Information technology for creative production has brought about significant changes in how we create art and media and, just as importantly, how we consume art and media. The presence of advanced computer technologies in nearly every aspect of the entertainment sector and in commercial media production points to the need for knowledge and skills in both the arts and sciences. The Digital Arts & Media BDP is designed to guide students toward careers in this dynamic field by providing a unique mix of courses from Fine Arts, Radio-Television-Film, Computer Science, Humanities, and Engineering.

The Digital Arts & Media BDP provides a framework for students to explore and create work that pushes the boundaries of traditional disciplines and media. The BDP foundation courses provide the conceptual scaffolding for exploring new media and developing new skills across a range of disciplines. Students with an interest in gaming, computer music, and interactive media are encouraged to take CS 303E and CS 313E (or CS 305J and CS 307, for Computer Science Majors) as preparation for applying to the BDP. Students who lack experience with a range of media applications are encouraged to take RTF 319 or INF 312. BDP students must work closely with the faculty panel and a BDP advisor to choose courses and create a coherent plan of study.

The Digital Arts & Media BDP is overseen by a panel of faculty members from across campus. Members include Bruce Pennycook (Music and RTF), Diane Davis (Rhetoric), Brian Evans (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Keene Haywood (Center for Instructional Technology), Bruce Porter, (Computer Science), Gloria Lee (Art, Art History), Elaine Rich (Computer Sciences), Yacov Sharir (Theatre and Dance), Sharon Strover (RTF), Sam Wilson (Anthropology).

Upon completion of 19 hours, you will earn a certificate in Digital Arts & Media.

The Bridging Disciplines Programs offer interdisciplinary certificates in the following areas: Children & Society Film Studies Cultural Studies International Studies Digital Arts & Media Social Inequality, Health & Policy Environment Social Entrepreneurship & Non-profits Ethics & Leadership

For more information about the Bridging Disciplines Programs, go to: FAC 33, www.utexas.edu/ugs/bdp, or call (512) 232-7564.

Digital Arts & Media

The BDP staff can support you in finding faculty mentors for creative projects, research and internship experiences. We call these opportunities “Connecting Experiences,” because they play an important role in integrating your studies and skills.Required: Independent Project Creative Course All Digital Arts & Media students must complete an independent creative project course with two faculty mentors from different departments. Your connecting experience advisor will help you develop a proposal for your creative project, which must be approved in advance.Optional: Internship or Research Experience In addition to the creative project, students have the option to complete an additional 3-credit-hour connecting experience, which may be an internship or a research experience. All Digital Arts & Media connecting experiences must be approved by the faculty panel and the connecting experience advisor.

Foundation courses introduce key methodologies and concepts related to Digital Arts & Media. Choose one from each area:

I. Forum SeminarBDP 101: Exploring Digital Arts & Media (no prerequisites)II. Theory & Practice RTF 344M: Digital Media/Art: Theory & PracticeIII. Foundationsa. For students with no background in programming:CS 320N: Visual Programmingb. For students with a background in CS or Engineering:RTF 309: Communication, Technology & SocietyIV. Social Issues (Choose one from the list on the reverse.)

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In order to complete your BDP certificate, write a 3-4 page integration essay in which you reflect on what you learned and accomplished through your BDP experience. This essay is your opportunity to draw connections among your interdisciplinary BDP coursework, your connecting experiences, and your major. For additional guidelines, see your BDP advisor.

In addition to the foundation courses, students in the Digital Arts & Media BDP must choose a strand of 3-6 hours of ap-proved course work. Individual course listings for BDP strands are located on the opposite side of this page.

A maximum of 6 hours in the BDP can count toward the student’s major. The remaining hours must be chosen from at least two other departments. Possible focuses for the Digital Arts & Media BDP are:Games and Entertainment Mixed MediaImage and Film Music and Audio

Foundation CoursesIV. Social Issues (continued from other side)Students in the Digital Arts & Media BDP must take at least one course that addresses social issues related to new tech-nologies, including (but not limited to) inequality of access to technology, representations of social identities such as race and gender, and representations of violence. Below are just a few examples of courses that address these issues. Students who wish to take a course that is not listed may petition the faculty panel.

