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Foundation courses introduce key methodologies and concepts related to Digital Arts & Media. Choose one from each area:
foundation courses

10
credit hours

Digital Arts & Media
Information technology for creative production has brought about significant changes in how we create art and media and, just as importantly, how we consume art and media. The presence of advanced computer technologies in nearly every aspect of the entertainment sector and in commercial media production points to the need for knowledge and skills in both the arts and sciences. The Digital Arts & Media BDP is designed to guide students toward careers in this dynamic field by providing a unique mix of courses from Fine Arts, Radio-Television-Film, Computer Science, Humanities, and Engineering. The Digital Arts & Media BDP provides a framework for students to explore and create work that pushes the boundaries of traditional disciplines and media. The BDP foundation courses provide the conceptual scaffolding for exploring new media and developing new skills across a range of disciplines. Students with an interest in gaming, computer music, and interactive media are encouraged to take CS 303E and CS 313E (or CS 305J and CS 307, for Computer Science Majors) as preparation for applying to the BDP. Students who lack experience with a range of media applications are encouraged to take RTF 319 or INF 312. BDP students must work closely with the faculty panel and a BDP advisor to choose courses and create a coherent plan of study. The Digital Arts & Media BDP is overseen by a panel of faculty members from across campus. Members include Bruce Pennycook (Music and RTF), Diane Davis (Rhetoric and Writing), Brian Evans (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Coco Kishi (Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment) , Gloria Lee (Art and Art History), Charlie Otte (Theatre and Dance), Bruce Porter (Computer Sciences), Elaine Rich (Computer Sciences), Yacov Sharir (Theatre and Dance), and Sharon Strover (RTF). Upon completion of 19 hours, you will earn a certificate in Digital Arts & Media. The Bridging Disciplines Programs offer interdisciplinary certificates in the following areas:

I. Forum Seminar BDP 101: Exploring Digital Arts & Media (no prerequisites) II. Theory & Practice RTF 344M: Digital Media/Art: Theory & Practice III. Foundations a. For students with no background in programming: CS 320N: Visual Programming b. For students with a background in CS or Engineering: RTF 309: Communication, Technology & Society IV. Social Issues (Choose one from the list on the reverse.)

connecting experiences

The BDP staff can support you in finding faculty mentors for creative projects, research and internship experiences. We call these opportunities “Connecting Experiences,” because they play an important role in integrating your studies and skills.
Required: Independent Project Creative Course All Digital Arts & Media students must complete an independent creative project course with two faculty mentors from different departments. Your connecting experience advisor will help you develop a proposal for your creative project, which must be approved in advance. Optional: Internship or Research Experience In addition to the creative project, students have the option to complete an additional 3-credit-hour connecting experience, which may be an internship or a research experience. All Digital Arts & Media connecting experiences must be approved by the faculty panel and the connecting experience advisor.

3-6
credit hours

3-6
credit hours

courses in a strand

In addition to the foundation courses, students in the Digital Arts & Media BDP must choose a strand of 3-6 hours of approved course work. Individual course listings for BDP strands are located on the opposite side of this page. A maximum of 6 hours in the BDP can count toward the student’s major. The remaining hours must be chosen from at least two other departments. Possible focuses for the Digital Arts & Media BDP are: Games and Entertainment Mixed Media Image and Film Music and Audio

Children & Society Cultural Studies Digital Arts & Media Environment Ethics & Leadership Film Studies

Human Rights & Social Justice Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship International Studies Social Inequality, Health & Policy Social Entrepreneurship & Non-profits

integration essay

For more information about the Bridging Disciplines Programs, go to: FAC 33, www.utexas.edu/ugs/bdp, or call (512) 232-7564.

In order to complete your BDP certificate, write a 3-4 page integration essay in which you reflect on what you learned and accomplished through your BDP experience. This essay is your opportunity to draw connections among your interdisciplinary BDP coursework, your connecting experiences, and your major. For additional guidelines, see your BDP advisor.

Foundation Courses
IV. Social Issues (continued from other side)
Students in the Digital Arts & Media BDP must take at least one course that addresses social issues related to new technologies, including (but not limited to) inequality of access to technology, representations of social identities such as race and gender, and representations of violence. Below are just a few examples of courses that address these issues. Students who wish to take a course that is not listed may petition the faculty panel.

