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Electronic Arts - Video Studies

The below schedule is only one example of a four year plan for a student in the Video Studies option of the Electronic Arts program. This example plan should not be used as a strict guide to completion of the program. Please see your advisor early in your first semester to discuss possible variations of your own degree plan. Effective academic advisement is a partnership, with advisees sharing in the responsibility.

First Semester (Fall)

  • ART 100/110 - Two-Dimensional Design for Digital Media (3)
  • MED 120 - Mass Media and Society [Gen. Ed. - Culture and Society] (3)
  • IDS 110 - Intro to University Life (1)
  • CIS/CSC 101 - Computers for Learning (2-3)
  • COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
  • ENG 110 - Writing I (3)

Total hours = 15-16

Second Semester (Spring)

  • MED 290 - Intro to Multimedia Design (3)
  • - OR -
  • MUS 216 - Intro to Audio Techniques (3)
  • Gen. Ed. - Culture and Society (3)
  • MTH 130 [or higher] (3)
  • PED 100 - Fitness for Living (2)
  • Gen. Ed. - Natural World (4)

Total hours = 15

Third Semester (Fall)

  • MED 365 - Media Design and Production (3)
  • Gen. Ed. - Self-Understanding (3)
  • Gen. Ed. - Writing II (3)
  • HST 121/122 or PLS 101 [Gen. Ed. - Public Affairs] (3)
  • Minor course [Selct minor with advisor] (3)

Total hours = 15

Fourth Semester (Spring)

  • MUS 216 - Intro to Audio Techniques (3)
  • - OR -
  • MED 290 - Intro to Multimedia Design (3)
  • MED 465 - Principles of Cinematography and Editing (3)
  • Gen. Ed. - Natural World [with lab] (4)
  • HST 121/122 or PLS 101 [Gen. Ed. - Public Affairs] (3)
  • Minor course (3)
  •  
  • Create portfolio Application to EA Program

Total hours = 16

Fifth Semester (Fall)

  • ART 230 - Computer Animation I (3)
  • EA Elective [selected with advisor approval] (3)
  • MED 204 - Survey of Mass Media Theory (3)
  • Gen. Ed. - Self-Understanding (3)
  • Minor course (3)
  • General Electives [125 hr graduaction requirement - may be taken in MED/ART] (3)

Total hours = 18

Sixth Semester (Spring)

  • MED 562 - Electronic Field Production [counts as an EA elective] (3)
  • ART 300 - Fundamentals of Collaboration in Electronic Arts (3)
  • Gen. Ed. - Self-Understanding (3)
  • Minor course [at 300+ level](3)
  • General Elective (3)

Total hours = 15

Seventh Semester (Fall)

  • MED/ART 498 - Senior Thesis Project in Electronic Arts (2)
  • EA Elective [selected with advisor approval] (3)
  • Minor course [at 300+ level](3)
  • General Elective (8-9)

Total hours = 16-17

Eighth Semester (Spring)

  • MED/ART 498 - Senior Thesis Project in Electronic Arts (2)
  • EA Elective [selected with advisor approval] (3)
  • Minor course [at 300+ level](3)
  • General Elective (6)

Total hours = 14

Entrance to the EA program is selective. Students must complete at least 3 of the 4 pre-core required classes (ART 100/110, MED 290, MED 390, MUS 216), including the course in the discipline to which they will apply, before making a portfolio application. A portfolio consists of 2-3 examples of the student’s best work in the discipline to which they are applying, a short essay, and a current audit.

Because of the structure of the EA program it would be very difficult to complete this degree in three years. Students would have to be accepted into the program in the fall semester of the second year, and this would be extremely difficult to accomplish given course periodicity and the requirement to have completed the pre-core classes before making a formal portfolio application to the program.

The EA (Video Studies) major requires a minor. Only 6 hours may count for both the major and the minor. The minor should be selected in consultation with the advisor.

Students need a minimum of 125 hours with 40 hours of coursework at a 300+ course level in order to graduate.

Students pursuing video studies must choose 12 hours of MED or ART electives from: ART 210; MED 390, 461, 492, 495, 562, and 565.

Periodicity of many classes is important, with many scheduled as F (fall) or S (spring) only classes.  Check catalog.

All statements in this document concerning requirements, prerequisites, conditions or other matters are for informational purposes and are subject to change.