Undergraduate Program

Degree Offered

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media (B.F.A.)
Concentrations: Critical Studies; Production.

Admission Information

Admission into the Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media (IFDM) program requires a three-tier application process. Students must apply for general admission to UNM through the Admissions Office. Additionally, students must also apply to become a pre-major in the program. This involves completion of the online IFDM pre-major application, usually in the early spring to begin the program in the fall immediately after admission. Each year a maximum of 50 students are admitted to the program as pre-majors. Finally, students must apply to the IFDM host college/school at UNM (e.g., College of Fine Arts) to become a declared major, meeting all college/school admission requirements. Please contact the College of Fine Arts Advisement Office at (505) 277-4817 to learn more about the B.F.A. in IFDM.

All students admitted to the program have to complete the general education University Core curriculum (e.g., Math, English, Science). Students also have a set of ten common core courses for the IFDM program. These IFDM core classes are taken in order from the time a student is admitted as a pre-major into the program. The last core courses of the program include capstone courses, in which students work in interdisciplinary teams to complete projects relevant to their IFDM curriculum. The IFDM program requires that students earn a grade of at least a "C" or better in each IFDM core course in order to progress to the next core IFDM course. Students may also design a portion of their curriculum to further develop their specific interests in the major.

Students who enroll in this program should read carefully the paragraph on Scholastic Standards for the College of Fine Arts. Courses offered in Departments of Art and Art History, Cinematic Arts, Music, and Theatre and Dance are part of the major field of study. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor in the College of Fine Arts each semester.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media

Concentrations: Critical Studies; Production.

The curriculum leading to the B.F.A. is designed for students interested in pursuing concentrations in either Critical Studies or Production within the UNM Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media program. Students applying to become a declared major in IFDM must have completed the first two IFDM core courses and meet all other CFA admission requirements. Students are also expected to maintain and graduate with a 3.0 grade point average in classes applied to the major.

The Critical Studies concentration emphasizes interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study, historical grounding, social and political analysis, and the art of written communication. It is intended for students who aspire to write professionally and creatively about digital media, systems-based artwork, software engineering, hardware design, film/video, perception, live performance, design, and visual culture.

The Production concentration focuses on the knowledge and practice involved in film and video making, gaming and simulation, the intersections of art making, live performance, installations, systems based art, with digital media, and the bridging of art, technology, and science in work-based on infomatics or work responding to culture, history, society and the sciences.

Requirements

			Credit Hours
1.		Arts and Sciences Required Courses (including UNM Core Curriculum)
		Select from courses offered by departments of the College of Arts and Sciences (see Fine Arts Graduation Requirements). Specific requirements for those in the Critical Studies concentration include PHIL 156, AMST 182, and completion of a fourth semester of a second language.
		Subtotal	34
2.		IFDM Core
	CS 105L	Introduction to Computer Programming	3
	IFDM 205L	Studio I: Activating Digital Space	3
	IFDM 210	Introduction to Modeling and Postproduction	3
	IFDM 300	Critical Intermediations	3
	IFDM 310	Studio II: Writing Digital Narrative	3
	IFDM 400	Ethics, Science and Technology	3
	IFDM 410	The Business of Law of Film and New Media	3
	IFDM 450	IFDM Capstone I Senior Projects Course	4
	IFDM 451	IFDM Capstone II Senior Projects Course	4
		Subtotal	29
3.		Concentration and Electives
	A.	Critical Studies Concentration
	ARTH 250	Modern Art	3
	ARTH 252	Contemporary Art and New Media	3
	MA 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
	MA 326 -or- MA 327	History of Film I: Silent History of Film II: Sound	3
	MA 331	Film Theory	3
		Major electives from (recommended): AMST 186, 320; ARTH 422, 427; ARTS 130; CJ 268; ENGL 419; MA 330; PHYC 105, 108.	27
		Electives in any field.	15
		Critical Studies Concentration Total	57
	B.	Production Concentration
	ARTH 252	Contemporary Art and New Media	3
	ARTS 130	Intro to Electronic Art	3
	ARTS 231 -or- MA 216	Video Art I T: Video Production	3
	ARTS 232 -or- THEA 397	Sound Art I Sound for Performance	3
	MA 111	Technical Introduction to Video Production	3
	MA 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
	MA *409	Advanced Video Art	3
	THEA 458	Screenwriting	3
	THEA 493	Art Direction for TV, Film, and New Media	3
	THEA 495	Studies in Theatre	3
		Major electives from (recommended): ARTS 106, 289, 330, 432, 433; MA 326, 327, 330, *429; MUS 305, 306, 311, 380, 412, 416, 481; PHYC 105, 108; THEA 130, 196, 355, 371, 397, 403, 434, 458, 470.	21
		Electives outside the major.	6
		Production Concentration Total	57
		Degree Total	120