Students in the Multimedia and Digital Culture (MMDC) program take courses in a variety of disciplines, such as English Literature and Writing, Philosophy, Journalism, Communications, Computer Sciences, and Business. They learn how to create interactive works of electronic literature, they study of the principles of good visual design, they examine the significance of a growing digital culture, an
d they explore the impacts of digital culture on the real world. MMDC students learn to appreciate computer code as a language, and they learn how to recognize when code is beautiful. They discuss video games as works of art and study instances wherein social media has impacted culture and politics. As a discipline, Multimedia and Digital Culture exists in the overlap of the Arts and Sciences. MMDC students learn to make aesthetically pleasing data visualizations from the results of data mining experiments. They learn to both recognize good, intuitive, visual design and to use the digital tools to create well-designed media. MMDC students produce new kinds of texts meant to be viewed on computers and tablets. They understand how to use communication technologies to deliver informational, insightful, and artistic digital products in a way that the 21st Century citizen understands. For this reason, MMDC students will succeed in an increasingly digital marketplace. They will get jobs doing design and creating content for magazine and newspaper publishers. They will be attractive candidates for businesses and organizations seeking to reach the public in memorable and impactful ways. They will become important resources for libraries and museums that are creating well-designed, digital archives for scholars, students, and the general public. They'll pursue internships at organizations like Google, where they will be instrumental in creating new apps and resources with an international appeal. In short, MMDC majors will be equipped to gain meaningful and fulfilling work in the 21st Century job force.
