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.
Fill out the top portion of the Declaration Form for either the certificate or the major. The bottom portion of the form is an advising worksheet which you can fill out together when you meet with your advisor.
New Requirements Effective Date: Spring 2016
Requirements
To obtain the certificate, students must complete a minimum of 24 credits with a GPA of 2.0 or above; at least 9 of these 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. The following requirements must be met. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Culture Courses | ||
| Select one of the folllowing: | 3 | |
ART 118 | Digital Arts: Culture, Theory, Practice | |
JAMS 113 | Internet Culture | |
| Media Systems Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ARTHIST/ENGLISH/FILMSTD 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet | |
INFOST 110 | Introduction to Information Science and Technology | |
JAMS 101 | Introduction to Mass Media | |
| Understanding Digital Culture Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ANTHRO 302 | Anthropology and Popular Culture | |
COMMUN 310 | Communication in Organizations | |
COMMUN 313 | Human Communication and Technology | |
ENGLISH 210 | Global Englishes | |
ENGLISH 380 | Media and Society: | |
INFOST 310 | Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use | |
| Practicing the Digital Arts Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
ART 312 | Intermediate Digital Studio | |
ART 324 | Web Design | |
ENGLISH 439 | Information Design | |
INFOST 350 | Introduction to Application Development | |
INFOST 430 | Multimedia Application Development | |
JAMS 336 | Media Graphics | |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Electives
Select 12 additional credits from the lists below, including at least 6 credits from Understanding Digital Culture and 6 credits from Practicing the Digital Arts. At least one of these courses should be numbered 300 or above.
Understanding Digital Culture Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Enroll in and complete 6 credits: | ||
ANTHRO 302 | Anthropology and Popular Culture (if not selected above) | |
ANTHRO 340 | Cultures of Online Games and Virtual Worlds | |
ART 309 | Issues in Contemporary Art: | |
ARTHIST/ENGLISH/FILMSTD 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet (if not selected above) | |
ARTHIST 472 | History and Theory of New Media Art | |
COMMUN 310 | Communication in Organizations | |
COMMUN 313 | Human Communication and Technology (if not selected above) | |
COMMUN 410 | Organizational Communication Technology | |
COMMUN 413 | Rhetoric and the Internet | |
COMMUN 440 | Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech | |
COMPLIT 133 | Contemporary Imagination in Literature and the Arts | |
COMPLIT 135 | Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: | |
COMPLIT 233 | Literature and Film: | |
DAC 199 | Independent Study | |
DAC 699 | Advanced Independent Study | |
ENGLISH/ARTHIST/FILMSTD 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet (if not selected above) | |
ENGLISH 253 | Science Fiction: | |
ENGLISH 290 | Introduction to Film Studies | |
ENGLISH 291 | Introduction to Television Studies | |
ENGLISH 294 | Game Culture | |
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 312 | Topics in Film Studies: (Cinema and Digital Culture or Science Fiction - Utopia and Dystopia) | |
ENGLISH 329 | Film and Literature | |
ENGLISH 380 | Media and Society: (if specific title not selected above) | |
ENGLISH 383 | Cinema and Genre: | |
ENGLISH 394 | Theories of Mass Culture: | |
FILMSTD/ARTHIST/ENGLISH 111 | Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet (if not selected above) | |
FILMSTD 212 | Intermediate Topics in Film Studies: (with approved subtitle) | |
FILMSTD 290 | Introduction to Film Studies | |
FILMSTD 291 | Introduction to Television Studies | |
FILMSTD/ENGLISH 312 | Topics in Film Studies: (Cinema and Digital Culture or Science Fiction – Utopia and Dystopia) | |
