Take your passion to the next level by adding a Media X minor to your Pacific degree. Media X is a unique program that prepares students to become media makers, communicators and digital storytellers—skills that are crucial to success in an increasingly innovative society.
Modern companies value savvy creators who can present their topics across multiple media platforms. Whether you’re a health, science, business or humanities major, adding a Media X minor will increase your marketability and raise your profile.
“Media X is a great addition to any major, diving into the world of digital storytelling.”
Students take a minimum of 20 units using the course requisites below. Students may count no more than one course from their major department towards the requirements for the minor. Students may take additional electives based on their interest to reach or exceed 20 units.
Our students also get the benefit of our northern California location, which puts us close to the San Francisco Bay Area's film, arts and digital community. We have visited organizations such as SFFILM FilmHouse, the home of the San Francisco Film Festival.
Our industry contacts enable us to bring in an impressive array of producers and directors, including Mark Andrews, the director of Pixar's Oscar-winning film "Brave."
Students studying film at Pacific can attend film festivals as part of their undergraduate program. These first-hand experiences provide insight into the business and promotional side of the film industry. In the past, Pacific has paid for students to go to Mammoth Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
A team of Pacific students, faculty and staff from the history department, computer science department and the library created a virtual reality museum exhibit that digitally reconstructed the now-demolished Little Manila neighborhood in Stockton. The project used historical research and interviews and forged ties between past and present immigrants while historicizing the effects of immigration policies and city planning decisions on community cohesion.
Professor Salyers combines his research and passion for history with advanced technology to create immersive experiences, history-based games, virtual and augmented reality projects and digital stories.
"It's important to give students experience working on an interdisciplinary, collaborative project in a professional setting. It's a real-world skill they should have."
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