Advance the evolution of new media art forms like mobile media, interactive experiences and immersive environments by combining digital creation and media culture studies.? Explore and create new media works using virtual production techniques, 2D or 3D animation, motion capture, virtual, augmented and extended reality (XR) technologies, or interactive video platforms. Develop collaborative skills through producing social media for community engagement, transmedia experiments crossing film and game genres, or experimental spatial sound pieces in the Media Arts BetaSpace studios, equipment and editing rooms. 

 

Program Overview 

Students become critical thinkers with the Cinema and Media Arts - Media Arts (BFA) program by doing, making and collaborating. This hands-on program allows them to build on their unique passions with guidance from industry-leading instructors. Students will craft digital multimedia publications, render 3D animations, create virtual reality or gaming environments, and produce interactive documentaries.

 

The program offers flexible media practice courses alongside media history, theory and criticism, all culminating in a capstone project and a media industry placement. Students will gain a comprehensive view of contemporary approaches, including television, internet practices, mobile media, gaming, interactive media, and cutting-edge digital technologies like 3D and virtual reality (VR). They'll graduate ready to blend curatorial, production and media-making skills with a deep understanding of contemporary media, especially screen-based and social media.