Listed below are the requirements for the Digital Arts and Culture submajor. In addition to the requirements for the program, students must also satisfy all of the university general education requirements and the College of Letters & Science breadth and other degree requirements. Degree requirements will vary depending on when you took your first college class. You are strongly advised to consult both the DAC 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.
Effective Date: Fall 2016
Digital Arts and Culture Degree Requirements
You are strongly advised to consult both the DAC advisor and your L&S advisor to ensure you stay on track towards a degree. A total of 36 credits is required for the major, of which at least 15 upper-level L&S credits must be completed in residence at UWM. No more than 21 credits from a single curricular area may count toward the submajor. Students must earn a 2.0 GPA on all UWM credits that count toward the submajor. In addition, the College requires that students earn a minimum 2.0 GPA on all submajor credits including transfer work.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Culture Courses (6 credits) | ||
| ART 118 | Digital Arts: Culture, Theory, Practice | 3 |
| JAMS 113 | Internet Culture | 3 |
| Media Systems Courses (3 credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
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 | |
| Digital Composition Courses (6 credits) | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
ART 212 | Introduction to Digital Studio: A/V Strategies | |
ART 221 | Introduction to Design | |
ENGLISH 202 | Writing in the Humanities | |
ENGLISH 214 | Writing in the Professions: | |
INFOST 240 | Web Design I | |
JAMS 201 | Media Writing | |
JAMS 231 | Publication Design | |
FILM 255 | Introduction to Digital Arts | |
| Understanding Digital Culture Courses (3 credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
ANTHRO 302 | Anthropology and Popular Culture | |
COMMUN 313 | Human Communication and Technology | |
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 380 | Media and Society: | |
INFOST 310 | Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use | |
JAMS 356 | Media Literacy | |
| Practicing the Digital Arts Courses (3 credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
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 | |
| Capstone Seminar (3 credits) | ||
| DAC 661 | Digital Engagement Seminar | 3 |
| Electives (12 credits) | ||
| Select at least 6 credits from the Understanding Digital Culture Expanded Electives and 3 credits from the Practicing Digital Arts Expanded Electives. The remaining 3 credits can come from either group. At least one course from each group should be numbered 300 or above. | ||
| Understanding Digital Culture Expanded Electives | ||
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 253 | Science Fiction: | |
ENGLISH 290 | Introduction to Film Studies | |
ENGLISH 291 | Introduction to Television Studies | |
ENGLISH 294 | Game Culture | |
ENGLISH 310 | Writing, Speaking, and Technoscience in the 21st Century | |
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 312 | Topics in Film Studies: | |
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 329 | Film and Literature | |
ENGLISH/FILMSTD 380 | Media and Society: (if not selected above) | |
ENGLISH 383 | Cinema and Genre: | |
ENGLISH 394 | Theories of Mass Culture: | |
FILMSTD 212 | Intermediate Topics in Film Studies: | |
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 356 | Media Literacy (if not selected above) | |
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 | |
JAMS 645 | Seminar in Health and the Media | |
| Practicing the Digital Arts Expanded Electives | ||
ART 212 | Introduction to Digital Studio: A/V Strategies (if not selected above) | |
ART 218 | 2D Design Strategies | |
ART 221 | Introduction to Design (if not selected above) | |
ART 312 | Intermediate Digital Studio | |
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 | |
ENGLISH 202 | Writing in the Humanities (if not selected above) | |
ENGLISH 214 | Writing in the Professions: (if not selected above) | |
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) | |
FILM 201 | Introduction to Experimental Media Arts | |
FILM 222 | Introduction to Digital Filmmaking | |
FILM 255 | Introduction to Digital Arts (if not selected above) | |
FILM 302 | Video in the Classroom | |
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 (if not selected above) | |
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 201 | Media Writing (if not selected above) | |
JAMS 204 | News Writing and Technology | |
JAMS 231 | Publication Design (if not selected above) | |
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 | |