The Digital Futures undergraduate program is an interdisciplinary program that integrates digital technology and business innovation with Design and Art studio practices. The program links multiple studio-based digital media concentrations in Art and Design, and includes courses that reflect the expertise and skills of faculty engaged in leading-edge research and digital practice. Students graduate with either a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or a Bachelor of Design (BDes), with a specialization in digital media and related technologies.
Prior to identifying an area of focus in their third year, all Digital Futures students share a common core curriculum designed to foster collaboration, develop skills in computation and screen-based media, and develop a broad understanding of the following areas:
1. Physical Computing
2. Games
3. Data Visualization
4. Inclusive design
5. Business and Innovation
NOTE: All students should refer to Liberal Arts & Sciences for an outline of the liberal studies degree requirements.
For a visual representation of the program guide, refer to this document.
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT |
| 100 LEVEL | ||
| Required courses: |
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Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration |
0.5 |
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Accio |
0.5 |
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| SCTM 2B06 | Introduction to Computer Science: Logic and Coding | 0.5 |
| VISC 1B02 | Global Visual and Material Culture: Beginnings to 1800 | 0.5 |
| VISC 1B07 | Global Visual and Material Culture: 1800 to present | 0.5 |
| Choose one of the following: | 0.5 | |
| ENGL 1B04 |
The Essay and the Argument: Mechanics (Fall or Winter) |
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| ENGL 1B05 |
The Essay and the Argument: ESL (Only offered in Fall) |
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| Choose four of the following electives: | 2.0 | |
| DIGF 1B01 | Digital Models + Fabrication | |
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Augmented Production (not offered 2014/2015) |
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| GART 1B06 | Time-based Media (Fall or Winter) | |
| GART 1B70 | Creative Process: Art and Code (Fall or Winter) | |
| GDES 1B30 | Game Design 1 (Winter Only) | |
| SCTM 2B08 | Digital Game Engine Environments and Mechanics | |
| Total Credits | 100 Level | 5.0 |
| 200 LEVEL | ||
| Required courses: | ||
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Physical Computing |
0.5 |
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Atelier I: Discovery |
1.5 |
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Atelier II: Collaboration |
1.5 |
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| HUMN 2B31 | Computational History & Theory: Data, Science & Machines |
0.5 |
| Choose one of the following: |
0.5 |
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| INTM 2B33 | 3D Modeling & Animation | |
| VISM 2B15 | Introduction to Game Studies | |
| Choose one of the following electives: |
0.5 |
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| INTM 2B14 | Compositing & Digital Animation | |
| INTM 2B34 | Hybrid Media Lab | |
| SCTM 2B07 | Introduction to Inclusive Design (not offered 2014/2015) | |
| Total Credits | 200 Level | 5.0 |
| 300 LEVEL | ||
|
Synthesis (Thesis Proposal) |
0.5 |
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Atelier III: Investigations |
1.5 |
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Atelier IV: Synthesis |
1.5 |
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| VISM 3B02 | Visual Analytics and Data Visualization | 0.5 |
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Choose one 200 or 300 level studio elective ** |
0.5 | |
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(DIGF 3B01 Networked Communities and Environments or GDES 3B16 Wearable Computing recommended) |
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Choose one Liberal Arts & Sciences elective: |
0.5 | |
| (VISM 3B01 Critical Play or SCTM 3B02 Thinking Statistics: Data, Meaning & Analysis recommended) |
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| Total Credits |
300 Level | 5.0 |
| 400 LEVEL | ||
| BUSI 4B01 | Entrepreneurship | 0.5 |
| DIGF 5B01 | IP: Getting Value from your Creativity | 0.5 |
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Leadership in the Digital Economy |
0.5 |
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Thesis Project I |
1.0 |
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Thesis Project II |
1.0 |
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| Choose three open electives*** | 1.5 | |
| Total Credits | 5.0 | |
Levels 200, 300 and 400
Students with a 70% overall average are encouraged to consider other Alternative Studies options as extra credits for summer semester. Examples include:
Interested students would need to contact the program office well before deadlines for Alternative Studies application dates.
** A studio or studio/seminar elective may be any studio or studio/seminar course in Art or Design for which any necessary prerequisites are completed.
NOTE: DIGF 2A01 - Plugged In (0.25 credits) and DIGF 2AXX - Plugged In-2 (0.25 credits) may be taken in any year of the program. If both of these courses are taken, they can be counted toward a maximum of ONE 3rd year studio elective course (2 x 0.25 credits = one 3rd year studio elective worth 0.5 credits).
*** An open elective may be any course selected from Art, Design, Liberal Arts & Sciences or Interdisciplinary Studies for which any necessary prerequisites are completed.
Last Modified:7/17/2014 4:01:27 PM