ANT 324L: Science, Technology & Race-W CMS 367: Computer-Mediated Comm-W CMS 367: Social Interaction in Virtual Enviros CS 329E: Elements of Computing in Society CS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Other Issues in Cyberspace CS 349: Contemporary Issues in Com Sci-W E 314J: Literature & Technology GRC 311: Movies Go to War: WWI-Vietnam J 340C: Mass Media and Minorities-W J 349T: Info Technology & Society RHE 330C: Rhetorics of Cyberculture-W RTF 314: Development of the Motion Picture RTF 331K: Gender/Sexuality Iss in Media-W RTF 331N: The Information Society-W RTF 331N: Technology & Culture-W RTF 331P: Internet Cultures RTF 334: Children & Media RTF 359: Race & New Media Culture-W RTF 359S: Women and Media Culture-W RTF 365: Race, Class, and Media-W RTF 366K: Intro to Narrative SOC 308C: Peace and Conflict

College of Natural Sciences CS 313E: Elements of Software Design CS 320N: Visual Programming CS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Other Issues in Cyberspace CS 329E: Elements of Web Programming CS 329E: Elements of Artifical Intelligence CS 329E: Elements of Graphics & Visualization CS 343: Artificial Intelligence CS 354: Computer Graphics CS 378: Game Technology College of Communication ADV 304: Advertising on the Internet ADV 377: Digital Media J 331: Web Publishing-W COM 324: New Media & Gaming- L.A. J 370K: Visual Multimedia: Stills, Audio, & Video Journalism RTF 319: Intro to Digital Media RTF 331T: Creat Music: for Film/Vid/Games RTF 343: Master Class in Digital Media RTF 344M: Special Effects and Design Studio RTF 344M: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics RTF 351D: 2-D Animation and Motion Graphics RTF 351C: Intro Digital Animation and Graphics ACTLab Courses The Radio-Television-Film department offers ACTLab courses under various titles and course numbers, including RTF 331R and RTF 331T. Students may count any two ACTLab courses toward their Digital Arts & Media certificate. Course titles include: Trans; Weird Science; Blackbox; PostModern Gothic; Death; Performance (Taking It To The Street); When Cultures Collide; Soundscapes; Disruptive Technologies; The Uncanny; Dream/Delirium; Extreme Freestyle Hacking.

School of Engineering EE 316: Digital Logic Design EE 351M: Digital Signal Processing EE 371R: Digital Image and Video Process ME 379N: Engineering Acoustics College of Fine Arts ART 303L: Digital Foundations ART 318C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art I ART 320K: Drawing for NonArt Majors ART 320L: Drawing for NonArt Majors ART 338C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art II ART 358C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art III MUS 316M: Intro to Audio Recording MUS 329E: Intro to Electronic Media MUS 329F: Projects in Electronic Media MUS 329G: Intermediate Electronic Composition MUS 329J: Introduction to Computer Music MUS 329M: Intermediate Computer Music MUS 337: Music and Sound in Film-W MUS 339M: Intro Music Business & Entreprnshp MUS 347M: Music Copyright and Publishing TD 352T: Computer Animation TD 352T: Virtual Reality/Cyberspace/Arts TD 354T: Design Skills: Digital Rendering
*Some courses have prerequisites or restrictions. Please consult your BDP advisor. Note that many courses on this list may be cross-listed with other departments. Students may take these courses under any of the cross-listed numbers. Please consult the course schedule or your BDP advisor. In courses taken for a letter grade, the student must obtain a grade of C or better to meet BDP certificate requirements. Only one BDP course may be taken pass/ fail. Any exceptions wil be considered by the faculty panel on an individual basis. 02/26/10

Strand Courses
College of Liberal Arts PSY 323: Perception PSY 341K: Cognitive Psychology of Music PSY 341K: Seeing/Acting in Virtual World-W PSY 355: Cognition RHE 312: Computers and Writing-W (all topics) RHE 330C: Advanced Topics in Digital Rhetoric (all topics)

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