Digital technologies, such as computers, smartphones, social media, and the Internet, play increasingly central roles in 21st century life. Courses in the Digital Life General Education Pathway (and the associated Digital Literacies General Education Minor) explore our understandings and uses of digital technologies and their impacts in various personal, professional, political, economic, and social-cultural contexts. Students consider the opportunities and challenges these technologies present, and they cultivate crucial digital and information literacies -- understandings, judgments, and practical skills necessary for navigating and thriving in an increasingly complex, interconnected, and mediated world.

Students interested in this pathway, have the option of completing a GE minor. See information on GE Minor: Digital Literacies.

Pathway Requirements (12 units)

Students are advised to complete at least four courses (12 units) from the following list of courses, by choosing one course from four of the following six categories:

Former GE Category E -- Foundations Seminar
Choose one of the following:
ADMN 1003	Leadership for Global Challenges: Exploring the Digital Mindset
CAL 1130	Digital You/U
CSE 1290	College Learning for Lives and Careers in the Information Age
GE Category 1B -- Critical Thinking
CSE 1100	Critical Thinking Through Computer Programming
GE Category UD-2/5 -- Upper Division Scientific Inquiry
MUS 3007	Synthesizing Sound: The Art and Science of Audio Programming
PHYS 3010	The Science of Digital Sound and Music
GE Category 3A -- Arts
Choose one of the following:
CAL 1500	Digital Humanities and Arts (DI)
MUS 2266	Creating Digital Media Using Personal Electronic Technology
GE Category UD-3 -- Upper Division Arts & Humanities
Choose one of the following:
COMM 3332	Movies in the Digital Age
PHIL 3016	Real Ethics in a Virtual World (WI)
GE Category UD-4 -- Social Science
COMM 3305	Digital Media and Society
Total		12