GRC 311: Movies Go to War: WWI-VietnamCMS 367: Computer-Mediated Comm-WCS 349: Contemporary Issues in Com Sci-WCS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Other Issues in CyberspaceE 314J: Literature & TechnologyJ 340C: Mass Media and Minorities-WJ 349T: Info Technology & SocietyRHE 330C: Rhetorics of Cyberculture-WRTF 314: Development of the Motion PictureRTF 331K: Gender/Sexuality Iss in Media-WRTF 331N: The Information Society-WRTF 331N: Technology & Culture-WRTF 331P: Internet CulturesRTF 334: Mass Media and Children-WRTF 359: Race & New Media CultureWRTF 359S: Women and Media Culture-WRTF 365: Race, Class, and Media-WRTF 366K: Intro to Narrative

SOC 308C: Peace and Conflict

Strand Courses

College of Liberal ArtsPSY 323: PerceptionPSY 341K: Cognitive Psychology of MusicPSY 341K: Seeing/Acting in Virtual World-WPSY 355: CognitionRHE 312: Computers and Writing-W (all topics)RHE 330C: Advanced Topics in Digital Rhetoric (all topics)

College of Natural SciencesCS 313E: Elements of Software DesignCS 320: Visual ProgrammingCS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Other Issues in CyberspaceCS 329E: Elements of Web ProgrammingCS 329E: Elements of Artifical IntelligenceCS 329E: Elements of Graphics & VisualizationCS 343: Artificial IntelligenceCS 354: Computer GraphicsCS 378: Game Technology

College of CommunicationADV 304: Advertising on the InternetADV 377: Digital MediaJ 331: Web Publishing-WRTF 317: Narrative StrategiesRTF 318: Intro to Image and SoundRTF 319: Intro to Digital MediaRTF 331T: Creat Music & Sound for Film/Vid/GamesRTF 343: Master Class in Digital MediaRTF 344M: 2-D Animation and Motion GraphicsRTF 344M Advanced Digital AnimationRTF 344M: Special Effects and Design StudioRTF 344M: Visual Effects & Motion GraphicsRTF 351C: Digital Animation and Graphics

ACTLab CoursesThe Radio-Television-Film department offers ACTLab courses under various titles and course numbers, including RTF 331R and RTF 331T. Students may count any two ACTLab courses toward their Digital Arts & Media certificate. Course titles include: Trans; Weird Science; Blackbox; PostModern Gothic; Death; Performance (Taking It To The Street); When Cultures Collide; Soundscapes; Disruptive Technologies; The Uncanny; Dream/Delirium; Extreme Freestyle Hacking.

School of EngineeringEE 316: Digital Logic DesignEE 351M: Digital Signal ProcessingEE 371R: Digital Image and Video ProcessME 379N: Engineering Acoustics

College of Fine ArtsART 303L: Digital FoundationsART 318C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art IART 320K: Drawing for NonArt MajorsART 320L: Drawing for NonArt MajorsART 338C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art IIART 358C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art IIIMUS 316M: Intro to Audio RecordingMUS 329E: Intro to Electronic MediaMUS 329F: Projects in Electronic MediaMUS 329G: Intermediate Electronic CompositionMUS 329J: Introduction to Computer MusicMUS 329M: Intermediate Computer MusicMUS 337: Music and Sound in Film-WMUS 339M: Intro Music Business & EntreprnshpMUS 347M: Music Copyright and PublishingTD 352T: Computer AnimationTD 352T: Virtual Reality/Cyberspace/ArtsTD 354T: Design Skills: Digital Rendering

*Some courses have prerequisites or restrictions. Please consult your BDP advisor.

Note that many courses on this list may be cross-listed with other departments. Students may take these courses under any of the cross-listed numbers. Please consult the course schedule or your BDP advisor.

In courses taken for a letter grade, the student must obtain a grade of C or better to meet BDP certificate re-quirements. Only one BDP course may be taken pass/fail. Any exceptions wil be considered by the faculty panel on an individual basis. 01/25/09