The Digital Cultures & Technologies program at Saint John Fisher College provides an interdisciplinary education in digital media and emerging technologies. Students are required to double major and can choose from tracks in computer science, content creation, information technology, and social media analytics. The program offers courses in web design, programming, video production, and digital storytelling. It provides facilities with Mac and PC labs and software like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro. Graduates pursue careers in fields like web design, app development, social media management, and more with opportunities for internships.

1. Digital Cultures
& Technologies
at Saint John Fisher College

2. Overview
Technologists who understand how to
create and the reasons behind their
design decisions.
Artists/programmers who can work in
all mediums.
Students interested in ‘modern jobs’:
social media analytics, mobile app
building, online corporate trainers.

3. A Multidisciplinary
Approach to Education
Double-major required!
Media and Communication
(Communication/Journalism),
American Studies, Math, Economics,
English: Writing

4. Digital Media.Social Media
social media & service learning
video and digital storytelling
android app building
Howard Rheingold’s “Net Smart”

5. Programming (1 class)
Foundations of Computer Science I
Introduction to Media Computing
(Data Visualization)
http://nytlabs.com/projects/
cascade.html
Video Game Design

6. Principles and practices
(3 classes)
Web Design
Advanced Web Design
Visual Rhetoric
Writing with New Media (interactive
storytelling)
Special Topics: Cyberactivism;
Networks, Crowds, and Markets;
Video Game Theory; 3-D Modeling

7. Theory (1 class)
Emergent Media and Web Culture
Digital Literacies
online economics, privacy and
surveillance, online identity,
fan culture

8. Track: Computer Science
Discrete Mathematics
Foundations of Computer Science II
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Graphics
Databases
Programming the World Wide Web

9. Track: Content Creation
Introduction to Video Production
Documentary Film,
Writing as Social Practice,
Picturing the Past (photo history)
writing/blogging; photography;
advanced video production

10. Track: Information Technology
Introduction to Databases and
Applications
Networks
Media Technologies
Data Mining

11. Track: Social Media Analytics
Statistics
Web and Social Media Analytics
Internet Marketing
Data Mining

12. Other Tracks
Learning Technologies
Special Topics

13. Senior Project
Consisting of the creation of a
significant portfolio piece of a
student’s choosing.

14. Facilities
20 Macintosh computers, with Macs
also located in Lavery Library and
the 24-hour computer lab
Multiple PC labs

15. Software/Languages
InDesign
Photoshop/Lightroom
Final Cut Pro/After Effects
Coda for HTML & CSS
App Inventor
JQuery/JQuery Mobile/Java/PHP/Processing

16. Graduate School
Information Technology
Video Game Production
Interactive Media
Information Science
Law & Business

17. Careers
Web Designer
App Developer
SEO (social media optimizer)
Social Media Manager
Video Producer/Photographer
Educational Technologist/Trainer
Programmer

18. New Jobs/New Opportunities
Digital Museum Curator
(American Studies/Museum Studies certificate)
Online Trainer (with Psychology)
Social Media Manager (with Media and Communication)
Mathematician with speciality in Social Media/Data Mining
(with Math)
Financial analyst with focus on technology investments
(with Economics)

19. Internships
Situated in second major.

20. Benefits
small classes (typically 20)
highly personalized advising
liberal arts college environment

21. Digital Cultures Website
http://dct.sjfc.edu
contact info on sheet

22. Thank you.
Questions?