Digital Arts, Minor

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The Digital Arts division in the School of Art offers a minor in Digital Arts with specializations in several possible areas of focus. Students choosing the Digital Arts minor can choose to focus on one or more of the following tracks, selecting the courses that best complement their major. See the Digital Arts faculty for best choices for your area of focus within Digital Arts:

3D MODELING & ANIMATION
3D modeling and both traditional and 3D animation, special effects, compositing, and interactivity in 3D virtual environments. Students create narrative character and/or non-narrative experimental animations.

VIDEO ART
Single-channel video art and video installation. Experimental approaches to creating moving imagery, including live-action compositing, motion graphics, and sound design.

IMAGING
2D digital imaging. Digital photography, digital painting, collage, integration of 3D media and hybrid media. Works are realized using various printing techniques including large format, 3D printing, as well as experimental processes.

INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Emphasis on creative art development using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Processing for online and mobile devices as well as installation and interactive physical artworks.

Minor

The Digital Arts Minor requires a total of 21 credit hours (7 courses)

*A course may not simultaneously fulfill major and minor requirements. School of Art majors, see advisor for options.

Choose 21 hours (seven courses) from the courses listed below:

First Year Program Art Courses:

Two First Year Program art courses are required prior to ARTC 2210 and can count within the seven courses in the minor.

Digital Arts Gateway course:

ARTC 2210 - Digital Imaging

Digital Arts Electives:

(and any other ARTC course except ARTC 4090 , ARTC 4180 , ARTC 4890 )

Note:

**ARTC 2210 has prerequisite of two of the three ART (FYP) courses; must be completed before starting Digital Arts Electives.
*Course repeatable up to 6 hours.

EACH SEMESTER SOME BUT NOT ALL COURSES WILL BE OFFERED.
COURSE OFFERINGS ARE SUBJECT TO DEPARTMENT’S SCHEDULES.