Listed below are the requirements for the Certificate in Digital Arts and Culture. You are strongly advised to consult both the Digital Arts and Culture advisor and your L&S advisor to ensure you stay on track towards a degree. Read more about the degree requirements on the L&S Degree Requirements web pages.
| Total Credits Required | 24 credits
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| Required Foundation Culture Course (3 credits) | - Art 118 - Digital Arts: Culture, Theory, Practice, 3 credits
or - JAMS 113 - Internet Culture, 3 credits
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| Required Media Systems Course (3 credits) | Selected one from the following three courses:
- Art Hist/English/FilmStd 111 - Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet, 3 credits
- InfoSt 110 - Introduction to Information Science and Technology, 3 credits
- JAMS 101 - Introduction to Mass Media, 3 credits
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| Required Understanding Digital Culture Course (3 credits) | Select one from the following five courses:
- Anthro 302 - Anthropology and Popular Culture, 3 credits
- Commun 313 - Human Communication and Technology, 3 credits
- English 380 - Media and Society: (All Subtitles), 3 credits
- InfoSt 310 - Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use, 3 credits
- JAMS 356 - Media Literacy, 3 credits
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| Required Practicing the Digital Arts Course (3 credits) | Select one from the following five courses:
- Art 312(326) - Video and Audio Strategies for Artists and Designers, 3 credits
- Art 324: Web Design, 3 credits
- English 439: Information Design, 3 credits
- InfoSt 350: Introduction to Application Development, 3 credits
- InfoSt 430: Multimedia Application Development, 3 credits
- JAMS 336: Media Graphics, 3 credits
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| Understanding Digital Culture Electives (6 credits) | - Anthro 302 - Anthropology and Popular Culture (if not selected above), 3 credits
- Anthro 340 - Culture of Online Games and Virtual Worlds, 3 credits
- Art 309 - Issues in Contemporary Art: (topics vary; subject to approval), 3 credits
- Art Hist/English/FilmStd 111 - Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet (if not selected above), 3 credits
- ArtHist 472 - History and Theory of New Media Art, 3 credits
- Commun 310 - Communication in Organizations, 3 credits
- Commun 313 - Human Communication and Technology, 3 credits
- Commun 410 - Organizational Communication Technology, 3 credits
- Commun 413 - Rhetoric and the Internet, 3 credits
- Commun 440 - Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech, 3 credits
- CompLit 133 - Contemporary Imagination in Literature and the Arts, 3 credits
- CompLit 135 - Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century, 3 credits
- CompLit 233 - Literature and Film, 3 credits
- DAC 199 - Independent Study, 1 - 3 credits
- DAC 699 - Independent Study, 1 - 3 credits
- English 253 - Science Fiction, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 290 - Introduction to Film Studies, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 291 - Introduction to Television Studies (if not selected above), 3 credits
- English 294 - Game Culture, 3 credits
- English 310 - Writing, Speaking, and Technoscience in the 21st Century, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 312 - Topics in Film Studies: "Science Fiction," “Utopia and Dystopia,” “Cinema and Digital Culture” subtitles, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 329 - Film & Literature, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 380 - Media and Society, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 383 - Cinema and Genre, 3 credits
- English/FilmStd 394 - Theories of Mass Culture, 3 credits
- FilmStd 212 - Topics in Film Studies (only specifically approved subtitles), 3 credits
- Global 202 - Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology, 3 credits
- Global 351 - Language, Media, and Social Practice in Global Communications, 3 credits
- Global 500 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar: “Global Communication” subtitle, 3 credits
- Global 551 - Global Communications Capstone: Future Trends, 3 credits
- InfoSt 110 - Introduction to Information Science and Technology (if not selected above), 3 credits
- InfoSt 120 - Information Technology Ethics, 3 credits
- InfoSt 310 - Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use, 3 credits
