Media Arts Concentration
Studio Art, Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art Concentration in Media Arts Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS (Writing in the Discipline) | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 63 Hours Required | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Minimum of “C” required | ||
| STUDIO CORE I | ||
| All of the following | 12 | |
| FOUNDATION: DRAWING | ||
| FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | ||
| FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | ||
| FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | ||
| CORE ONE PORTFOLIO REVIEW (^) | ||
| STUDIO CORE II | ||
| The following course: | 3 | |
| LIFE DRAWING I (^) | ||
| Select one 2D course from the following | 3 | |
| WATERCOLOR I | ||
| LIFE DRAWING II (^) | ||
| ADVANCED DRAWING I (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY PAINTING (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| Select one 3D course from the following | 3 | |
| THE HAND PRODUCED BOOK I: TYPOGRAPHY AND BOOK DESIGN | ||
| PATTERNED PAPER | ||
| ELEMENTARY SCULPTURE (^) | ||
| ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (^) | ||
| PAPERMAKING (^) | ||
| ELEMENTARY CERAMICS (^) | ||
| Select one additional 2D or 3D course from the following - unless already taken above | 3 | |
| ADVANCED DRAWING I (^) | ||
| ADVANCED DRAWING II (^) | ||
| THE HAND PRODUCED BOOK I: TYPOGRAPHY AND BOOK DESIGN | ||
| COLOR THEORY (^) | ||
| HAND PRODUCED BOOK II: LETTERPRESS PRINTING (^) | ||
| BOOK STRUCTURES: INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING | ||
| PATTERNED PAPER | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE (^) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE PAINTING (^) | ||
| PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| PAPERMAKING (^) | ||
| INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS (^) | ||
| PRINTED BOOKS (^) | ||
| ADVANCED SCULPTURE (^) | ||
| ADVANCED PAINTING (^) | ||
| ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PRINTMAKING (^) | ||
| ADVANCED CERAMICS (^) | ||
| ART HISTORY CORE | ||
| All of the following: | 6 | |
| SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I (**) | ||
| SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II (**) | ||
| Select One Pre-Modern Art History Course from the following | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART (^) | ||
| EGYPTIAN ART (^) | ||
| GREEK ART (^) | ||
| ETRUSCAN & ROMAN ART (^) | ||
| WOMEN IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| EARLY MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| LATE MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| NORTHERN EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| Select One Modern Art History Course from the following | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1850 (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (^) | ||
| GENDER & SEXUALITY IN MODERN ART (^) | ||
| MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) (^) | ||
| MODERN ART II (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1918-1968) (^) | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY SINCE 1968 (^) | ||
| ART IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE SINCE 1900 (^) | ||
| Select One Additional Art History Course from the following | 3 | |
| GLOBAL INDIGENOUS ART (**) | ||
| ART OF INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (^) | ||
| ART OF CHINA AND JAPAN (^) | ||
| AMERICAN ART (^) | ||
| RESEARCH, WRITING, AND COMMUNICATION FOR CAREERS IN ART (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE TO 1850 (^) | ||
| HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1850 (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART (^) | ||
| CLASSICAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| EARLY MEDIEVAL ART (^) | ||
| LATE MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| NORTHERN EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| GENDER & SEXUALITY IN MODERN ART (^) | ||
| MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) (^) | ||
| MODERN ART II (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1918-1968) (^) | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY SINCE 1968 (^) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| ART IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE SINCE 1900 (^) | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (^) | ||
| ART HISTORY METHODS (^) | ||
| BACHELOR ARTS STUDIO ART CONCENTRATION IN MEDIA ARTS - Select one Option | 21 | |
| OPTION A: GAME DESIGN | ||
| COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES (^) | ||
| GAME DESIGN AS ART (^) | ||
| DIGITAL GAME DESIGN (^) | ||
| COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) II: 3D MODELING (^) | ||
| ADVANCED DIGITAL GAME DESIGN (^) | ||
| GAME DESIGN STUDIO (^) | ||
One Art Course - Must be approved by advisor | ||
| OPTION B: INTERMEDIA AND DIGITAL ART | ||
| MEDIA ARTS 1 (^) | ||
| MEDIA ARTS 2 (^) | ||
| VIDEO ART (^) | ||
| MEDIA ART III (^) | ||
9 credit hours of approved ART courses - must be approved by advisor | ||
| CAPSTONE | 3 | |
| PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PRACTICES (^) | ||
| BASA SENIOR ART EXHIBITION (^) | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Studio Art, Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art Concentration in Media Arts: Intermedia and Digital Art Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 1100 | FOUNDATION: DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 1210 | FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 2050 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I | 3 |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| PSCI 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 1110 | FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 1220 | FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
| ART 2060 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II | 3 |
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| MATH 1120 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 2000 | CORE ONE PORTFOLIO REVIEW | 0 |
| ART 2100 | LIFE DRAWING I | 3 |
| ART 3510 | ELEMENTARY PRINTMAKING | 3 |
| WRWS 3500 | CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS | 3 |
| BLST 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES | 3 |
| THEA 1010 | THEATRE APPRECIATION | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3000 | MEDIA ARTS 1 | 3 |
| ART 3610 | ELEMENTARY CERAMICS | 3 |
| ART 3700 | INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART | 3 |
| CMST 1110 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | 3 |
| PHYS 1030 | PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE | 3 |
| PHYS 1034 | PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE LABORATORY | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 3520 | PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTMAKING | 3 |
| ART 3120 | MEDIA ARTS 2 | 3 |
| ART 4880 | MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) | 3 |
| ANTH 1050 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| THEA 1050 | FILM HISTORY AND APPRECIATION | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4130 | MEDIA ART III 1 | 3 |
| ART 3160 | GAME DESIGN AS ART | 3 |
| GEOL 1010 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 3 |
| JMC 2320 | VIDEO FIELD PRODUCTION | 3 |
| WRWS 2050 | FUNDAMENTALS OF FICTION WRITING | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 3150 | VIDEO ART | 3 |
| ART 3140 | COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES | 3 |
| MUS 1070 | MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE: ROCK AND POP | 3 |
| JMC 3110 | PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4130 | MEDIA ART III 1 | 3 |
| ART 4020 | PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PRACTICES | 3 |
| ART 4040 | BASA SENIOR ART EXHIBITION | 0 |
| ART 3130 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 | 3 |
| ART 4530 | ART INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| WRWS 2600 | BASIC SCREENWRITING AND TELEVISION WRITING STUDIO | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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*This course is repeatable
Studio Art, Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art Concentration in Media Arts: Game Design Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ART 1100 | FOUNDATION: DRAWING | 3 |
| ART 1210 | FOUNDATION: 2-D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 2050 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY I | 3 |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| PSCI 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 1110 | FOUNDATION: 3D DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 1220 | FOUNDATION: DIGITAL MEDIA | 3 |
| ART 2060 | SURVEY OF WESTERN ART HISTORY II | 3 |
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| MATH 1120 | INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 2000 | CORE ONE PORTFOLIO REVIEW | 0 |
| ART 2100 | LIFE DRAWING I | 3 |
| ART 3140 | COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES | 3 |
| WRWS 3500 | CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS | 3 |
| BLST 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES | 3 |
| THEA 1010 | THEATRE APPRECIATION | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3160 | GAME DESIGN AS ART | 3 |
| ART 3610 | ELEMENTARY CERAMICS | 3 |
| ART 3700 | INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT ART | 3 |
| CMST 1110 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | 3 |
| PHYS 1030 | PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE | 3 |
| PHYS 1034 | PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE LABORATORY | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 3000 | MEDIA ARTS 1 | 3 |
| ART 3410 | ELEMENTARY PAINTING | 3 |
| ART 4880 | MODERN ART I (ART OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS, 1850-1920) | 3 |
| ANTH 1050 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| CIST 1510 | CULTURE AND HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3170 | DIGITAL GAME DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 4140 | COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) II: 3D MODELING | 3 |
| GEOL 1010 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | 3 |
| ART 3520 | PHOTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL PRINTMAKING | 3 |
| WRWS 2000 | SPECIAL STUDIES IN WRITING | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4180 | ADVANCED DIGITAL GAME DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 3140 | COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI) I: INTERACTIVE 3D VIRTUAL SPACES | 3 |
| ART 3800 | HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| MUS 1070 | MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE: ROCK AND POP | 3 |
| JMC 3110 | PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4190 | GAME DESIGN STUDIO 1 | 3 |
| ART 4020 | PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PRACTICES | 3 |
| ART 3130 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 1 | 3 |
| ART 4530 | ART INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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*This course is repeatable
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study