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Interactive Media Arts

  • MPI 501 - Production I
    Course DescriptionThis course provides students with an active working environment for the production of creative projects. Lectures and discussions are closely aligned with the assignments and are aimed to assist students with their projects by introducing them to new ideas, new techniques, and trends in contemporary art and design.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:MPF 422 or MPS 408
  • MPI 503 - Creative Technologies: Screen Based
    Course DescriptionThis course expands students' understanding of digital and hybrid media creation while simultaneously enhancing their technical abilities in the realm of image making and dissemination. It delves into advanced digital design and authoring, encompassing work in 2D, 3D, and time-based modalities. The curriculum investigates motion, animation and compositing methods with an eye to the evolving media landscape. A strong focus is maintained on foundational design skills and the cultivation of design thinking.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPI 601 - Production II
    Course DescriptionThis course extends the exploration of hybrid and digital media, at an advanced level, incorporating both theoretical and practical considerations. The primary focus is on taking digital content and bringing it into the physical realm in the form of an installation, interactive experience, performance, or physical prototype.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
    Prerequisites:MPI 501
  • MPI 602 - Media Languages: Old and New Vocabularies
    Course DescriptionThis course uncovers the deep time of analog and digital communication media by examining the technical, symbolic and social codes that constitute their production and use in contemporary visual culture. Key developments in media are examined in order to understand critical and historical issues associated with them. Emphasis is placed on how visual, aural, verbal, and nonverbal forms govern the construction of media artifacts.
    Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPI 603 - Creative Tech: 3D and Spatial
    Course DescriptionThis course expands students' understanding and skills in digital and hybrid media creation while enhancing their technical proficiency in image making and dissemination. Students will explore spatial design, 3D modelling concepts, and interactivity across diverse digital platforms and physical and virtual spaces. Emphasis is placed on developing engaging user experiences and effective user interaction.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 3 hrs.
    GPA Weight:1.00
    Billing Units:1
    Count:1.00
  • MPI 71A/B - Senior Thesis
    Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the production of an extended digital-media project. The projects are either collaborative or individual in nature and draw on the theories and practices introduced in earlier years. The critique and public display of this senior project is an integral and mandatory part of the process.
    Weekly Contact:Lab 6 hrs.
    GPA Weight:3.00
    Billing Units:2/2
    Count:2.00
    Prerequisites:MPI 601