Studies in Multimodality and Digital Media

This course explores the rhetorical relationships between multiple modes and media. It focuses on the acquisition of skills for editing and layout of multimodal publications, such as marketing materials, newsletters, online magazines, and websites. Students get hands-on experience applying these skills while working on student-led publications.

Learning outcomes:

  1. Analyze design principles appropriate for multimodal and multimedia texts
  2. Identify conventions that affect publishing processes
  3. Apply design principles by composing for various genres, including student-led publications
Winter 2021

Instructor: Dr. Mason

Featured Assignments:

  • Parody
  • A New Media Manifesto
Winter 2020

Instructor: Dr. Mason

Featured Assignments: 

  • Parody
  • A New Media Manifesto
Winter 2019

Instructor: Dr. Mason

Featured Assignments: 

  • Parody
  • A New Media Manifesto
Winter 2018

Instructor: Dr. Morris

Featured Assignments:

  • Visual Argument
  • My Listening Body