- InfoSt 465 - Legal Aspects of Information Products and Services, 3 credits
- InfoSt 674 - Search Engine Society, 3 credits
- InfoSt 675 - Information Technology in Organizations, 3 credits
- JAMS 101 - Introduction to Mass Media (if not selected above), 3 credits
- JAMS 111 - Gender and the Media, 3 credits
- JAMS 260 - Contemporary Non-fiction Media, 3 credits
- JAMS 262 - Principles of Media Studies, 3 credits
- JAMS 356 - Media Literacy, 3 credits
- JAMS 360 (560) - History of Mass Media, 3 credits
- JAMS 361 - Media Ethics, 3 credits
- JAMS 450 - Race and Ethnicity in the Media, 3 credits
- JAMS 559 - Law of Mass Communication, 3 credits
- JAMS 562 (662) - Media Studies and Culture, 3 credits
- JAMS 645 - Seminar in Health and the Media, 3 credits
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| Practicing the Digital Arts Elective Courses (6 credits) | - Art 212 - Introduction to Digital Studio Practice (if not selected above), 3 credits
- Art 218 - 2D Design Strategies, 3 credits
- Art 221- Introduction to Design (if not selected above), 3 credits
- Art 253 - Introduction to Photography, 3 credits
- Art 312 - Video and Audio Strategies for Artists and Designers (if not selected above), 3 credits
- Art 316 - Interactive Installation & Performance, 3 credits
- Art 318 - Physical Computing, 3 credits
- Art 324 - Web Design (if not selected above), 3 credits
- Art 325 - Multimedia Design Workshop, 3 credits
- Art 327 - Digital Media Workshop, 3 credits
- Art 393 (293) - Digital Printmaking I, 3 credits
- Art 424 - Topics in Web, Interaction and Screen Design (all subtitles), 3 credits
- Art 426 - Motion Graphics, 3 credits
- DAC 289 - Internship in Digital Arts and Culture, Lower Division, 1 - 6 credits
- DAC 489 - Internship in Digital Arts and Culture, Upper Division, 1 - 6 credits
- DAC 661 - Digital Engagement Seminar, 3 credits
- English 202 - Writing in the Humanities, 3 credits
- English 214 - Writing in the Professions, 3 credits
- English 328 - Forms of Experimental Literature, 3 credits
- English 431 - Topics in Advanced Communications: (all subtitles), 3 credits
- English 435 - Professional and Technical Writing, 3 credits
- English 436 - Writing for Information Technology, 3 credits
- English 437 - Project Management, 3 credits
- English 439 - Document Design (if not selected above), 3 credits
- English 515 - Literature and the Other Arts: (all subtitles), 3 credits
- Film 201 - Introduction to Experimental Media Arts, 3 credits
- Film 222 - Basic Elements of Video, 3 credits
- Film 255 - Introduction to Digital Arts, 3 credits
- Film 302 - Video in the Classroom, 3 credits
- Film 380 - Media Arts Module: (all subtitles), 3 credits
- FineArt 313 - Programming for Artists, 3 credits
- Geog 215 - Introduction to Geographic Information Science, 3 credits
- Geog 525 - Geographic Information Science, 4 credits
- InfoSt 240 - Web Design I, 3 credits
- InfoSt 340 - Introduction to Systems Analysis, 3 credits
- InfoSt 430 - Multimedia Application Development, 3 credits
- InfoSt 491 - Advanced Topics in Information Science & Technology: “Flash” subtitle, 3 credits
- InfoSt 685 - Electronic Publishing and Web Design, 3 credits
- JAMS 204 - News Writing and Technology, 3 credits
- JAMS 231 - Publication Design, 3 credits
- JAMS 232 - Photojournalism, 3 credits
- JAMS 332 - Introduction to Digital Documentary, 3 credits
- JAMS 336 - Media Graphics, 3 credits
- JAMS 399 - On-Campus Internship, 3 credits
- Music 327 - Analog and Digital Synthesis I, 3 credits
- Music 328 - Digital Synthesis and Systems II, 3 credits
- Music 680 - Special Studies in Music: "Interactivity and Improvisation" subtitle, 3 credits
- Theatre 357 - Digital Audio Workstations for Stage and Studio, 3 credits
- Theatre 437 (317) - Sound Design and Technology, 3 credits
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| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | At least 9 credits must be at the 300 level or above. At least 12 credits must be in courses from the College of Letters and Science, and at least 6 of the L&S credits must be at the 300 level or above. No more than 15 credits from a single curricular area may apply toward satisfaction of the certificate requirements.
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| GPA REQUIREMENTS | The College requires that students earn at least a 2.500 GPA on courses counted toward the certificate.
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