Media Arts B.A.
The School of Visual and Media Arts continues to lead the way in creating innovative educational experiences for students by offering the most comprehensive fully online Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Montana. This degree enables students to maximize their creative potential through the study and artistic application of emerging digital technologies. It provides learning opportunities in interactive media, web and internet technologies, film editing, gaming, and a variety of digital design applications including sound, still image, motion, and animation. For more information on requirements, please see the B.A. program heading under academics or the Media Arts website.
Bachelor of Arts - Media Arts
College of Arts and Media
Degree Specific Credits: 57
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2019-2020
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Foundation Requirements | 18 | |
| Lower-Division Core | 9 | |
| School of Visual and Media Arts Electives | 9 | |
| Upper-Division Core | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 57 | |
Shared Foundation Requirements
Note: All courses are required unless waived via departmental advanced placement policy.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ARTH 150H | Introduction to Art History | 3 |
| ARTZ 105A | Visual Language - Drawing | 3 |
| GDSN 149A | Digital Imaging I | 3 |
| MART 101L | Intro to Media Arts | 3 |
| MART 112A | Introduction to Film Editing | 3 |
| ARTZ 108A | Visual Language - 3-D Fndtns | 3 |
| or MART 120 | Creative Coding I | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C
Lower-Division Core
Note: Courses could fulfill requirements of Thematic Area groups of Time, Digital, Material, and History and Theory.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MART 201H | Hist Digital Arts & Culture | 3 |
| MART 255 | Photoshop: Art and Design | 3 |
| MART 256 | Illustrator: Vector and Layout Design | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C
School of Visual and Media Arts Electives
Notes:
- Courses could fulfill requirements of Thematic Area groups of Time, Digital, Material, and History and Theory.
- These courses should be chosen in consultation with your advisor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 credits of courses at the 200-level or above in the following areas: | 9 | |
Art History (ARTH) | ||
Art (ARTZ) | ||
Graphic Design (GDSN) | ||
Media Arts (MAR or MART) | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C
Upper-Division Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MART 302 | Intro to Motion Design | 3 |
| MART 330 | Principles of Sound Design | 3 |
| MART 340 | Princ of Interactive Media | 3 |
| MART 341 | Intro to Web Design | 3 |
| MART 342 | Art & Sci of Interactive Games | 3 |
| MART 441 | Web Technologies | 3 |
| MART 450 | Topics in Film/Media Studies | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C