Below is the list of courses that are being offered for the Fall 2025 term. This list is subject to change without notice. Please see the notes at the bottom of the page regarding access to the Journalism 400-level courses, Marketing 355, and the Digital Studies Capstone course.
Fall 2025 Course List
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Course Department & Number | Course Title | Course Access Reminders | Digital Studies Requirement Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:57 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:57 PM | Art 107 | Intro to Digital Forms | Open to all students | Forms or Practice |
| 3 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:57 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:57 PM | Art 409 | Digital Fabrication Studio | Open to students who have taken Art 107 | Practice |
| 4 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:57 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:57 PM | Art 428 | Digital Imaging Studio | Open to students who have taken Art 107 | Forms or Practice |
| 5 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:58 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:58 PM | Art 429 | 3D Digital Studio I | Open to students who have taken Art 107 | Forms or Practice |
| 6 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:59 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:59 PM | Communication Arts 155 | Intro to Digital Media Production | Open to all students | Forms or Practice |
| 7 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:59 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:59 PM | Communication Arts 200 | Intro to Digital Communication | Open to all students (Lab 306 is reserved for FIG students only) | Core |
| 8 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:59 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 12:59 PM | Communication Arts 335 | Social Media as Literature | Reserved for Com Arts majors and Digital Studies certificate students until April 15th | Media or Forms |
| 9 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | Communication Arts 343 | Human Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Open to all students (If you've completed Com Arts 377: Communication in Age of Artificial Intelligence, don't take Com Arts 343. It's the same course.) | Information or Media |
| 10 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | Communication Arts 345 | Online Communication & Personal Relationship | Open to all students | Information or Media |
| 11 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | Communication Arts 346 | Critical Internet Studies | Open to all students | Media |
| 12 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | Communication Arts 355 | Intro to Media Production | Open to all students | Forms or Practice |
| 13 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:00 PM | Communication Arts 377 | The Digital Self | Reserved for Com Arts majors and Digital Studies certificate students until April 15th | Information or Media |
| 14 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | Communication Arts 379 | Global Technology & Digital Culture | Open to all students (If you've completed Com Arts 377: Global Technology & Digital Culture, don't take Com Arts 379. It's the same course. ) | Information or Media |
| 15 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | Communication Arts 465 | Editing & Post Production for Video & Film | Open to students who have taken Com Arts 355 | Forms or Practice |
| 16 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | Communication Arts 547 | Digital Game Cultures | Open to students who have taken CA 250 and either CA 351 or 346 | Media |
| 17 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:01 PM | Communication Arts 605 | Digital Studies Capstone | Instructor Consent Required - See note at bottom of page for enrollment details | Capstone |
| 18 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | Communication Arts/Journalism/Life Sciences Communication 617 | Health Communication in the Information Age | Open to all students | Information |
| 19 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | Computer Science 200 | Programming I | Open to all students | Practice |
| 20 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | Computer Science 220 | Data Programming I | Open to all students | Practice |
| 21 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | Geography 370 | Intro to Cartography | Open to all students (Online lecture is for grad students only) | Forms or Practice |
| 22 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:02 PM | Geography 572 | Graphic Design in Cartography | Open to students who have taken Geog 370 (Online lecture is for grad students only) | Information or Forms |
| 23 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | Journalism 425 | Video Journalism | Open to Journalism majors only | Practice |
| 24 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | Journalism 445 | Developing Creative Messages for Media | Two seats reserved for non-SJMC students - see note at bottom of page for enrollment details | Practice |
| 25 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | Journalism 449 | Account Planning & Strategy | Two seats reserved for non-SJMC students - see note at bottom of page for enrollment details | Practice |
| 26 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | Journalism 463 | Digital Media Strategies | Two seats reserved for non-SJMC students - see note at bottom of page for enrollment details | Media or Practice |
| 27 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:03 PM | Journalism/Library & Information Studies 677 | Concepts & Tools for Data Analysis and Visualization | Email amy.schultz@wisc.edu for enrollment info (if not a Digital Media Analytics Cert student) | Information or Forms |
| 28 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | Library & Information Science/Computer Science 102 | Introduction to Computing | Open to all students | Practice |
| 29 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | Library & Information Studies 201 | The Information Society | Open to all students | Core |
| 30 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | Library & Information Studies 202 | Informational Divides & Differences in a Multicultural Society | Open to all students (Dis 311 is reserved for FIG students only) | Information |
| 31 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:04 PM | Library & Information Studies 351 | Intro to Digital Information | Open to all students | Information or Practice |
| 32 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | Library & Information Studies 440 | Navigating the Data Revolution: Concepts of Data & Information Science | Open to Information Science students only | Information or Practice |
| 33 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | Library & Information Studies 500 | Code & Power | Lecture 002 is open to all students; Lecture 006 is open to Information Science majors | Information or Practice |
| 34 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | Library & Information Studies 510 | Human Factors in Information Security | Lectures 001 is open to all students; Lecture 004 is open to Information Science majors | Information or Media |
| 35 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | Life Sciences Communication 314 | Intro to Digital Video Production | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Practice |
| 36 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:05 PM | Life Sciences Communication 332 | Print & Electronic Media Design | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Forms or Practice |
| 37 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | Life Sciences Communication 350 | Visualizing Science & Technology | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Media or Forms |
| 38 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | Life Sciences Communication 360 | Science Podcasting & Radio | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Practice |
| 39 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | Life Sciences Communication 432 | Social Media for the Life Sciences | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Media or Practice |
| 40 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | Life Sciences Communication 450 | Documentary Photography for the Sciences | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Forms or Practice |
| 41 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:06 PM | Life Sciences Communication 532 | Web Design for the Sciences | Open to LSC majors only until April 11th | Forms or Practice |
| 42 | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:07 PM | aaschultz3 | 13/03/2025 01:07 PM | Marketing 355 | Marketing in a Digital Age | See note at bottom of page for enrollment details (Online lecture is for online degree seeking students only) | Media |
Digital Studies Capstone Course Enrollment Information
To enroll in the Digital Studies Capstone course (Communication Arts 605), ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MUST BE TRUE:
- You are graduating in Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026
- You have completed all other digital studies coursework (or will be completing that work in the same term you’re enrolling in the capstone)
If one of the above is not true, you are not eligible to enroll in the capstone course yet.
If you would like to enroll in the capstone course, please complete this survey to provide your instructor with some additional information about your experience (you must use your UW Google account to access the survey). Once you complete the survey, the digital studies advisor will follow up with you via email to let you know the permission has been entered for you to enroll.
Journalism 400-Level Courses
There are two seats reserved for non-SJMC Digital Studies students in Journalism 445, 449, and 463 next fall. If you are interested in enrolling in one of these courses, please complete this application and the course instructor will be in touch if you are given permission to enroll.
Marketing 355
The prerequisite for Marketing 355 is Marketing 300. If you are a Digital Studies student who has taken Marketing 300 and you are NOT a business major, you may fill out this form to get permission to enroll in Marketing 355 for the fall. Filling out this form does not guarantee you a spot in the course, as spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.