Summer Courses

Summer Courses

 

DMD Summer 2026 Course Offerings

In summer 2026, all DMD courses will be open to all majors on all campuses (all prerequisites waived!).  Please contact meredith.friedman@uconn.edu with your name and the Summer 2026 course you would like to take (include the session), and she will give you permission to enroll in student admin as long as there is space in the class.

Most courses require the use of a laptop, internet connection, and specific software, such as Adobe Creative Cloud. UITS offers a discounted rate for UConn students. Please be sure to read the detailed course  information below to see whether or not you need a laptop or specialty software for the course. 

For information about all UConn Summer courses, how to enroll, dates, and costs, see: https://summersession.uconn.edu/  

 

DMD SUMMER COURSES

** All Online Courses require the use of a computer and internet access. Additional requirements listed below.

May Term: May 11 - May 29, 2026

📕DMD 3570: History and Theory of Digital Art
OA - Online Asynchronous
Professor Kelly Dennis

(Also offered as ARTH 3570, AMST 3570.) Investigates forms of digital and Internet art and the mostly forgotten histories of the technologies behind them. Forms and themes to be explored include games/gaming, surveillance art, cyberfeminism, data visualization, and crowdsourced art.

 

  • Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities, CA4: Diversity & Multicultural  
  • Topics of Inquiry: TOI1:Creativity: Des,Expr,Innv, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just 

 

Summer Session 1: June 1 - July 2, 2026

🔧  DMD 2030 Generative AI for Creative Minds: The Future of Work

OA - Online Asynchronous
Professor: Matthew Worwood

This course delves into key developments in generative AI, investigating how these platforms are reshaping the boundaries of creativity and innovation.

  • Content Areas: CA1: Arts & Humanities  
  • Topics of Inquiry: TOI1:Creativity: Des,Expr,Innv  

Alternate Summer Session 1: June 1 - July 10, 2026

📕  DMD 3010W Critical Perspectives on Digital Media
OA - Online Asynchronous
Professor: Miao Guo

Critical thinking and writing about digital media objects, contexts, and "texts," and how these participate in the social construction of human identities and belonging.

  • Skill Codes: COMP: Writing Competency 
  • Required for all DMD majors