MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Interactive Arts: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing (Fundamentals) | FF 160 | 3.0 |
| Fabrication (3D) | FF 130 | 3.0 |
| Color Design (2D) |
FF 120 | 3.0 |
| New Media (4D) | FF 140 | 3.0 |
| Program Electives | 6.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
Interactive Arts MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Choose one course from the following: | ||
| Creative Coding | IA 215 | 3.0 |
| Introduction to Sound | IA 202 | 3.0 |
| Robotic Arts Introduction | IA 277 | 3.0 |
| Choose one course from the following: | ||
| Interaction as Art | IA 210 | 3.0 |
| Sound Art | IA 230 | 3.0 |
| Choose one course form the following: | ||
| Immersive/Interactive Studio | IA 340 | 3.0 |
| Remix as Performance | IA 390 | 3.0 |
| Synesthesia | IA 365 | 3.0 |
| Choose one course form the following: | ||
| Immersive Experience Lab | IA 341 | 3.0 |
| The Soundscape | IA 310 | 3.0 |
| 3D Unity for Artists | IA 313 | 3.0 |
| Core Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio Elective 3 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio Elective 4 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio Elective 5 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio Elective 6 | 3.0 | |
| Core Studio Elective 7 | 3.0 | |
| Senior Thesis I | IA 498 | 6.0 |
| Senior Thesis II | IA 499 | 6.0 |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 3 | 3.0 | |
| Total for the Interactive Arts Major: | 90 | |
*Core Studio courses are chosen from the following subjects: AD, AN, FB, FILM, GD, IA, IS, PD, PH. Additional courses may be approved by the department chair.
AD, AN, FB, FILM, GD, GMD, IA, IS, PD, PH