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Chris Alemany June 17, 2025 - 11:51am

Areas of Focus

  • Educational and Computer Technician.
  • Technical Support in the Media Studies Department.

Teaching Focus

  • Technical and Teaching Support in MEDI 110 (formerly DIGI 110) and INTR classes as well as other Media Studies classes.

Education

  • Information Technology and Applied Systems program (2000) Specialty in Wide Area Technologies

Profile

Chris is a Computer Technician, Class Assistant, administrator and generally the go
Doug Stetar September 9, 2021 - 9:36am

AREAS OF FOCUS

  • Transdisciplinarity including art/media/digital technology/literary/critical theory.
  • Hybrid Visual Art combining painting, comics, video, digital media, text, and performance.

TEACHING AREAS

  • Popular culture, especially science fiction, comics, Asian movies, and video games.
  • Global media, especially Asian digital and social media (basic proficiency in Mandarin).
  • Ethical entrepreneurialism in digital media, especially in a global context.
Alanna Williams September 11, 2024 - 11:26am

Alanna is currently pursuing a doctorate degree. She is interested in the potential of technology-based learning to free traditional forms of delivering education, allowing teachers to become more creative.
Debra Pentecost June 17, 2025 - 2:11pm

Areas of Focus

  • Methods of audience reception
  • Visual representations of war and trauma
  • Documentary film, challenges of storytelling
  • Media framing of social issues

Teaching Areas

  • Methods, including analysis of content and the audience
  • Political economy of the media industries, within Canada and globally
  • Propaganda, persuasion, and promotion
  • Film about media
  • Cultural Studies
Joy Gugeler June 17, 2025 - 2:08pm

Areas of Focus

  • Internet
  • Journalism
  • Literacy
  • Literature
  • Media

Teaching Focus

Cross-platform storytelling, transmedia, identity performance and digital literacies

Citizen journalism, copyright, privacy and the future of news

Print and e-publishing business models and entrepreneurship for books, magazine, online

Social media advocacy regarding women’s issues, grassroots change, feminism 2.0
Robin Davies June 17, 2025 - 2:25pm

Areas of Focus

  • Sound design, audio editing, electronic music
  • Programming/coding, with a focus on creativity and generative art
  • Interactivity, particularly the construction of aural/visual instruments
  • DJ/remix culture, appropriation, collaboration, performance and play

Teaching Focus

  • Web Production
  • Video Production
  • Motion Media
  • Project Management
  • Programming

Courses Taugh
Tech Requirements May 29, 2025 - 2:36pm

MEDI 110 / INTR 101 Students

  • It is not required to have a computer or laptop.
    • The Media Studies Department provides laptops for all MEDI 110/INTR 101 Students during in-class times.
Why Media Studies May 30, 2025 - 12:04pm

Journey from High School to VIU

“Why am I taking this program? Because that is literally what I have been doing my whole life. Why stop now!”

- Quinlan
Digital Media Courses -- MERGED INTO MEDIA STUDIES COURSES May 30, 2025 - 10:57am

The following DIGI courses have been renamed MEDI and can be viewed on the Media Studies Courses Page.
Media Studies Courses October 22, 2024 - 7:41pm
Course Matrix May 30, 2025 - 12:29pm

CHANGES IN THE WORKS - DIGI ARE NOW MEDI

As of May 2025 all courses that formerly had the prefix DIGI have been renamed MEDI. The timetable has been updated to reflect this, but if you have inadvertently enrolled in Fall or Spring 2025 DIGI classes you may receive a message saying you have been unenrolled or that the course is ending.

For more information, please contact the Chair of the department, Joy Gugeler, at joy.gugeler@viu.ca
Admission Requirements December 19, 2019 - 8:33am

General VIU admission requirements apply.

Students completing this certificate concurrent with and embedded within a VIU degree or diploma do not need to apply to this program. They should let their degree or diploma advisor, program coordinator, or the Registration Centre know of their intention.
How to Apply February 18, 2025 - 3:36pm

Prospective students are encouraged to contact the Program Director, Pam Shaw, for information on the application process.

Email: Pam.Shaw@viu.ca

Phone: Toll-free at 1.888.920.2221 and ask to be directed Pam Shaw

Address: Vancouver Island University, 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo BC V9R 5S5
Program Structure February 18, 2025 - 3:36pm

The Certificate comprises 18 credits for the six courses listed below (3 credits each).

Courses

ILMC 100 (3): Community and Indigenous Lands Planning (online)
An examination of historic and current issues relevant to Indigenous land use and community planning. This includes Indigenous Treaty Rights and Title, historic and modern treaty issues, and evolving trends in planning.
Prerequisite: Min. “C” in English 12.

Employment Prospects February 5, 2025 - 11:20am

Given ongoing levels of population growth, construction, land development, and environmental protection initiatives occupations that benefit from a knowledge of land management will remain in demand into the foreseeable future. 
Program Information February 18, 2025 - 3:32pm

Course Structure

ILMC 100 must be taken first, then ILMC 110, ILMC 120, ILMC 130, and ILMC 140 can be taken in any order. ILMC 150 requires the completion of all five online courses before the student is able to register in ILMC 150. ILMC 150 is also an online course.

The credits provided through this Certificate can be used for undergraduate credit at Vancouver Island University, enabling students to ladder the skills and experiences gained through this Certificate into an undergraduate degree.
Program Information December 11, 2019 - 11:01am

Course Structure

ILMC 100 must be taken first, then ILMC 110, 120, 130, and 140 can be taken in any order. ILMC 150 requires the completion of all five face-to-face courses before the student is able to register in ILMC 150. ILMC 150 is an on-line course that takes place over one semester.
The credits provided through this Certificate can be used for undergraduate credit at Vancouver Island University, enabling students to ladder the skills and experiences gained through this Certificate into an undergraduate degree.
Parking Map and Directions February 8, 2022 - 3:59pm

Directions to VIU Malaspina Theatre, Building 310

Best option for when you attend an event: Parking Lot G

From Fifth Street, turn into entrance 5D. Parking Lot G is highlighted below in yellow; it is an Employee lot that is available for guest parking after 5pm Monday to Friday and all day on weekends and holidays. It costs $2.50 for each 2 hours of parking and can be accessed through the App or a parking terminal. 
Campus Store Authorizations January 1 through May 28, 2021 July 9, 2021 - 2:14pm
Abboud, SebastianCC 2011
Alcorn, JaneCC 2070
Alemany, ChrisCC 2014
Anderson, AllysonCC 2070
Armstrong, ClayCC 2030
Atkinson, Anna
Program Overview for Students Entering Third Year January 31, 2022 - 1:37pm

The purpose of this document is to provide those of you entering Liberal Studies in third year with some of the philosophy behind the Liberal Studies Program. While most of it applies to all courses in Liberal Studies, no matter who is teaching them, some details are of more limited application. Nevertheless, reading this will let you know much about how your team thinks of the whole endeavour of which we are all now a part.