JRNL 3610 — Digital Storytelling and Social Media
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EINUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional
Studies best practices for producing digital stories for various types of audiences in effective and appropriate ways. Offers students an opportunity to create projects for a range of platforms, on diverse topics, leveraging a broad set of technologies. Discusses ways the history of online storytelling and social media continue to impact norms and approaches today. Introduces modern channels and platforms to understand how to produce stories in effective ways to reach diverse sets of audiences. Guides students through creating strategic and cohesive media campaigns to tell stories across online distribution channels.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 49 | 50 | 98% | 0.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 58 | 57 | 102% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 49 | 50 | 98% | 0.3 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 46 | 50 | 92% | 1.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 42 | 50 | 84% | 2.7 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 87% · T 13% · W 49% · Th 50% · F 13%
Common patterns: MR (38% of sections), MW (37% of sections), TF (13% of sections), MWR (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Chenyan Jia (33% of students) · reviews
- Matthew Carroll (28% of students) · reviews
- John Wihbey (26% of students) · reviews
- Rahul Bhargava (13% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Matthew Carroll (36% of students) · reviews
- Chenyan Jia (26% of students) · reviews
- John Wihbey (25% of students) · reviews
- Marigo Farr (8% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (JRNL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All JRNL courses · Plan it at numap.app