Professional Investigation

Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse

This program aids students to pursue writing in a wide array of fields. The graduate classes focus on writing in various contexts, the study of the writing language, etc.
I am currently taking a course in this discipline: NMS 509, Special Topics in New Media Studies: Documentary Screenwriting. I do recommend this great class if you have an interest in studying documentaries and how to create them. We are analyzing the various kinds of documentaries and are screenwriting our own.

Other courses that seem to be interesting are WRD 524 (Document Design), WRD 525 (Writing for the Web), and WRD 523 (Editing).


Art, Media, and Design

Graphic design, media art, and fine art make up the core for this department. It’s a shame that graduate classes are not offered, hopefully similar studio classes are offered in other departments.


Communication

This department explores the formation and elaboration of meaning. Some of the courses can be real beneficial to NMS students hence they deal with journalism, radio, TV, film, public relations and advertising. One of my BA’s was in Communication so a lot of the courses appeal to me. Amongst the many specific courses I find interesting, I will most likely consider taking: PRAD 555 (Public Relations), PRAD 553 (Advertising), and MCS 501 (Film and Media Theory).


Computing and Digital Media

Divided into two schools, School of Computing and the School of Cinema and Interactive Media, CDM provides a wide array of innovative courses. Such a department focuses on incorporating technology with storytelling. There is a wide range of Master Degree opportunities in CDM varying from Computer Game Development to Computational Finance.


Human Computer Interaction

With the combination of computer, graphic design, and social sciences, this program aides students in analyzing and creating technological interfaces. This discipline may be of some good interest to NMS students hence some of the courses available are Computer, Information and Network Security, Digital Cinema, Game Development, Computer Graphics and Motion, Interactive Media, Visual Effects, etc.