Doctor of Computer Science (DCS): Concentration in Emerging Media

Emerging Media is a multidisciplinary area that integrates content, communication, collaboration and creativity into strategies for effective business, entertainment, education and research use. The DCS in Emerging Media is offered to professionals interested in examining how social networks, new media, web science and virtual worlds will shape the future by bringing people, information and technology together.

This doctoral program focuses on the strategies and tactics needed to use Web technologies for the development of virtual communities, social networks, grassroots broadcasting, games and simulations, Web 2.0 tools, virtual economies and to manage security risks, such as information accountability and web privacy strategies.  

The curriculum of the Emerging Media degree concentration examines how increasingly popular virtual communities can be woven into successful business strategies. Students will be challenged to investigate the strategic, social and financial implications of emerging media. They will also be required to communicate their research results and prepare them for publication.

Some of the required courses for the Emerging Media Degree concentration include:

• Business Strategies for Social Media
• Strategic Use of Virtual Worlds
• Virtual and Cloud Computing Architectures
• Virtual World Simulation
• Web Science and Technology 
• Futuring and Innovation

The Doctor of Computer Science with a concentration in Emerging Media includes twelve 5-credit classes and twelve 3-credit research and writing courses. One research and writing course is taken each quarter in conjunction with one formal course over a three year period. Courses are taught using Colorado Technical University's Professional Learning Model™ in an executive format. Each course combines an active online component with an intensive residential session lasting four and a half days. Students are required to attend two of the quarterly residential sessions held throughout the year based on their start date.

To learn more about CTU, our Emerging Media degree concentration, or how to apply for admission, please contact us for more information.