MEDIA INTEGRATION STUDIES MINOR:
REQUIREMENTS & COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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REQUIREMENTS
The Media Integration Studies Minor requires a total of 18 semester hours.
Four required courses: ART 202, ART/BRD/MUS 380, ART/BRD/MUS 458, ART/BRD/MUS 480
(ART/BRD/MUS = Art, Broadcasting (through the Department of Mass Communications) or Music. These courses are cross listed. Students can sign up through any department.
Two electives chosen from the following: Philosophy 102, Mass Communications 210, Sociology 222,
English 290, Art 250, Broadcasting 280, Music 358
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Required Courses:
Art 202
Digital Art Appreciation. This course is an opportunity, for non-Art majors, for introductory study and activity in various contemporary means of visual communication and design thinking practiced through digital means. The DA 202 curriculum is focused both on digital literacy and on design thinking. As such students will find both computers and working creatively with computers and related technologies coequal foci of this course. Art 202 is open to all students. Credit, 3 semester hours. General Education elective. No prerequisite.
ART 380/ BRD 380/ MUS 380
Media Integration. This course offers the opportunity for students to take an interdisciplinary, team-taught curriculum that integrates digital video, audio, animation, and graphics in a student-centered studio environment. This is a cooperative, cross-listed course taught by faculty from Art, Music and Mass Communications departments. Credit 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
ART 458/ BRD 458/ MUS 458
Media Integration Production. This course is an opportunity for further interdisciplinary study in MI. Projects and assignments emphasize the production of digital content for multimedia projects. Products will be from the areas of still digital image-making, digital photography, computer-based printing, digital audio recording and editing, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), digital animation, and digital videography and editing. Students will have intensive hands-on experience in each area, resulting in an understanding of the techniques and concepts involved in the design and implementation of multimedia projects. Both individual and group assignments can be expected. Credit, 3 semester hours. Prerequisite: ART/BRD/MUS 380
ART 480/ BRD 480/ MUS 480
Projects in Media Integration. This course is an opportunity for advanced interdisciplinary study in MI. Assignments emphasize the design and integration of digital content for multimedia projects. Students will propose and prototype a project and participate in the team development of a final project. Students will also be assigned roles in the creative decision-making and work involved in proposals under development and/or consideration in the UNCP Media Integration Project. Students’ products will be expected to relate to the three essential aspects of the University mission — teaching, research, and service — and have the potential to serve as professional examples for student portfolios. Credit, 3 semester hours. Prerequisite: ART/BRD/ MUS 458
Elective courses -- six hours (2 courses) from this group must be completed:
PHI 102
Perspectives on Humanity. A study of the dominant understandings of humanity. Philosophical, religious, scientific, and literary sources are read and discussed. Credit, 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
SOC 220
Computers and Society. An introduction to the impact of computers on modern society and computer applications in the social sciences. Credit, 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
ENG 290
Film and New Media Criticism. A study of film history and theory focusing on the development of New Media. Topics include theory in early Russian cinema, avant-garde and surrealist film of the 1920s, cinema vérité of the 1960s, the Dogma 95 group, the uses of digital film, computer-generated imagery (CGI), and a discussion of nonsequential, multilinear, and interactive narratives. The emphasis in the course will be on defining and responding critically to New Media. As announced. Credit, 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
MCM 210
Introduction to Mass Communications. Examination of channels used to communicate with mass audiences in the united States, with emphasis on changes in newspaper, network, television, and magazines since 1920. Credit, 3 semester hours. Credit, 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
ART 250
Communication Design. A digital studio introduction to applied lettering, layout, illustration, typography, and general graphic design in the advertising and communication design fields. Credit, 3 semester hours. Prerequisite: ART 101 (for majors) or Art 202 (for non-majors). Credit, 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
BRD 280
Computer Animation. Introduction to character generation, digital paint, and 3D animation. Theory of animation and graphics applicable to television and multimedia systems. Each student produces a video containing animation and graphics using various digital content creation tools. Credit, 3 semester hours. No prerequisite.
MUS 358
Electronic Music. A survey of electronic music with an emphasis on listening, aesthetic and philosophical concerns, necessary terminology, and composition/arranging for synthesizer. Various types of synthesis will be explored as well as MIDI systems and MIDI. Sequencing and transcription will be done using a synthesizer, drum machine, and comparable equipment in conjunction with a computer and selected software programs. Spring. Credit, 3 semester hours. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
For more information please contact:
Dr. John Antoine Labadie, Coordinator Media Integration Studies Minor
Associate Professor of Art & Director UNCP Digital Academy
John.Labadie@uncp.edu