Minor in Social Media
Program Coordinator: Erin Jensen
Program Mission: The Social Media minor is an interdisciplinary minor focused on providing students with increased understanding of and practical experience with using social media and digital communication. Students will have options for classes in English, Business, Digital Humanities, Computer Science, and Digital Art. As part of the coursework, students will create and run social media campaigns and engage in application assignments within their various classes. Upon completion of this minor, students will have the skills necessary to find jobs in a variety of positions, including social media writing, social media management, graphic design, digital design, content creation, content strategy, digital communication, and many others.
Curriculum Requirements
Total Required Credits 15
Minor Program Requirements
Required for all students
| EN361 | Writing for Social Media | 3 |
Students will choose any four (4) of the following courses
| BU315W | Business Communications | 3 |
| BU319 | Advertising and Promotion | 3 |
| BU345 | Propaganda | 3 |
| CS101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CS110 | Introduction to Video Games | 3 |
| CS201 | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
| CS241 | Networking Technology | 3 |
| CS243 | Web Site Development | 3 |
| DH300/HI300 | Intro Digital Humanities | 3 |
| DM301 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| DM302 | Lifecycle and Email Marketing | 3 |
| DM304 | Digital Marketing Analytics and Experimentation | 3 |
| DH400 | Methods in Digital Humanities | 3 |
| EN106 | Intro to Digital and Multi-Media Arts | 3 |
| EN363 | Professional and Technical Writing | 3 |
| EN453 | Internship | 3 |
- Additional social media and digital communication-based courses as they are added to individual departments