Digital Information Design & Society Major
Liberal Studies, B.A.
The B.A. in Liberal Studies: Digital Information Design & Society is an interdisciplinary major that offers students the unique opportunity to study humanities issues and topics using digital technologies. The major combines traditional liberal arts skills in critical thinking, analysis, communication, ethical reasoning, and research with a wide swath of technical knowledge to equip students with transferable skills that prepare them for the modern, technologically complex workforce. Students will engage with innovative technologies—including coding and programming, data science, text mining, web development, modeling, mapping, and design thinking—to investigate topics in the humanities and facilitate critical consciousness of contemporary culture. This interdisciplinary specialization combines theory, research, and experiential production to engage students in discussions about enduring issues of the human experience while also gaining practical skills to succeed in a digitally mediated world.
Requirements for the Digital Information Design & Society major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives | 9 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 134 | Literary Genres | 3 |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BUS 310 | Methods of Applied Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 328 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 440 | Data Analytics: Exploration & Visualization | 3 |
| or CSC 405 | Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Analysis | |
| COM 112 | Fundamentals of Spreadsheets | 3 |
| CMS 130 | Media Lab: Communication Technology | 3 |
| CMS 220 | New Media Technologies | 3 |
| CSC 101 | Applied Computing | 3 |
| CSC 297 | Programming Languages | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| HUM 218 | Introduction to Digital Humanities and Information Design | 3 |
| HUM 317 | Scientific Research and Ethics | 3 |
| HUM 318 | Research Methods in Digital Humanities & Information Design | 3 |
| HUM 490 | Digital Information Design and Society Capstone | 3 |
| LAR 210 | Intro to Design Thinking | 3 |
| General Electives | ||
| General Electives | 38 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |