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The internet age has fostered an environment of widespread interconnectedness. This hyperconnectivity, and the new media that proliferate along with it, come with their own specific problems. The purpose of this concentration is to study the effects of these new technologies on the individual, the workplace, and society at large. In this program of study students will examine the
increasing importance of individual and organizational social responsibility in today’s interconnected and computer-mediated environment, as well as the specific issues that stand at the intersection of social responsibility and information technology.

Required Course: 3 credits

CIS 4910 Information Technology and Social Responsibility*

Elective Courses: 6 credits
Two courses selected from the following:

BLS 3013 Mass Media and the Black American
CIS 3270 Computer Ethics* ( PHI 3270 )
CIS 3700 Green IT*
CIS 3810 Principles of New Media*
COM 3060 Media Analysis and Criticism
COM 3076 International Communication
JRN 3220 Media Ethics and Law
JRN 3500 Advanced Reporting and Writing
LIB 3040 Information and Society ( COM 3040 or PAF 3040 )
PHI 3040 Mind and Computers
PHI 3050 Ethics, Economics, and the Business System

Courses may be organized into the following suggested tracks:

Media

BLS 3013 Mass Media and the Black American
CIS 3810 Principles of New Media*
COM 3060 Media Analysis and Criticism
COM 3076 International Communication
JRN 3220 Media Ethics

Information Society

CIS 3810 Principles of New Media*
COM 3076 International Communication
JRN 3500 Advanced Reporting and Writing
LIB 3040 Information and Society ( COM 3040 or PAF 3040 )

Philosophy and Ethics

CIS 3270 Computer Ethics* ( PHI 3270 )
JRN 3220 Media Ethics
PHI 3040 Mind and Computers
PHI 3050 Ethics, Economics, and the Business System

*For the purposes of this program, this course counts as an Arts and Sciences course.