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Bachelor of Fine Arts (New Media)

The following table illustrates the academic sequence for full-time students in this program.

Academic Level	Admission Cohort	Follow this Academic Semester:
1st Year	Fall 2015	1st & 2nd Semester
2nd Year	Fall 2014	3rd & 4th Semester
3rd Year	Fall 2014	5th & 6th Semester
4th Year	Fall 2014	7th & 8th Semester

Students admitted Fall 2013 see Bachelor of Fine Arts (New Media) - Former Curriculum. Students admitted prior to Fall 2013 see Bachelor of Fine Arts (Image Arts) - New Media Option Former Curriculum.

1st & 2nd Semester
1st SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 101	Introduction to Media Theory and Practice
RTA 102	Creative Processes
RTA 103	Digital Media Production I
RTA 104	Sound Production

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table A.

2nd SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 201	Video Art and Production
RTA 220	New Media Art History
RTA 221	Experiential Media/Interdisciplinary Practice
RTA 222	Intro to Computational Arts
RTA 223	Intro to Experience Design

3rd & 4th Semester
3rd SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 321	Intro to Tangible Media
RTA 322	Technology, Identity and Creativity
RTA 323	Digital Narratology

CORE ELECTIVES: One course from Table I.

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table A.

4th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 320

Interactive Storytelling

CORE ELECTIVES: Two courses from Table I.

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table A.

5th & 6th Semester
First offered 2016-2017.

5th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 520

Public Practice

CORE ELECTIVES: Two courses from Table I.

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table B.

6th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 501	Project Development
RTA 521	#Activism: Media for Social Change

CORE ELECTIVES: One course from Table I.

OPEN ELECTIVES: Two courses from Open Elective Table.

7th & 8th Semester
First offered 2017-2018.

7th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 82A/B*

Thesis Project

CORE ELECTIVES: One course from Table I.

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table B.

*RTA 82A/B has a GPA Weight of 3.00 and a Course Count of 2.00.

8th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:

RTA 82A/B*	Thesis Project
RTA 821	Issues in Experiential Media Art History

CORE ELECTIVES: One course required from Table I.

LIBERAL STUDIES: One course from Table B.

*RTA 82A/B has a GPA Weight of 3.00 and a Course Count of 2.00.

Liberal Studies

Core Elective Table I