New Media Core Elective Table I
Core Elective Table I
Revised 2018-2019 for students admitted Fall 2015 and after.
Seven courses are required. A minimum of four must be selected from the New Media/Fine Art grouping below.
Not all courses will be offered every year, subject to course intentions and resource allocations.
Enrolment is subject to course requisites and timetabling constraints. Some courses are only available at night.
Students must complete a minimum of four (4) of the following New Media/Fine Art courses:
| RTA 925 | Making Objects |
| RTA 929 | Multi-platform Narrative |
| RTA 930 | Social Practices in Hybrid Media Spaces |
| RTA 932 | Hacking, DIY and Open Source Cultures |
| RTA 933 | Hacking, DIY and Open Source Studio |
| RTA 934 | Virtual Identities and Communities |
| RTA 935 | Institutional/ Personal Media Platforms |
| RTA 936 | The Business of Art |
| RTA 939 | Indigenous Media |
| RTA 946 | Issues in New Media Theory/History |
| RTA 948 | Interactive Spaces |
| RTA 953 | Mobility and Mixed Reality |
| RTA 954 | Empathy Machines |
| RTA 958 | Networked Art |
| RTA 959 | Visualization and Generative Processes |
| RTA 962 | Interaction Design |
| RTA 965 | Advanced New Media Topics |
| RTA 967 | Interactivity and Net-working |
| RTA 968 | Emerging New Media Practices |
Other courses:
| RTA 210 | Media History |
| RTA 211 | Production Theory |
| RTA 212 | Media Writing |
| RTA 310 | Media Aesthetics and Culture |
| RTA 311 | Production: Intermediate Audio |
| RTA 312 | Motion Graphics |
| RTA 314 | Production: Intermediate Single-Camera |
| RTA 315 | Business of Creative Media |
| RTA 316 | Concepts in Narrative |
| RTA 893 | Social Justice Media: Innovators, Creators |
| RTA 901 | Advertising |
| RTA 902 | Social Media |
| RTA 903 | News and Current Affairs Theory |
| RTA 904 | Advanced Media Management |
| RTA 905 | History and Culture of Popular Music |
| RTA 906 | Marketing for Media Professionals |
| RTA 907 | Sound Media |
| RTA 908 | Business of Producing I |
| RTA 909 | Business of Producing II |
| RTA 910 | Production Management |
| RTA 911 | Directing and Performance |
| RTA 912 | The Audience |
| RTA 913 | Media Entrepreneurship |
| RTA 914 | Business Case Studies in Communications |
| RTA 915 | Legal Issues in Media |
| RTA 916 | Advanced Media Marketing |
| RTA 917 | Public Relations |
| RTA 918 | Ethics in Media |
| RTA 919 | The Art of Negotiation |
| RTA 921 | Advanced Audio Theory |
| RTA 922 | Transmedia Writing |
| RTA 923 | Intro to Writing for Video Games |
| RTA 924 | Design Solutions |
| RTA 926 | Studies in Genre |
| RTA 927 | Business of Music I |
| RTA 928 | Gaming Theory and Practice |
| RTA 931 | Inside the Frame |
| RTA 937 | Business of Music II |
| RTA 938 | Digital Popular Cultures |
| RTA 940 | Canadian Televisual Studies |
| RTA 941 | Dramatic Writing |
| RTA 942 | Advertising Copywriting |
| RTA 943 | Comedy Writing |
| RTA 944 | Writing for Animation |
| RTA 945 | Writing for Factual and Reality Programs |
| RTA 947 | Live Event Media |
| RTA 949 | Directed Study |
| RTA 950 | Selected Topics in Media |
| RTA 951 | Presentation I |
| RTA 952 | Advanced Presentation and Field Production |
| RTA 955 | Sports Broadcasting |
| RTA 956 | Children's Programming |
| RTA 957 | Documentary Production |
| RTA 960 | Selected Topics in International Media |
| RTA 961 | 2-D and Object Animation |
| RTA 963 | Web Design |
| RTA 966 | Cooperative Internship |
| RTA 969 | Television Technical Producing |
| RTA 970 | Lighting, Grip and Effects Specialty |
| RTA 971 | Audio Post Production and Sound Design |
| RTA 972 | Sound Synthesis |
| RTA 973 | Independent Production |
| RTA 974 | Radio Broadcasting |
| RTA 975 | Video Compositing and Special Effects |
| RTA 976 | Broadcast Journalism |
| RTA 977 | Current Affairs Production |
| RTA 978 | Editing Specialty |
| RTA 979 | Advanced Television Editing |
| RTA 981 | Advanced Audio Production |
| RTA 982 | Advanced Digital Media Production |
| RTA 983 | Video Production - Advanced |
| RTA 985 | Sound for Video Producers |
| RTA 986 | Media for International Development |
| RTA 988 | International Media Storytelling |
| RTA 989 | Emerging Media Markets/Entrepreneurship |
| RTA 992 | Social and Interactive Media for Sports |
| RTA 993 | Sport Graphics |
| RTA 995 | Embodied Digital Media: Research/Design |
| RTA 997 | Advanced Gaming Theory and Practice |
Optional Concentrations
A Concentration is a structured plan of study within a program (6 to 12 core or professional electives) that provides an opportunity for advanced or in-depth study in a particular area of interest.
Students may choose to complete one of the following five optional Concentrations from the Core Elective Table I. Concentrations must be formally declared and must be completed before graduation to be noted on the academic transcript
Concentration in Computational Media
Concentration in Critical Media Theory
Concentration in Narrative Media
Students will complete RTA 320, plus five (5) of the following:
Concentration in Social Media
Students will complete RTA 521, plus five (5) of the following:
| RTA 902 | Social Media |
| RTA 917 | Public Relations |
| RTA 930 | Social Practices in Hybrid Media Spaces |
| RTA 932 | Hacking, DIY and Open Source Cultures |
| RTA 933 | Hacking, DIY and Open Source Studio |
| RTA 934 | Virtual Identities and Communities |
| RTA 935 | Institutional/ Personal Media Platforms |
| RTA 967 | Interactivity and Net-working |
Concentration in Tangible Media
Students will complete RTA 321 plus five (5) of the following:
