Undergraduate Program

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media (B.F.A.)
Concentration: Production.

Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts

Requirements

			Credit Hours
1.		Courses outside the major
	a.	Courses offered by departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, including Core Curriculum requirements. (See Fine Arts Graduation Requirements 6.) These 46 credit hours include ENGL 220 and as many credit hours in one foreign language as are necessary to complete the second-semester course in that language. Students may also satisfy the foreign language requirement by testing into the third semester of a foreign language.	46
		-and-
	b.	Courses from at least two other disciplines in the College of Fine Arts (Art History, Art Studio, Arts Leadership and Business, Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media, Music, Theatre, Dance; up to 6 credit hours from the School of Architecture and Planning may be included).	12
		Of the total credit hours in a. and b., at least 15 must focus on a cultural, psychological or political perspective particularly significant in the history, criticism, and theory of the media arts; these credit 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, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Philosophy, and Psychology.
		-and-
	c.	Additional courses selected from outside Media Arts and offered by any college, including Fine Arts.	14
		Subtotal	72
2.		Courses in Media Arts
	a.	History, Criticism, and Theory: MA 210, 212, 326, 327 and *431.	15
		-and-
	b.	Production: MA 111, 216, 220, 324, 350, 390, 391, 409, 429 and 496.	9-15
		-and-
	c.	History, Criticism, and Theory electives: MA 110, 310, 330, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, *430 and 497.	15-21
		-and-
	d.	Any 400-level elective.	3
		Subtotal	48
		Total	120

Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media

Introduction

The Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media (IFDM) program focuses on digital media in a broad interdisciplinary context. Students, whose goal is to become an artist, writer, gamer, entrepreneur, engineer, critical thinker, scientist, film and video maker, animator, storyteller, designer, computer scientist or educator using or developing the tools of digital media, will find a path in this program. Sony Imageworks named the University of New Mexico as a partner in its Imageworks Professional Academic Excellence (IPAX) Program because of the interdisciplinary breadth and its focus on critical, creative, technical and collaborative learning reflected in the curriculum. The IFDM program is possible through the collaboration of the College of Fine Arts, the School of Engineering, the Anderson Schools of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the participation of the School of Architecture and Planning, the School of Law and the College of Education. Students in the program may pursue their interests in one of four different colleges within the University:

Anderson School of Management– Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media.
Arts and Sciences– Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication with a concentration in Critical Studies in Mass Media; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Digital Field Multimedia.
Fine Arts– Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media with a concentration in Production.
School of Engineering– Area of focus in IFDM for Computer Engineering students, and a Fine Arts distributed minor for Computer Science students.

Whether the student is an incoming freshman or a student transferring from another institution, all prospective IFDM students must first be admitted to the University of New Mexico. Prospective students can learn about UNM’s academic admission requirements, tuition rates, financial aid options, and apply online by visiting the UNM Admissions Web site. This site provides links to the various colleges within UNM, and contains contact information for general UNM admissions questions.

The applicant must also apply to the individual college or school that houses the IFDM degree of interest. This should occur between the student’s sophomore and junior years, depending on the College or School within UNM from which the student is pursuing the IFDM program. Each college or school has its own application requirements and process.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media

Concentration: Production.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media 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.

Admission Information

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 IFDM pre-major application, usually in the early Spring to begin the program in the Fall immediately after admission. Students must also 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 in the College of Fine Arts section of this Catalog. Courses offered in Art, Media 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.

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).
		Subtotal	34
2.		IFDM Core
	CS 105L	Introduction to Computer Programming	3
	IFDM 210	Introduction to Modeling and Postproduction	3
	IFDM 241L	Introduction to Directing for Film and Video	3
	IFDM 301	Cinematography	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
		Production Concentration
	ALB 275	Making The Promotional Video	3
	ALB 375	Producing for Film and Digital Media	3
	ARTH 252	Contemporary Art and New Media	3
	ARTS 130	Intro to Electronic Art	3
	ARTS 231 -or- MA 220	Video Art I Intermediate Production Workshop	3
	ARTS 232	Sound Art I	3
	MA 111	Technical Introduction to Video Production	3
	MA 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
	MA 324 -or- THEA 458	Introduction to Screenwriting Screenwriting	3
	MA *409	Advanced Video Art	3
		Subtotal	30
		Electives
		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
		Subtotal	27
		Degree Total	120

Minor Study

Minor in Media Arts

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

		Credit Hours
1.	History, Criticism, and Theory: MA 210 and (326 or 327).	6
	-and-
2.	History, Criticism, and Theory electives: MA 110, 212, 310, 330, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 430, 431 and 497.	9-12
	-and-
3.	Production: MA 111, 216, 220, 324, 350, 390, 391, 409, 429 and 496.	6-9
	Total	24