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Requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces-Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces-Art from 1400 to the Present 3
ART 100 Visual Concepts 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 Sculptural Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Media Arts Major Requirements:

MEDA 152 Introduction to Experimental Video 3
MEDA 215 Interactive Art 3
MEDA 265 Interactivity for the Web 3
MEDA 320 Audio and Desktop Multimedia 3
MEDA 352 Experimental Video 3
MEDA 355 Advanced Interactivity 3
MEDA 410 Advanced Experimental Video 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
MEDA 495 Media Arts Capstone 3

ART and MEDA studio electives
21

Media Criticism or Art History Electives
6

ART 460 Senior Seminar 1

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.
Requires admission to major. 18-credit hour Foundation Program plus 55 credit hours of Major Requirements. Total credit hours required: 73+ Visiting Artist Program.

Course Number Title Credit Hours

Foundation Program (18 credit hours):
ART 115 Masterpieces in Art to 1400 3
ART 116 Masterpieces from 1400-Present 3
ART 100 Visual Literacy 3
ART 150 Drawing I 3
ART 155 2-D Design 3
ART 257 3-D Form and Content 3
or ART 273 Handforming Clay

Animation and Illustration Major Requirements (55 credit hours):

ART 151 Drawing II 3
ART 252 Life Drawing I 3
ART 255 Introduction to Photography 3
ART 258 Figure Modeling 3
ART 285 Painting I 3
ART 380 Illustration I 3
ART 381 Illustration II 3
ART 420 Illustration III 3
MEDA 205 Introduction to 2-D Animation 3
MEDA 305 Intermediate 2-D Animation 3
MEDA 405 Advanced 2-D Animation 3
MEDA 301 Media Performance I 3
MEDA 496 Animation and Illustration Capstone 3
ART and MEDA studio electives 9
Art History Electives 6
Senior Exhibition
1

Program Requirements

Intellectual Foundations Requirements: 39–66 cr

Total Required Credit Hours in Fine Arts: 78 cr

A. Required Courses (42 cr)

DES 101 Two-Dimensional Design
FAR 101 Drawing I
FAR 102 Drawing II
FAR 103 Modeling
FAR 210 Introductory Painting
FAR 220 Introductory Photography
FAR 230 Introductory Printmaking
FAR 240 Introductory Sculpture
FAR 250 Art History I
FAR 251 Art History II
FAR 363 Twentieth-Century Art
FAR 470 Senior Seminar in Fine Arts
Two art history electives.

B. Photography Courses (21 cr)

FAR 321 Intermediate Photography I
FAR 322 Intermediate Photography II
FAR 323 Advanced Photography (three courses) (9)
FAR 420 Senior Studio in Photography (6)

C. Art Electives (15 cr)

All College Electives: 0–3 cr

Total Required Credit Hours: 120–144 cr