Anonymous student
Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. at University of Rochester
Overall satisfaction: 3 / 5
Program experience
Wasn’t much studying. It’s a project focused major. A lot of skills students learn or study are beyond the classroom. What you really study is planning, execution, design development and group ideation processes.
Biggest challenge
The program itself isn’t thst challenging. Due to the nature of the prog itself amd most course layouts, the most challenging is working in a team dynamic for almost every DMS class you will take. Not all, but the fundamental courses required to graduate, you need to build a group of people thst you can work with and build a fluid set of skills that enables you to be more dynamic and flexible. Most projects will have you working on something that is out of your “niche” so be prepared to pick up skills that you may not have thought were interesting or related towards your intended career field or profession. For example, I’m not into graphic design or UX/UI or even coding yet some projects depending on who you work with and if that project is assigned to you, will require you to do things out of your niche.
What I would do differently
Definitely double major or maybe even minor in this field. Many of the core skills in DMS are relatable towards other fields. So limiting yourself just to this degree will not allow for much branching out.