Tulane’s Digital Media Practices Program offers a coordinate major focused on the art and practice of digital storytelling. Courses in the program offer hands-on experience in Narrative and Documentary Filmmaking, Interactive Media, Game Design, Podcasting, Digital Sound, and Video Art. After completing introductory coursework, students choose an area of specialization leading to a 2-semester Capstone Project, beginning either Spring of their Junior year or Fall of their Senior year. Many students choose to write, produce, and direct their own short films. However, our program also encourages our students to think creatively about their capstone projects, whether these projects are narrative or documentary short films, full-length screenplays, multi-episode podcasts, radio dramas, interactive media exhibitions, experimental video games, web-based projects, or a combination of all these elements. The Digital Media Practices Program gives students the opportunity to work closely with experienced and supportive faculty interested in allowing students’ passion and vision to help to define their goals.
The Coordinate Major in Digital Media Practices first requires students to declare a major in another discipline before declaring the DMPC coordinate major. The program is an interdisciplinary, 10-course program that can include classes from Digital Media Practices, Cinema Studies and Communication, Music, Theatre and Dance, Art, or English.
Students pursuing this coordinate major must select a primary major in addition to the coordinate major. Additionally, they must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in the Newcomb-Tulane College core curriculum and 120 credit hours in their degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000. More information on degree and core curriculum requirements can be found here.
The coordinate major in Digital Media Practices is an interdisciplinary, 30-credit program that can include courses in Digital Media Practices, Cinema Studies, Music, Theatre and Dance, Communication, Art, or English.
Advanced Digital Filmmaking I (Capstone I) Students must receive a C or better to advance to DMPC 5560 Advanced Digital Filmmaking II. Students must receive a B- or better to direct a film in DMPC 5560 Advanced Digital Filmmaking II.
This example plan of study for the coordinate major in Digital Media Practices represents a fall semester start and a 30-credit hour primary major.* This plan of study encompasses all program requirements. Students are responsible for reviewing university, school, and program requirements, along with prerequisites and the sequencing of courses in coordination with their academic and major advisors.
*Primary majors vary in credit hours, 30 credit hours is the general minimum credit hours required in a major. See primary major requirements in catalog for more information
Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Fall
Credit Hours
Primary Major course
3
Select one Gateway Course
3
NTC Core and General Electives
10
Credit Hours
16
Spring
Two Primary Major courses
6
NTC Core and General Electives
9
Credit Hours
15
Year 2
Fall
Primary Major course
3
Select one DMP Foundations course from list (must be DMPC)
3
Select one Context and Analysis course
3
NTC Core and General Electives
6
Credit Hours
15
Spring
Primary Major course
3
Select one DMP Foundations course from list
3
NTC Core and General Electives
9
Credit Hours
15
Year 3
Fall
Two Primary Major courses
6
Select one DMP Foundations course from list (must be DMPC)
3
NTC Core and General Electives
6
Credit Hours
15
Spring
Primary Major course
3
Select one Context and Analysis course
3
Select one Advanced Practice Elective (must be DMPC)
