts, digital arts and journalism both conceptually and in practice.