Digital Technologies and Emerging Media

Here, you’ll learn by doing. With hands-on opportunities in the media capital of the world, you’ll be able to gain the skills and experiences employers seek. And in addition to the big city energy of New York, you’ll have a tight-knit, supportive campus community, eager for you to thrive.

Beyond the fundamentals of media, communications, and digital technology, you might dive into specific areas with courses like Data Visualization, where you’ll learn use data to tell stories, or Popular Music as Communication, where you’ll examine how musicians respond to pressing issues through their music.

With New York City as your college town, you’ll have unmatched access to some of the biggest names in communications and media. Here are just some of the places digital technologies and emerging media majors have interned: 

• NBCUniversal
• Warner Music Group
• Hearst Design Group
• Aeffe USA
• IndieWire

When you graduate, you’ll be prepared for careers in a range of areas including digital advertising, social media, marketing, communications, and more.

At Fordham, you’ll use AI as a tool to enhance your learning. Our program will equip you with the skills to navigate the ever-changing landscape of AI in the workforce. As a digital technologies and emerging media major, you might use AI to enhance research and design, as well as to optimize the multimedia content you’ll produce. You can also take courses like Digital Media Ethics, where you’ll examine and question the implications of AI and algorithmic biases.

You’ll also be able to earn credentials and paid micro-internships through IBM SkillsBuild’s Getting Started with AI course. All Fordham students and graduates have access to AI training through RamConnect, the University’s alumni and experiential learning platform.

Above all, you’ll learn skills that can’t be replaced by AI, such as critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, and integrity.