Minor Courses
Course Descriptions
Below are the descriptions for the four required courses. Please see the Course Catalog for a complete listing of Media Arts courses.
101L Intro to Media Arts
3 cr. Offered every term. Overview of the media arts and their interaction, integration and development in the creation of story beginning with early years of photography and movie-making through the introduction of radio and television up to the digital revolution.
102 Digital Technology in the Arts
3 cr. Offered every term. An introduction to the relationship between aesthetics and the emerging capacities of digital technology. The course will explore the basic evolution of hardware, system software, and the internet and will present a brief history of the pioneers of both traditional and digital art. It will also look at contemporary and emerging trends in the artistic application of digital technology.
111A Fundamentals of Integrated Digital Art
3 cr. Offered every term. A project oriented editing and design course that focuses on artistic expression and its relationship to digital technology. Using Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, students will create audio/visual work in both the still image and time based mediums.
112A Intro to Non-Linear Editing
3 cr. Offered every term. Study of the history, process and philosophy of narrative film/video editing and an introduction to Final Cut Pro nonlinear editing software.
Suggested Elective Courses
All elective courses must be approved by the Media Arts Director.
Students may select from any of the elective Media Arts courses (MAR) offered. These include the online and special topics courses that are offered periodically. In addition, there are a variety of courses offered throughout the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Below is a partial list. For more information please see the Media Arts Director.
ART 123A Drawing Fundamentals - 3 cr.
ART 125A Color and Design (pre-req or co-req ART 123A) - 3 cr.
ART 150H Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval - 3 cr.
ART 151H Art of World Civilization: Modern to Contemporary - 3 cr.
DANC 100A Modern Dance I - 2 cr.
DANC 107A Jazz Dance I - 2 cr.
DRAM 103A Introduction to Theatre Design - 3 cr.
DRAM 111A Acting for Non Majors I - 3 cr.
DRAM 112A Acting for Non Majors II - 3 cr.
DRAM 166L History of Musical Theatre/Honors - 3 cr.
DRAM 344 Costume History - 3 cr.
MUS 107A Choral Ensembles - 1 cr.
MUS 108A Orchestras - 1 cr.
MUS 110A Bands - 1 cr.
MUS 117A Voice in Class I - 1 cr.
MUS 132L History of Jazz - 3 cr.
MUS 133L History of Rock and Roll - 3 cr.
MUS 134L Music Appreciation - 3 cr.
MUS 135L Introduction to Music Literature - 3 cr.
MUS 136H Music of the World's Peoples - 3 cr.
MUS 161 Language of Music I 3 cr.
MUS 170 Introduction to Music Technology (may take with MUS 196 Music Tech Lab, 1 cr.) - 2 cr.