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Northwestern School of Communication

Digital Media: Behavior and Design

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Students in the Digital Media area of study explore the design and implications of digital communication and information technologies. Courses cover topics like how people learn, work, play, organize, and otherwise interact using these systems, as well as the social, political, cultural, psychological, and economic effects of digital media. Students explore how digital media and the internet are increasingly important factors in human behavior and society. 

Careers associated with this area of study often involve social media, digital marketing, content creation, user experience design and digital media research. 

Course Examples

  • Communication & Technology 
  • Media Effects 
  • Critical Internet Studies 
  • Online Communities and Crowds 
  • Technology & Human Interaction 
  • Information Visualization