- Spring 2013 Electives – IFDM core courses only for students admitted into the IFDM Program.
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IFDM 105L Inter and New Media Studies I (3) – Fall
The History of methods and practices of art, sciences and technology in the development of new media, with surveys from a historical perspective. Studies the practices, career and disciplines involved with film and digital media.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
CS 105L Introduction to Computer Programming (3) – Spring (Approval Pending)
Introduction to the art of computer programming. Students will use a modern Integrated Development Environment to author small programs in a high level language. The course uses multimedia approach to writing small programs and scripts. No prerequisites or co-requisities.
IFDM 205L Studio I: Activating Digital Space (3) – Fall
This studio course explores critical, technical and creative elements of digital space. By translating the process of seeing and conceptualizing into visual forms, students use technical knowledge to conceptualize, create and collaboration projects. Prerequisite: CS 101L or CS 152L. Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 210 Introduction to Modeling and Postproduction (3) – Spring
An introduction to computer graphics and animation that mixes theory and application using a standard animation software package to teach the use of the tool and to demonstrate key concepts. Involves collaborative projects.
Prerequisite: 205.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 300 Critical Intermediations (3) – Fall
Examines new media technologies from a Tran disciplinary perspective by exploring how the use of new media is affecting academic practice across disciplines. Proposes the development of a critical analytical framework for approaching new media.
Prerequisite: 210.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 310 Studio II: Writing Digital Narrative (3) – Spring
The goal of this course is to offer students an overview of issues on writing for digital media; its objective is to create successful, media-savvy writers, who work across digital platforms.
Prerequisite: 300.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 400 Ethics, Science and Technology (3) – Fall
Ethical issues arising from the impact of science and technology on the personal, social and political dimensions of culture or what happens and who takes responsibility when the genie is out of the bottle? Prerequisite: 310.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 410 The Business and Law of Film and New Media (3) – Spring
This course will introduce students to the business and legal aspects of creating a new digital media venture including: concept formation; marketing; budget development; finding financing; forming a company; hiring and managing employees; and sales. Students are required to form interdisciplinary collaborative teams that will develop and plan project ideas.
Prerequisite: 400.
Corequisite: 451.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 450 IFDM Capstone I Senior Projects Course (4) – Fall
Students are required to form interdisciplinary collaborative teams that will develop and plan project ideas.
Prerequisite: 310.
Corequisite: 400.
Restriction: by permission of IFDM advisor.
IFDM 451 IFDM Capstone II Senior Projects Course (4) – Spring
Collaborative teams execute projects and give open demonstration of the results.
Prerequisite: 450.
Corequisite: 410.
Restriction: permission of IFDM advisor.