Graduate Program in Arts and
Technology
The program leading to the M.A. in
Arts and Technology is designed both for individuals engaged in professional
practice wishing to enhance their knowledge and skills and for students
intending to pursue a doctorate in a related field. It offers advanced studies
in interactive media and computer-based arts that emphasize the fusion of
creative with critical thinking and theory with practice. Students must
complete thirty-six semester hours of course work and an advanced project.
Core Courses (6 hours)
ATEC 6300 Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Arts and Technology
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts
Students are expected to complete these courses as early as possible in their
degree plan.
Prescribed Electives (27 hours)
Twenty-seven
hours chosen from the following courses:
ATEC 6332 Design Principles
ATEC 6333 Computational Design
ATEC 6334 Information Design for New Media
ATEC 6335 Research in Sound Design
ATEC 6341 Game Design
ATEC 6342 Game Studies
ATEC 6343 Interactive Environments
ATEC 6345 Game Production Lab
ATEC 6351 Digital Arts
ATEC 6352 Motion Capture
ATEC 6353 Visualization Research
ATEC 6354 Immersive Environments
ATEC 6355 Animation Production Lab
ATEC 6361 Writing for Interactive Media
ATEC 6372 Approaches to Emerging Media and Communication
ATEC 6373 Emerging Media Studio I
ATEC 6374 Digital Textuality
ATEC 6375 Topics
in Emerging and Cognitive Design
ATEC 6376 E-Business Environment Design
ATEC 6381 Special Topics in Emerging Communication
ATEC 6382 Special Topics in Interactive Media
ATEC 6383 Special Topics in Sound Design
ATEC 6384 Special Topics in Game Studies
ATEC 6385 Special Topics in Animation
ATEC 6389 Topics in Arts and Technology
HUAS 6313 The Business of the Arts
HUAS 6312 Art and Society
HUAS 6330 Studies in Visual Arts
HUAS 6339 Painting/Digital Imaging/Video
HUAS 6375 Imagery and Iconography
HUAS 6391 Creativity: Visual Arts Workshop
HUAS 6392 Image/Text Workshop
HUAS 6393 Time-Based Arts Workshop
HUSL 6308 Studies in Literary Forms
HUSL 6370 Literature and Ideas
Final Project (3 hours)
ATEC 6V95 Advanced Project Workshop
Having completed at least 30 hours
of course work, students will complete and present an advanced project in
digital arts for evaluation by a master’s committee.
The program leading to the M.F.A. in
Arts and Technology is designed both for students wishing to teach
arts-and-technology-related courses in colleges and universities and for those
intending to engage in professional studio or design practice. While
maintaining a commitment to interdisciplinary education fusing critical with
creative thinking, this program places greater emphasis on the creation and
application of computer-based arts and narrative. Students must complete
fifty-four semester hours of course work and a substantial advanced project.
Core Courses (6 hours)
ATEC 6300 Interdisciplinary
Approaches to Arts and Technology
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts
Students are expected to complete these courses as early as possible in their
degree plan.
