Digital Communications & Media

Digital Communications and Media is a field of study that requires both technical prowess and creativity. In this major, you’ll be learning about how to successfully communicate information over a variety of digital mediums, including photography, web, radio, and television. Typical classes cover topics in digital media management, multimedia graphic design, computer animation, and digital editing. Depending on which school you enroll in and what area you are seeking to specialize in, you may also take classes in cinematography, screenwriting, and even broadcast design. If it is related to anything in the media, then chances are you will learn about it at some point in pursuing this particular major.

Armed with a degree in Digital Communications and Media, you’ll be an incredibly versatile job candidate with skills that employers from several different fields will desire and actively recruit. This is because every possible industry—whether it be business, non-profit, entertainment, or anything else—must have a stake in digital communications in order to get its product or message across to a wider base of customers or members. Typical careers for digital media majors include careers in public relations, sports, broadcasting, speech writing, and even health communication. And the average salary for these careers, although varied, is quite good. Digital designers have an average starting salary of $34,000.