FILMSTD 329 | Film and Literature | |
FILMSTD 380 | Media and Society: | |
FILMSTD 383 | Cinema and Genre: | |
FILMSTD 394 | Theories of Mass Culture: | |
GLOBAL 202 | Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology | |
GLOBAL 351 | Language, Media, and Social Practice in Global Communications | |
INFOST 110 | Introduction to Information Science and Technology (if not selected above) | |
INFOST 120 | Information Technology Ethics | |
INFOST 310 | Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use (if not selected above) | |
INFOST 465 | Legal Aspects of Information Products and Services | |
INFOST 674 | The Search Engine Society | |
INFOST 675 | Information Technology and Organizations | |
JAMS 101 | Introduction to Mass Media (if not selected above) | |
JAMS 111 | Gender and the Media | |
JAMS 260 | Contemporary Non-Fiction Media | |
JAMS 262 | Principles of Media Studies | |
JAMS 450 | Race and Ethnicity in the Media | |
JAMS 460 | History of Mass Media | |
JAMS 461 | Media Ethics | |
JAMS 559 | Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age | |
JAMS 562 | Media Studies and Culture | |
Practicing the Digital Arts
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Enroll in and complete 6 credits: | ||
ART 118 | Digital Arts: Culture, Theory, Practice (if not selected above) | |
ART 212 | Introduction to Digital Studio: A/V Strategies | |
ART 218 | 2D Design Strategies | |
ART 221 | Introduction to Design | |
ART 253 | Introduction to Photography | |
ART 312 | Intermediate Digital Studio (if not selected above) | |
ART 316 | Interactive and Multimedia Art | |
ART 318 | Electronics and Sculpture | |
ART 324 | Web Design (if not selected above) | |
ART 325 | Web Design II | |
ART 327 | Digital Media Workshop: | |
ART 393 | Digital Printmaking | |
ART 424 | Topics in Web, Interaction and Screen Design: | |
ART 426 | Motion Graphics | |
DAC 289 | Internship in Digital Arts and Culture, Lower Division | |
DAC 489 | Internship in Digital Arts and Culture, Upper Division | |
DAC 661 | Digital Engagement Seminar | |
ENGLISH 202 | Writing in the Humanities | |
ENGLISH 214 | Writing in the Professions: (Writing and Social Media for Careers) | |
ENGLISH 328 | Forms of Experimental Literature: | |
ENGLISH 431 | Topics in Advanced Communications: | |
ENGLISH 435 | Rhetoric and Professional Writing | |
ENGLISH 436 | Technical Documentation | |
ENGLISH 437 | Project Management for Professional Writers | |
ENGLISH 439 | Information Design (if not selected above) | |
ENGLISH 515 | Literature and the Other Arts: | |
FILM 201 | Introduction to Experimental Media Arts | |
FILM 222 | Introduction to Digital Filmmaking | |
FILM 255 | Introduction to Digital Arts | |
FILM 380 | Media Arts Module: | |
FINEART 313 | Programming for Artists I | |
GEOG 215 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | |
GEOG 525 | Geographic Information Science | |
INFOST 240 | Web Design I | |
INFOST 340 | Introduction to Systems Analysis | |
INFOST 430 | Multimedia Application Development (if not selected above) | |
INFOST 491 | Advanced Topics in Information Science & Technology: (Flash) | |
INFOST 685 | Electronic Publishing and Web Design | |
JAMS 113 | Internet Culture (if not selected above) | |
JAMS 204 | News Writing and Technology | |
JAMS 231 | Publication Design | |
JAMS 232 | Photojournalism | |
JAMS 332 | Introduction to Digital Documentary | |
JAMS 336 | Media Graphics (if not selected above) | |
JAMS 399 | On-Campus Internship (DAC placement) | |
MUSIC 327 | Analog and Digital Synthesis I | |
MUSIC 328 | Digital Synthesis and Systems II | |
MUSIC 680 | Special Studies in Music: (Interactivity and Improvisation) | |
THEATRE 357 | Digital Audio Workstations for Stage and Studio | |
THEATRE 437 | Sound Design and Digital Editing | |
Credits earned at other institutions equivalent to courses in the certificate program may be accepted in partial fulfillment of the program requirements, subject to review by the Certificate Program Committee.