Prescribed Electives (24 hours)
Twenty-four
hours chosen from the following courses:
ATEC 6332 Design Principles
ATEC 6333 Computational Design
ATEC 6334 Information Design for New Media
ATEC 6335 Research in Sound Design
ATEC 6341 Game Design
ATEC 6342 Game Studies
ATEC 6343 Interactive Environments
ATEC 6345 Game Production Lab
ATEC 6351 Digital Arts
ATEC 6352 Motion Capture
ATEC 6353 Visualization Research
ATEC 6354 Immersive Environments
ATEC 6355 Animation Production Lab
ATEC 6361 Writing for Interactive Media
ATEC 6372 Approaches to Emerging Media and Communication
ATEC 6373 Emerging Media Studio I
ATEC 6374 Digital Textuality
ATEC 6375 Topics in Emerging and Cognitive Design
ATEC 6376 E-Business Environment Design
ATEC 6381 Special Topics in Emerging Communication
ATEC 6382 Special Topics in Interactive Media
ATEC 6383 Special Topics in Sound Design
ATEC 6384 Special Topics in Game Studies
ATEC 6385 Special Topics in Animation
ATEC 6389 Topics in Arts and Technology
HUAS 6312 Art and Society
HUAS 6313 The Business of the Arts
HUAS 6317 Art and Authorship
HUAS 6330 Studies in Visual Arts
HUAS 6339 Painting/Digital Imaging/Video
HUAS 6352 Creating TV and Movie Scripts
HUAS 6373 Studies in Film
HUAS 6375 Imagery and Iconography
HUAS 6391 Creativity: Visual Arts Workshop
HUAS 6392 Image/Text Workshop
HUAS 6393 Time-Based Arts Workshop
HUAS 6354 Creating Short Fictions
HUSL 6308 Studies in Literary Forms
HUSL 6370 Literature and Ideas
Free Electives (9 hours)
Nine hours of electives in any
organized courses.
Independent Study (9 hours)
Final Project (6 hours)
ATEC 6V95 Advanced Project Workshop
Having completed at least 45 hours
of course work, students complete and present a substantial advanced project in
digital arts for evaluation by a master’s committee.
The program leading to the Ph.D. in
Arts and Technology is designed both for students wishing to teach
arts-and-technology-related courses in colleges and universities and those who
wish to develop new artistic, cultural or commercial applications of digital
technology/emerging media. This program emphasizes the fusion of creative with
critical thinking and theory with practice. Students seeking a Ph.D. in Arts
and Technology will normally complete a minimum of 60 semester hours (42 hours
in course work and 18 hours in dissertation) beyond a master’s degree or its
equivalent, pass doctoral field examinations, and complete and defend a
dissertation.
Core
Courses (9 hours)
ATEC
6300 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Arts and Technology
ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts
ATEC 7331 Research Methodology in Arts and Technology
Students are expected to complete these courses as early as possible in their
degree plan.
Prescribed
Electives (21 hours)
Twenty-one hours chosen from the
following courses:
ATEC 6341 Game Design
ATEC
6351 Digital Arts
ATEC
6361 Writing for Interactive Media
ATEC 7340
Advanced Studies in Arts and Technology
ATEC
7V81 Advanced Project Workshop
ATEC
7V82 Advanced Projects in Interactive Media
ATEC
7620 Advanced Projects in Simulation and Game Design
ATEC
8305 Independent Research in Arts and Technology
HUAS
6375 Imagery and Iconography
HUHI
7387 Science and Technology in Western Culture
HUSL
6384 Digital and Visual Rhetorics
Free
Electives (12 hours)
Twelve hours of electives in any
organized 7000-8000 level courses offered by the Schools of Arts and Humanities,
Engineering and Computer Science, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Management,
Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, Natural Science and Mathematics, or Interdsciplinary Studies.
Doctoral Field Examinations
After completing all these requirements,
students proceed to the doctoral field examinations, a sequence consisting of
three written sections and one oral section. The examining committee, composed
of three regular members of the faculty, oversees definition and preparation of
the three examination fields within guidelines established by the program. At
least seven days before the exams themselves, the faculty members submit
examination questions to the Arts and Humanities office, which schedules and
administers the examination. The maximum time allowed for a student’s
completion of the examination sequence is 20 business days.
Dissertation (18 hours minimum)
Students are formally advanced to
Ph.D. candidacy when they have successfully completed the qualifying
examinations and received final approval for dissertation topics. A four-person
supervising committee is formed, normally from the examining committee plus
another regular faculty member proposed by the student, to oversee dissertation
work.
Each candidate then writes a
doctoral dissertation, which is supervised and defended according to general
university regulations. Every student must register for a minimum of nine hours
of dissertation credit in two successive semesters and must maintain continuous
enrollment thereafter for at least three semester hours during consecutive long
semesters until the degree is completed. Any exception to this requirement is
granted only by petition to the school’s Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.