Integrated Media Arts
Minor in Integrated Media Arts (18 Credit Hours)
The Minor in Integrated Media Arts comprises a uniquely interdisciplinary program that includes traditional fine and performing arts, media arts, media studies, cinema studies, art history and visual studies, and creative writing. Through the junction of analysis and practice, students will discover how media, art, film, and other forms of culture shape our lives through producing, reproducing, or resisting the cultural, political, historical, and technological systems in our society. Students enjoy maximum flexibility in choosing courses that will allow them to explore a particular area of the arts in depth or to develop a broader critical awareness of arts and culture.
The minor emphasizes the intersection of the arts and social justice, with a special focus on the importance of public art and media for a free and fair society. The focus on creative thinking, problem-solving, and innovation fosters experiential learning that will empower students to develop their imagination, integrate the arts into their everyday lives, develop powerful textual, visual, media, and digital literacies, and enter the world as creative problem-solvers.
The minor in Integrated Media Arts requires six courses (a minimum of 18 credits) within the IMA curriculum. Students may choose to complete an Internship in Integrated Media Studies (IMA-450) as one of their six courses, to be planned in consultation with the IMA Director.
Required Courses:
- PHI 423: Philosophy of Art OR IMA 328: Art & the Everyday
- Any five IMA courses, two at the 300 level or higher
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IMA-100 | Imtroduction to Music | 3 |
| IMA-101 | Introduction to Dance | 3 |
| IMA-102 | Art History I | 3 |
| IMA-103 | Art History II | 3 |
| IMA-104 | Introduction to the Theater Arts | 3 |
| IMA-105 | Photography I | 3 |
| IMA-106 | Drawing: Line and Perspective | 3 |
| IMA-108 | Drawing: Color and Form | 3 |
| IMA-110 | 2D Design | 3 |
| IMA-123 | Art and Anatomy | 3 |
| IMA-202 | Introduction to Acting | 3 |
| IMA-204 | The Anatomy of Movement | 3 |
| IMA-205 | Painting | 3 |
| IMA-206 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 |
| IMA-209 | Musical Theater on Stage & Screen | 3 |
| IMA-231 | Writing the Anthropocene | 3 |
| IMA-232 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| IMA-235 | Digital Storytelling | 3 |
| IMA-236 | Writing for Social Justice | 3 |
| IMA-249 | Race Gender and Film | 3 |
| IMA-289 | Special Topics | 3 |
| IMA-301 | Gender and Media | 3 |
| IMA-302 | Scriptwriting Workshop | 3 |
| IMA-303 | Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| IMA-304 | Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| IMA-306 | Screening Consciousness: Memory And Mind in the Movies | 3 |
| IMA-307 | The Human Body in Art and Society | 3 |
| IMA-308 | The Unthinkable Mind | 3 |
| IMA-310 | Art, Activism & Resistance | 3 |
| IMA-314 | The Art of Film | 3 |
| IMA-328 | Art & the Everyday | 3 |
| IMA-331 | Media and Culture | 3 |
| IMA-348 | Themes in Film | 3 |
| IMA-389 | Special Topics | 0-3 |
| IMA-444 | Theatre for Social Change | 3 |
| IMA-450 | Internship in Integrated Media Studies | 3 |
| IMA-489 | Study Abroad | 3 |
| IMA-189 | Topics in Critical Inquiry | 3 |
| IMA-189L | Topics in Critical Inquiry Lab | 1 |