Undergraduate Minor
The School of Journalism & Media Studies offers a minor in Digital and Social Media Studies and a minor in Learning Design and Technology. Admission to the minor requires completion of specific coursework and achieving a high cumulative GPA. Students whose majors are within the School of Journalism & Media Studies are NOT allowed to pursue a minor in Digital and Social Media Studies. Once students have completed the pre-minor requirements, they are ready to be signed into the minor. For more information about the JMS academic minors, please follow the links below.
JMS Minors
The School of Journalism & Media Studies offers a minor in Digital and Social Media Studies. Admission to the minor requires completion of specific coursework and achieving a high cumulative GPA. Students whose majors are within the School of Journalism & Media Studies are NOT allowed to pursue a minor in Digital and Social Media Studies. Once students have completed the pre-minor requirements, they are ready to be signed into the minor.
The minor in Digital and Social Media Studies consists of 18 units to include:
- JMS 494 - Media Law and Ethics
- JMS 210 - Social Media in the Digital Age
- JMS 200 - Introduction to Contemporary Media
and nine units selected from:
- JMS 408 - Principles of Media Studies
- JMS 480 - Principles of Public Relations
- JMS 440 - Management of Media Organizations
- JMS 462 - Advertising Strategy and Social Media
- JMS 300 - Principles of Journalism
- JMS 460 - Principles of Advertising
- JMS 489 - Research Methods in Mediated Communication
Pre-admission Requirements
Admission to the minor requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and completion of Journalism and Media Studies 200 and 210 with grades of C (2.0) or better in each course.
Courses in the minor may not be counted toward the major, but may be used to satisfy preparation for the major and general education requirements, if applicable. A minimum of six upper division units must be completed at San Diego State University.
Want to make a difference? Then consider a Learning Design and Technology minor.
As a professional, you may be called to design, develop, implement and assess e-learning programs, informational websites, video conferencing, educational games, and multimedia. Through a minor in Learning Design and Technology, you can hone your skills designing and developing cutting edge media technology.
Some of the skills include:
- Designing effective training and e-learning programs
- Reaching audiences where they live and work in cyberspace
- Planning and developing educational and informational web sites
- Nurturing online learning and support communities
- Applying instructional design principles to a broad range of opportunities
- Developing workshops using multimedia and video.
15 units -- 6 units required and 9 units elective at the 500-level.
Required (two courses - 6 units):
- LDT 540 - Educational Technology
- LDT 544 - Advanced Instructional Design
Electives (Select three courses – 9 units) from the following:
- LDT 515 - Games, Play and Learning
- LDT 525 - Virtual Reality, Imaginary Worlds and the Future of Learning
- LDT 561 - Advanced Multimedia Design for Learning
- LDT 596 - Topics in LDT
