Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 64 courses 120 total credits
Gain visual composition and computational media skills in ASU's media arts and sciences BA program at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
| Total Credits | 120 credits |
Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AME 111 | Introduction to Digital Culture | 3 |
| AME 130 | Prototyping Dreams | 3 |
| AME 230 | Programming for the Media Arts | 3 |
| Total Core Courses | 9 credits | |
Core Courses - Media Arts and Sciences Foundational Media Course:
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Track Focus/Digital Media
Track Focus Areas: Students may choose courses from any combination of focus areas and are encouraged to choose courses that align with their career goals. Contact your advisor for guidance or suggestions.
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Art Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARS 102 or ARS 250 | Art from Renaissance to Modernism or History of Photography | 3 |
| Total Art Concentration | 3 credits | |
Art Concentration - Complete one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 108 | Digital Literacy for the Arts | 3 |
| ART 110 | Drawing as Seeing and Thinking | 3 |
| ART 113 | Pictorial Investigations and Color Theory | 3 |
Art Concentration
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 216 | Contemporary Art in Practice: Methods, Making, Meaning | 3 |
| Total Art Concentration | 3 credits | |
Art Concentration - Upper Division Art History Elective:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARS 345 | Art and Television | |
| ARS 370 | The Art of the Comic | |
| ARS 394 | Topic: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art | |
| ARS 438 | Art of the 20th Century I | |
| ARS 439 | Art of the 20th Century II | |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Art Concentration - Upper Division Studio Art Elective:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 312 | Illustration | 3 |
| ART 424 | Stop Motion Animation | |
| ART 439 | Studio Inquiry: Practice and Cultural Context | |
| ART 440 | Experimental Video Art | |
| ART 442 | Art and Community | |
| ART 444 | Short Subject: Documentary Video | |
| ART 494 | Topic: Women/Art/Technology | |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Art Concentration - Upper Division Art History Elective:
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| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARS 345 | Art and Television | |
| ARS 370 | The Art of the Comic | |
| ARS 394 | Topic: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art | |
| ARS 438 | Art of the 20th Century I | |
| ARS 439 | Art of the 20th Century II | |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AME 485 | Media Arts and Sciences Capstone I | 3 |
| AME 486 | Media Arts and Sciences Capstone II | 3 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 6 credits | |
School Requirement
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MAT 117 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Total School Requirement | 3 credits | |
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AME 101 | ASU Media Arts and Sciences Experience | 1 |
| Total ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | 1 credits | |
First-Year Composition
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 105 | Advanced First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition | |
| Total First-Year Composition | 6 credits | |
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