Courses

This course builds on web development skills to create interactive presentations and data visualizations. Students are introduced to advanced programming and data concepts relevant to communicators. Theoretical and practical considerations of emerging technologies to the media industry will be integrated with production techniques.

In this course students will concentrate on a focused investigation into the use of digital media for the expression and production of their artistic ideas. Course content varies and will be listed by semester. Topics include 2-D Digital Media, Multi Media (image, text, sound, interactivity), Video Art, and The Web as Venue for Conceptual Art. This course is repeateable for up to 15 credit hours total.

Students will strengthen their creativity and skill in the areas of print design and production. Projects relating to typography, print advertising, corporate/personal identify and branding will further students' creative thinking and design skills.

This course presents a variety of advanced Digital Media methods and concepts. These topics change every semester. Course content engages skills that have both creative and commercial applications while highlighting their use in contemporary art practice. The course guides students to hone their creative practice while developing new technical skills. Students are expected to invest in and articulate the self-directed content of their projects. Experiential Learning, Special Topics Course

Students will explore advanced developments, uses, and applications of current internet technology. In addition to investigating the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic impact of this new media in areas ranging from e-commerce to digital storytelling, students will learn how to use content creation tools such as animation, scripting, streaming audio, and video to experiment with emergent forms of expression and communication.

Students will learn creative production of time-based art using digital video and effects with emphasis on video concepts, techniques, composition, sequencing of ideas, and narrative as well as non-narrative structures. This course will also explore the foundations of motion graphics. Design for screen, effective use of typography, graphical elements, sound, video and motion are covered with animation, logo and shape motion, and environmental visual effects.

Students will gain a basic understanding of website design. Emphasis in projects is placed on the web as a dynamic visual environment. The course focuses on standards-based design that adheres to current industry practices. Special attention is paid to the development of site content, the graphical user interface, site architecture, and the pragmatics of web communication.

This course explores various uses of digital photography. Subjects may include studio, portrait, landscape and other areas of photography. Upon completion, the student should be able to apply the techniques necessary to produce professional photographs of a variety of subjects.

This course explores various uses of digital photography. Subjects may include studio, portrait, landscape and other areas of photography. Upon completion, the student should be able to apply the techniques necessary to produce professional photographs of a variety of subjects.

This course explores various uses of digital photography. Subjects may include studio, portrait, landscape and other areas of photography. Upon completion, the student should be able to apply the techniques necessary to produce professional photographs of a variety of subjects.