Digital Arts, B.A.

The B.A. in Digital Arts is an interdisciplinary major combining courses from the Departments of Art and Art History and Computer Science. The program develops students’ technical, aesthetic, design, programming, analytical, and problem-solving skills. It prepares them to work in computer-art and design-related fields such as mobile-application and web design, game development, 3D modeling and animation, visual effects, interactive media, and other emerging opportunities at the cross-section of computer technology and the arts. The curriculum also provides a foundation needed to pursue research at the graduate level in areas such as graphics, virtual reality, simulation, and human-computer interaction.

Oral Communication Requirement:

To satisfy the oral communication requirement for the B.A. Degree in Digital Arts, a student must successfully complete an oral defense of their final project for ART 496 or any other approved oral intensive course.

Applied Learning Requirement:

To satisfy the applied learning requirement for the B.A. degree in Digital Arts, a student must successfully complete ART 496 .

Requirements for a Major in Digital Arts for the B.A. Degree:

Core Art Courses (18 credit hours)

ART 101 - Two-Dimensional Design Credit Hours: 3
ART 111 - Drawing Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
ART 211 - Beginning Life Drawing Credit Hours: 3
ART 260 - Introduction To Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
ART 282 - Introduction to Digital Photography Credit Hours: 3
ART 496 - Digital Arts Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Core Art History Courses (9 credit hours)

Choose two courses from the following list:
ARH 201 - Ancient Art and Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
or
ARH 202 - Medieval and Early Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
or
ARH 204 - Art of the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
and
Choose one 3-credit ARH course at the 300-400 level.

Core Computer Science Courses (26 credit hours)

CSC 131 - Introduction to Computer Science Credit Hours: 4
CSC 133 - Discrete Mathematical Structures Credit Hours: 3
CSC 220 - 3-D Computer Graphics Tools and Literacy Credit Hours: 3 (ART 220, FST 220)
CSC 231 - Introduction to Data Structures Credit Hours: 4
CSC 331 - Object-Oriented Programming and Design Credit Hours: 3
CSC 365 - Client-Side Web Development Credit Hours: 3
CSC 368 - Visual Design for Multi-Media Credit Hours: 3
CSC 370 - Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 3

Core Math Courses (8 credit hours)

MAT 161 - Calculus with Analytical Geometry I Credit Hours: 4
MAT 162 - Calculus with Analytical Geometry II Credit Hours: 4

Electives (9 credit hours)

Choose 3 classes from the following list of approved electives.

ART 320 - Computer Animation Credit Hours: 3 (CSC 320, FST 320)
ART 273 - Digital Illustration Credit Hours: 3
ART 311 - Intermediate Life Drawing Credit Hours: 3
ART 360 - Intermediate Graphic Design Credit Hours: 3
ART 370 - 3D Printing and Laser Cutting Credit Hours: 3
ART 371 - Video Art & Projection Mapping Credit Hours: 3
CSC 315 - Mobile Application Development Credit Hours: 3
CSC 421 - Game Development Credit Hours: 3
CSC 430 - Digital Visual Effects Credit Hours: 3
CSC 461 - Virtual Reality Credit Hours: 3

Total: 70 credit hours

Additional Information

A grade point average of ‘C’ (2.0) or better computed over all the courses used to fill the requirements of the major are required.