• Use the latest technology for designing and distributing digital works in various mediums.
• Learn strong design principles through both the production and analysis of media objects.
• Understand the way digital media and information function and circulate in multiple cultural contexts.
• A historical perspective on technological development, from local to global perspectives, and its implications for a variety of mediums.
• Interdisciplinary courses explore the global changes brought about by digital media.
• Make meaningful digital media texts of your own—get hands-on experience putting your ideas into writing, speech, and visual form.

Certification Requirements
Certification can take place at any point during the semester. To apply for certification a student must have the following:
• 24 completed credit hours
• Minimum 2.2 GPA
• Sample digital test in web authoring, animation, video production, and/or graphic design.
• Written statement of purpose (500-700 words) explaining how the DTC major supports the student’s career goals. This statement should also describe how the sample digital text was produced and justify the text’s overall design choices.
• Certification applications will be reviewed by a committee.
• Transfer students with 55+ hours should complete the certification requirements within two semesters.
• All students should certify before earning 90 credit hours.

Suggested Classes for Freshmen
ENGL 101: Introductory Writing
DTC 101: Introduction to Digital Technology and Culture
DTC 201: Tools and Methods for Digital Technology
F A 102: Visual Concepts 1
   OR F A 103: Visual Concepts 2
   OR F A 110: Drawing

Suggested Classes for Transfer Students
DTC 101: Introduction to Digital Technology and Culture
DTC 201: Tools and Methods for Digital Technology
DTC 355: Multimedia Authoring
ANTH 350: Speech, Thought, and Culture
ENGL 300: Computers in English
ENGL 301: Writing and Rhetorical Conventions
HUM 304: Humanities in the Modern World
   OR SOC 430: Society and Technology

Math Requirement
Any UCORE, most commonly:
   MATH 105: Exploring Mathematics
   MATH 212: Introduction to Statistical Methods

Core Courses
Multimedia Authoring: Exploring the New Rhetorics
Electronic Research and the Rhetoric of Information
Language, Texts, and Technology
Digital Diversity
Art, Science, and Technology

For digital technology and culture majors

The Department of English offers undergraduate scholarships from four different endowed funds, most providing $1,000 tuition stipends annually. In addition, all students in English departmental majors can apply for more than $50,000 in scholarships awarded by the College of Liberal Arts.

For all students

A variety of state, federal, and university-sponsored programs are available to help students with educational costs. Washington State University awards millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships to students every year based on financial need, academic merit, or a combination of the two.

Students should complete the Washington State University general scholarship application and the FAFSA to ensure their eligibility for the widest range of scholarships and need-based financial aid.

For information or to apply for financial aid and scholarships from WSU, see the Scholarships and Finances section of the WSU website.

Interest in mixing art and technology

Interest in language and culture

Interest in persuasion and effective communication

What you can do with a degree in digital technology and culture

• Graphic design

• Social media consulting

• Web development

• Media production

• Game design

• Information architecture

• Art direction

• Internet marketing

• Project management

• Professional writing

• Editing and publishing

• Teaching

• Graduate school

• Technical writing

• Marketing coordination

• Animation

Skills you can market with a degree in digital technology and culture

• Critical thinking

• Creative problem solving

• Project management

• Information management

• Design principles and standards

• User experience development

• Audience awareness