New Media cognates require the prerequisites of NEWM N110 Visualizing Information and N201 Design Issues in Digital Media. Students must receive a C average in the cognate area and at last a C- in each course. There are (5) cognate areas to choose from:

Option I: Audio

• NEWM N280 – Design Principles (3 cr.)
• NEWM N265 – Sound Composition (3 cr.)
• NEWM N300 – Digital Media Production (3 cr.)
• NEWM P355 – Intermediate Sound (3 cr.)
• NEWM A490 – Advanced Sound Design (3cr.)
• NEWM A495 – Advanced Editing (3 cr.)

Option II: Integrated Media

• NEWM N270 – Visual Composition (3 cr.)
• NEWM N280 – Design Principles (3 cr.)
• NEWM N300 – Digital Media Production (3 cr.)
• NEWM M360 – Interactive Design (3 cr.)
• NEWM M355 – Web Site Design (3 cr.)
• NEWM A460 – Advanced Interactive (3 cr.)

Option III: 2D Animation

• NEWM N270 – Visual Composition (3 cr.)
• NEWM N280 – Design Principles (3 cr.)
• NEWM S350 – Sequential Narrative (3 cr.)
• NEWM S355 – 2-D Interactive (3 cr.)
• NEWM S360 – 2-D Animation (3 cr.)
• NEWM A470 – Advanced 2D Animation (3 cr.)

Option IV: 3D Simulation

• NEWM N260 – Scriptwriting (3 cr.)
• NEWM N270 – Visual Composition (3 cr.)
• NEWM S350 – Sequential Narrative (3 cr.)
• NEWM S355 – 2-D Interactive (3 cr.) or
• NEWM S365 – 3-D Interactive (3 cr.)
• NEWM S370 – 3-D Animation (3 cr.)
• NEWM A480 – Advanced 3D Animation (3 cr.)

Option V: Video

• NEWM N240 – Introduction to Digital Video (3 cr.)
• NEWM N260 – Scriptwriting (3 cr.)
• NEWM P350 – Video (3 cr.)
• NEWM P360 – Lighting and Field Production (3 cr.)
• NEWM P370 – Digital Effects (3 cr.)
• NEWM A451 – Advanced Video (3 cr.)