Digital Arts and Media, BA

Digital Arts and Media is focused on the increasingly interdisciplinary and digital natures of artistic practice and media production in the 21st century. Through creative engagement and critical examination, students develop technique, conceptual and aesthetic sensitivity, and the ability to produce and evaluate multimedia works from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

Major Requirements

13 course units, including:

Required Courses

ART 2364 - Integrated Media: Photography 1 Course Unit(s)
ART 2614 - Integrated Media: Video 1 Course Unit(s)
DART 4204 - Internship in Digital Arts and Media 1 Course Unit(s)
MUS 1024 - Introduction to Music Technology 1 Course Unit(s)
MUS 3034 - Interactive Music and Multimedia 1 Course Unit(s)
WRC 3054 - Digital Rhetoric 1 Course Unit(s)

Senior Project

Students have two options for their senior project. Choose one of the following:

Option 1 (Senior project independent of Morlan Gallery Senior Art Exhibition)
DART 4444 - Digital Arts and Media Capstone 1 Course Unit(s)
or
Option 2 (Required for participation in Morlan Gallery Senior Art Exhibition)
ART 3441 - Thesis Proposal .25 unit Course Unit(s)
ART 4444 - Sr Exhibition & Professional Practices 0.75 unit Course Unit(s)
(Note: requires two semesters of Guided Studio, both taken in the senior year, either as two of the four official electives below or as additional courses.)

One Course from the Following

ARTH 2174 - Art and the Internet 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2694 - History of Photography 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 3164 - Contemporary Art 1 Course Unit(s)

4 Courses from the Following

of which three must be at the 2000 level or above.

ART 2174 - Graphic Design I 1 Course Unit(s)
ART 2674 - Japan: Lights, Camera, Anime! 1 Course Unit(s)
ART 3024 - Digital Storytelling: Community Engagement through the Arts 1 Course Unit(s) ENG 2034 , IDS 3024 , WRC 2144
ART 3374 - Graphic Design II 1 unit Course Unit(s)
ART 4344 - Guided Studio 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 1024 - Visual Culture Studies 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2174 - Art and the Internet 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2684 - Arts of Anime 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2694 - History of Photography 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 3164 - Contemporary Art 1 Course Unit(s)
BA 1344 - Business Technologies 1 Course Unit(s)
CLA 2114 - Classics and Film 1 Course Unit(s)
CHI 2044 - Chinese Cinema 1 Course Unit(s)
CS 2124 - CS2: Object-Oriented Programming 1 Course Unit(s)
CS 2444 - CS3: Data Structures 1 Course Unit(s)
CS 3014 - Computer Graphics 1 Course Unit(s)
CS 3164 - Mobile App Development 1 Course Unit(s)
CS 3424 - Robotics 1 Course Unit(s)
CS 3434 - Artificial Intelligence 1 Course Unit(s)
DART 2294 - Special Topics in Digital Arts & Media 1 Course Unit(s)
ENG 1194 - Introduction to Film 1 Course Unit(s)
ENG 2514 - Genre Film 1 Course Unit(s)
ENG 2714 - Jane Austen and Film 1 Course Unit(s)
FREN 3344 - French Cinema Culture 1 Course Unit(s)
MUS 2024 - Audio Recording Technology 1 Course Unit(s)
SOC 2704 - Social Media, Mass Culture 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 1014 - Acting Foundations 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 1314 - Technical Theater 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 2024 - Computer Aided Design 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 2154 - Theater Design and Technology A 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 2244 - Acting Methods 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 2254 - Theater Design and Technology B 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 3134 - Acting Styles and Technology 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 3314 - Advanced Design 1 Course Unit(s)
THEA 3534 - Playwriting 1 Course Unit(s)
WRC 1004 - Introduction to Communication 1 Course Unit(s)
WRC 1054 - Introduction to Journalism 1 Course Unit(s)
WRC 2094 - Play Reading for Play Writing 1 Course Unit(s)
WRC 2214 - Business Writing 1 Course Unit(s)

Allied Course

CS 1124 - CS1: Introduction to Computer Science with Programming 1 Course Unit(s)

Note(s)

Students are encouraged to choose electives from different disciplines. Additional courses not listed here (such as special topics, independent study, courses taken at other institutions, or courses taken as part of a study abroad program) may be used to fulfill the requirements of the major with the approval of the program director. Relevant electives should focus on film, TV, or media; on art, music, and theater work generated with digital technology; on computer science/programming, particularly toward digital arts and media; and/or on social, economic, and political issues surrounding and influencing digital arts and media. Senior projects are highly individualized and flexible in format and presentation, including but not limited to gallery artwork, websites, video, interactive media, computer games, research papers, and other creative formats.

Only 3 courses used to fulfill the requirements of another major or minor pattern may also be used to fulfill the requirements of the Digital Arts and Media major.