Undergraduate Program

    Major Study Requirements

    Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts

    1.   Courses outside the major: (80 hours)
      a. 49 hours from courses offered by departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, including Core Curriculum requirements. (See Fine Arts Graduation Requirements 6.) These 49 hours include English 220 and as many hours in one foreign language as are necessary to complete the fourth semester course in that language. 49
        -and-  
      b. 18 hours selected from at least two other disciplines in the College of Fine Arts (Art History, Art Studio, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre, Dance; up to 6 hours from the School of Architecture and Planning may be included). 18
       

    Of the total of 67 hours in a. and b., at least 15 will focus on a cultural, psychological or political perspective particularly significant in the history, criticism, and theory of the media arts; these hours must be approved by the Cinematic Arts advisor. Possible focus areas include Latin American history, cultural studies, political theory, psychoanalytical criticism, and avant-garde movements in the arts. Various departments offer courses relevant to these focus areas. For example, students may combine courses from American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Philosophy and Psychology.

     
        -and-  
      c. 13 additional hours selected from courses outside Media Arts, offered by any college, including Fine Arts. 13
    2.   Courses in Media Arts (48 hours)
      a. 15 hours in history, criticism, and theory: 210, 212, 326, 327 and 431. 15
        -and-  
      b. 9 to 15 hours in production courses from 111, 216, 324, 390, 391, 394, 409, 429, 494 and 496. 9-15
        -and-  
      c. 15 to 21 hours in history, criticism, and theory electives from 110, 310, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 412, 430 and 497. 15-21
        -and-  
      d. 3 hours from any 400-level elective. 3
        Total 128


    Minor in Media Arts

    In addition to the major, Media Arts offers a minor. The requirements are as follows:

    a. 6 hours in history, criticism, and theory: 210 and 326 or 327 6
      -and-  
    b. 9-12 hours in history, criticism, and theory from 110, 212, 310, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 412, 430, 431 and 497. 9-12
      -and-  
    c. 6-9 hours in production courses from 111, 216, 324, 390, 391, 394, 409, 429, 494 and 496. 6-9
      Total 24 hours


    Courses

    NONE 110. Introduction to Mass Communication. (3)



    NONE 111. Technical Introduction to Video Production. (3)



    NONE 210. Introduction to Film Studies. (3)



    NONE 212. Beyond Hollywood. (3)



    NONE 216. Topics in Video Making. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE 310 / *410. Latin American Film. (3)



    NONE 324. Introduction to Screenwriting. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE 326 / *426. History of Film I: Silent. (3)



    NONE 327 / *427. History of Film II: Sound. (3)



    NONE 330. Studies in Film. (3 to a maximum of 24 ?)



    NONE 331 / *431. Film Theory. (3)



    NONE 332 / *432. Documentary Film History. (3)



    NONE 333 / *433. Film Noir. (3)



    NONE 334 / *434. Teen Rebels. (3)



    NONE 335 / *435. International Horror Film. (3)



    NONE 336 / *436. Images of (Wo)men. (3)



    NONE 337 / *437. Alfred Hitchcock. (3)



    NONE 339. Russian Culture and History through Film. (3)



    NONE 390. Topics in the Elements of Filmmaking. (3 to a maximum of 9 ?)



    NONE 391. 16mm Filmmaking. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE 394. Computer Generated Imagery and Animation. (3)



    NONE *409. Advanced Video Art. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE *410 / 310. Latin American Film. (3)



    NONE *412. ?Third World? Cinemas: Cultures in Contact. (3)



    NONE *426 / 326. History of Film I: Silent. (3)



    NONE *427 / 327. History of Film II: Sound. (3)



    NONE *429. Topics in Production. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE *430. Topics in Film History. (3 to a maximum of 24 ?)



    NONE *431 / 331. Film Theory. (3)



    NONE *432 / 332. Documentary Film History. (3)



    NONE *433 / 333. Film Noir. (3)



    NONE *434 / 334. Teen Rebels. (3)



    NONE *435 / 335. International Horror Film. (3)



    NONE *436 / 336. Images of (Wo)men. (3)



    NONE *437. Alfred Hitchcock. (3)



    NONE *484. Evaluating the Arts. (3)



    NONE *485. Problems in Interdisciplinary Studies. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE *487. Contemporary Interdisciplinary Topics. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE *494. Advanced Computer Generated Imaging and Animation. (3 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE 496 / 596. Undergraduate Production Project. (1-3 to a maximum of 24 ?)



    NONE 497 / 597. Undergraduate Independent Study. (2-3 to a maximum of 24 ?)



    NONE 499. Honors Thesis. (3-6 to a maximum of 6 ?)



    NONE 596 / 496. Graduate Production Project. (1-3 to a maximum of 24 ?)



    NONE 597 / 497. Graduate Independent Study. (2-3 to a maximum of 24 ?)



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