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Art M.A.- with Concentration in Media Studies

Admission Requirements

  1. A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee.
  2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
  3. An official report of scores on the Graduate Record Examination.
  4. Three letters of recommendation.
  5. A statement of purpose.
  6. A representative portfolio of creative work in one of the following formats: twenty slides in a carousel tray, a CD-ROM, URL(s) for Web site(s), a VHS video tape, or a significant paper.
  7. The Media Studies Admissions Committee may require an interview.

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ARTM 521Electronic Media Production I

4

Offered fall.
ARTM 541Media Aesthetics

4

Offered fall.
ARTM 542Media Culture and Theory I

4

Offered spring.
ARTM 543Media Culture and Theory II

4

Offered fall.

CHOOSE SPECIALIZATION A or B below

A. Design and Production

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ARTM 522Electronic Media Production II

4

Offered spring.
ARTM 523Digital Portfolio I

4

Offered fall.
ARTM 524Digital Portfolio II

4

Offered spring.
ARTM 579Media Studies Internship

1-4

Offered as needed.
Elective

3-4

Elective: ONE COURSE at the graduate level in art, communication, computer science, English, film studies, philosophy, or theatre; or consent of director of media studies)

B. Critical Studies

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ARTM 579Media Studies Internship

1-4

Offered as needed.
ARTM 590Directed Study in Media Studies

4

Offered as needed.
ARTM 691Thesis in Media Studies

4

Offered as needed.
Electives

6-8

Electives: (TWO COURSES at the graduate level in art, communication, computer science, English, film studies, philosophy, or theatre; or consent ofdirector of media studies)

Total Credit Hours: 34-36