New Media Core Elective Table I
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 825 | Global Experiential Intensive - New Media |
| RTA 830 | Co-lab |
| RTA 832 | Cybernetics and Body Centric Technologies |
| RTA 838 | Generative Processes |
| RTA 842 | Data as Material |
| RTA 925 | Making Objects |
| RTA 929 | Multi-platform Narrative |
| RTA 930 | Social Practices in Hybrid Media Spaces |
| RTA 933 | Hacking, DIY and Open Source Studio |
| RTA 934 | Virtual Identities and Communities |
| 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 962 | Interaction Design |
| RTA 965 | Advanced New Media Topics |
| RTA 967 | Interactivity and Networking |
| RTA 968 | Emerging New Media Practices |
Other courses:
| FCD 121 | Design Literacy |
| FCD 230 | Topics in Communication Design |
| FCD 240 | History of Art and Design: Global Survey |
| FCD 309 | Design for Sustainability |
| FCD 580 |
Project in Creative Technology |
| FCD 810 | Immersion in Communication and Design |
| FCD 816 | Global Campus Studio Supercourse I |
| RTA 210 | Media History |
| RTA 211 | Production Theory |
| RTA 212 | Media Writing |
| RTA 310 | Media Aesthetics and Culture |
| RTA 311* | Intermediate Audio Production |
| RTA 312 | Motion Graphics |
| RTA 314* | Production: Intermediate Single-Camera |
| RTA 315 | Business of Creative Media |
| RTA 316 | Concepts in Narrative |
| RTA 317 | Media For Participatory Audiences |
| RTA 828 | Special Topics in Game Design |
| RTA 835 | Media and Museums |
| RTA 837 | Live Audio Production |
| RTA 840 | eSports |
| RTA 854 | Live Radio Broadcasting |
| RTA 858 | Music Production |
| RTA 863 | Creative AI |
| RTA 864 | Adv. Audio Immersive and Interactive Sound |
| RTA 865 | Exploring Virtual Environments |
| RTA 893 | Social Justice Media: Innovators, Creators |
| RTA 902 | Social Media |
| RTA 903 | News and Current Affairs Theory |
| RTA 904 | Advanced Business of Creative Media |
| 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 | Media Audiences |
| RTA 915 | Legal Issues in Media |
| RTA 916 | Advanced Media Marketing |
| RTA 917 | Public Relations |
| RTA 918 | Ethics in Media |
| RTA 921 | Advanced Technical 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 | Introduction to Game Design |
| 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 943 | Comedy Writing |
| RTA 944 | Writing for Animation |
| RTA 945 | Writing for Factual and Reality Programs |
| RTA 947 | Advanced Live Event and Multi-Camera Prod. |
| RTA 949 | Directed Study |
| RTA 950 | Selected Topics in Media |
| 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 Visual Effects |
| RTA 976 | Broadcast Journalism |
| RTA 977 | Current Affairs Production |
| RTA 978 | Editing Specialty |
| RTA 979 | Advanced Television Editing |
| RTA 982 | Advanced Digital Media Production |
| RTA 983 | Single Camera Production - Advanced |
| RTA 985 | Audio for Media 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 995 | Embodied Digital Media: Research/Design |
| RTA 997 | Intermediate Game Design |
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 must declare their concentration prior to applying to graduate. Courses used to fulfil the requirements of a concentration cannot also be used to fulfil the requirements of a minor.
The Optional Concentrations will last be offered to students admitted to New Media as of Fall 2018. Optional Concentrations will no longer be offered to students admitted to New Media as of Fall 2019.
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:
Concentration in Tangible Media
Students will complete RTA 321 plus five (5) of the following:
