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Information technology for creative production has brought about significant changes in howwe create art and media and, just as importantly, how we consume art and media. The presence

of advanced computer technologies in nearly every aspect of the entertainment sector andin commercial media production points to the need for k nowledge and skills in both the arts

and sciences. The Digital Arts & Media BDP is designed to guide students toward careers inthis dynamic field by providing a unique mix of courses from Fine Arts, Radio-Television-Film,

Computer Science, Humanities, and Engineering.

The Digital Arts & Media BDP provides a framework for students to explore and create work thatpushes the boundaries of traditional disciplines and media. The BDP foundation courses provide

the conceptual scaffolding for exploring new media and developing new skills across a rangeof disciplines. Students with an interest in gaming, computer music, and interactive media are

encouraged to take CS 303E and CS 313E (orCS 305J and CS 307, for Computer Science Majors)as preparation for applying to the BDP. Students who lack experience with a range of media

applications are encouraged to take RTF 319 or INF 312. BDP students must work closely withthe faculty panel and a BDP advisor to choose courses and create a coherent plan of study.

The Digital Arts & Media BDP is overseen by a panel of faculty members from across campus.

Members include Bruce Pennycook (Music and RTF), Diane Davis (Rhetoric and Writing), BrianEvans (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Coco Kishi (Division of Instructional Innovation

and Assessment) , Gloria Lee (Art and Art History), Charlie Otte (Theatre and Dance), Bruce Porter(Computer Sciences), Elaine Rich (Computer Sciences), Yacov Sharir (Theatre and Dance), and

Sharon Strover (RTF).

Upon completion of 19 hours, you will earn a certificate in Digital Arts & Media.

The Bridging Disciplines Programs offer interdisciplinary certificates in the following areas:

Children & Society Human Rights & Social JusticeCultural Studies Innovation, Creativity & EntrepreneurshipDigital Arts & Media International StudiesEnvironment Social Inequality, Health & PolicyEthics & Leadership Social Entrepreneurship & Non-profitsFilm Studies

For more information about the Bridging Disciplines Programs, go to: FAC 33,www.utexas.edu/ugs/bdp, or call (512) 232-7564.

Digital Arts & Media

The BDP staff can support you in finding faculty mentors forcreative projects, research and internship experiences. We call

these opportunities Connecting Experiences, because theyplay an important role in integrating your studies and skills.Required: Independent Project Creative Course

All Digital Arts & Media students must complete an independent

creative project course with two faculty mentors from different

departments. Your connecting experience advisor will help you

develop a proposal for your creative project, which must beapproved in advance.

Optional: Internship or Research Experience

In addition to the creative project, students have the option to

complete an additional 3-credit-hour connecting experience,

which may be an internship or a research experience. All Digital

Arts & Media connecting experiences must be approved by the

faculty panel and the connecting experience advisor.

Foundation courses introduce key methodologies and conceptsrelated to Digital Arts & Media. Choose one from each area:

I. Forum SeminarBDP 101: Exploring Digital Arts & Media (no prerequisites)II. Theory & PracticeRTF 344M: Digital Media/Art: Theory & PracticeIII. Foundationsa. For students with no background in programming:CS 320N: Visual Programmingb. For students with a background in CS or Engineering:

RTF 309: Communication, Technology & SocietyIV. Social Issues (Choose one from the list on the reverse.)

10credit hours

3-6credit hours

3-6credit hours

connecting

experiences

foundation

courses

courses

in a strand

integration

essay

In order to complete your BDP certificate, write a 3-4 pageintegration essay in which you reflect on what you learned and

accomplished through your BDP experience. This essay is youropportunity to draw connections among your interdisciplinary

BDP coursework, your connecting experiences, and your major.For additional guidelines, see your BDP advisor.

In addition to the foundation courses, students in the Digital

Arts & Media BDP must choose a strand of 3-6 hours of ap-proved course work. Individual course listings for BDP strands

are located on the opposite side of this page.

A maximum of 6 hours in the BDP can count toward the students

major. The remaining hours must be chosen from at least two

other departments. Possible focuses for the Digital Arts & Media

BDP are:

Games and Entertainment Mixed Media

Image and Film Music and Audio

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Foundation CoursesIV. Social Issues (continued from other side)Students in the Digital Arts & Media BDP must take at leastone course that addresses social issues related to new tech-

nologies, including (but not limited to) inequality of access totechnology, representations of social identities such as race

and gender, and representations of violence. Below are just afew examples of courses that address these issues. Students

who wish to take a course that is not listed may petition thefaculty panel.

ANT 324L: Science, Technology & Race-W

CMS 367: Computer-Mediated Comm-W

CMS 367: Social Interaction in Virtual Enviros

CS 329E: Elements of Computing in Society

CS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual

Property and Other Issues in Cyberspace

CS 349: Contemporary Issues in Com Sci-W

E 314J: Literature & Technology

GRC 311: Movies Go to War: WWI-Vietnam

J 340C: Mass Media and Minorities-WJ 349T: Info Technology & Society

RHE 330C: Rhetorics of Cyberculture-W

RTF 314: Development of the Motion Picture

RTF 331K: Gender/Sexuality Iss in Media-W

RTF 331N: The Information Society-W

RTF 331N: Technology & Culture-W

RTF 331P: Internet Cultures

RTF 334: Children & Media

RTF 359: Race & New Media Culture-W

RTF 359S: Women and Media Culture-W

RTF 365: Race, Class, and Media-W

RTF 366K: Intro to Narrative

SOC 308C: Peace and Conflict

Strand CoursesCollege of Liberal Arts

PSY 323: Perception

PSY 341K: Cognitive Psychology of Music

PSY 341K: Seeing/Acting in Virtual World-W

PSY 355: Cognition

RHE 312: Computers and Writing-W (all topics)RHE 330C: Advanced Topics in Digital Rhetoric (all

topics)

College of Natural Sciences

CS 313E: Elements of Software Design

CS 320N: Visual Programming

CS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual

Property and Other Issues in Cyberspace

CS 329E: Elements of Web Programming

CS 329E: Elements of Artifical Intelligence

CS 329E: Elements of Graphics & VisualizationCS 343: Artificial Intelligence

CS 354: Computer Graphics

CS 378: Game Technology

College of Communication

ADV 304: Advertising on the Internet

ADV 377: Digital Media

J 331: Web Publishing-W

COM 324: New Media & Gaming- L.A.

J 370K: Visual Multimedia: Stills, Audio, & Video

JournalismRTF 319: Intro to Digital Media

RTF 331T: Creat Music: for Film/Vid/Games

RTF 343: Master Class in Digital Media

RTF 344M: Special Effects and Design Studio

RTF 344M: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics

RTF 351D: 2-D Animation and Motion Graphics

RTF 351C: Intro Digital Animation and Graphics

ACTLab Courses

The Radio-Television-Film department offers

ACTLab courses under various titles and course

numbers, including RTF 331R and RTF 331T.

Students may count any two ACTLab courses

toward their Digital Arts & Media certificate.

Course titles include: Trans; Weird Science;

Blackbox; PostModern Gothic; Death; Performance

(Taking It To The Street); When Cultures Collide;

Soundscapes; Disruptive Technologies; The

Uncanny; Dream/Delirium; Extreme Freestyle

Hacking.

School of Engineering

EE 316: Digital Logic Design

EE 351M: Digital Signal Processing

EE 371R: Digital Image and Video Process

ME 379N: Engineering Acoustics

College of Fine Arts

ART 303L: Digital Foundations

ART 318C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art IART 320K: Drawing for NonArt Majors

ART 320L: Drawing for NonArt Majors

ART 338C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art II

ART 358C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art III

MUS 316M: Intro to Audio Recording

MUS 329E: Intro to Electronic Media

MUS 329F: Projects in Electronic Media

MUS 329G: Intermediate Electronic Composition

MUS 329J: Introduction to Computer Music

MUS 329M: Intermediate Computer MusicMUS 337: Music and Sound in Film-W

MUS 339M: Intro Music Business & Entreprnshp

MUS 347M: Music Copyright and Publishing

TD 352T: Computer Animation

TD 352T: Virtual Reality/Cyberspace/Arts

TD 354T: Design Skills: Digital Rendering

*Some courses have prerequisites or restrictions.

Please consult your BDP advisor.

Note that many courses on this list may be cross-listed

with other departments. Students may take thesecourses under any of the cross-listed numbers. Please

consult the course schedule or your BDP advisor.

In courses taken for a letter grade, the student must

obtain a grade of C or better to meet BDP certificate

requirements. Only one BDP course may be taken pass/

fail. Any exceptions wil be considered by the faculty

panel on an individual basis.

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