
Program Requirements for Digital Art
Digital Art
For a major in digital art: 56 to 57 credits distributed as follows.
- COMP 161: BEGINNING PROGRAMMING: OBJECTS
- ARTS 101: INTRODUCTION TO STUDIO
- ARTS 102: 2D DESIGN
- ARTS 103: 3D DESIGN
- ARTS 120: DRAWING
- ARTS 240: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
- ARTS 242: DIGITAL ART
- ARTS 311: ART SINCE 1956
- ARTS 314: HISTORY VIDEO AND DIGITAL ART
- ARTS 342: TOPICS IN DIGITAL ART or MUSC 225: MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY
- ARTS 385: DIGITAL ART PORTFOLIO I
- ARTS 386: DIGITAL ART PORTFOLIO II
- COMP 121: INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET AND WORLD WIDE WEB
- COMP 160: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING: FUNCTIONS
- COMP 161: BEGINNING PROGRAMMING: OBJECTS
- JAMS 150: LIVING IN A MEDIA WORLD
8 credits form among:
- ARTS 110: INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIES
- ARTS 240: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
- ARTS 243: DIGITAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
- ARTS 245: BOOK ARTS
- ARTS 250: SCULPTURE
- ARTS 260: PAINTING
- ARTS 280: ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
- ARTS 320: APPROACHES TO THE FIGURE
- ARTS 340: TOPICS IN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
- ARTS 343: TOPICS IN DIGITAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
- ARTS 360: TOPICS IN PAINTING
- ARTS 369: THE PAINTER-PRINTMAKER
- ARTS 380: TOPICS IN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
- ARTS 439: PEER INSTRUCTION
- ARTS 480: INDEPENDENT STUDY
- ARTS 487: ART INTERNSHIP
4 credits of Journalism and Media Studies electives from among:
- JAMS 180: MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING
- JAMS 321: TOPICS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
- JAMS 337: MEDIA AND THE LAW (ALSO LISTED AS POLS 337) or JAMS 349: PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING
8 elective credits must be at the 300-level or above. Students seeking to declare a major in Digital Art shall submit a portfolio to the Art faculty. Portfolio reviews for those declaring the major will be scheduled each semester.
For a major in Digital Art - Thesis Track (advised for all majors who intend to attend graduate school or pursue a career in the visual arts): all requirements for the Digital Art major plus 490, 491 and one additional visual studies course (210, 214, or 315). Thesis track students must maintain an overall 2.500 GPA and a cumulative 3.000 average in all ARTS courses. Only thesis-track students are considered for departmental honors.
For Oregon Preliminary Teaching Licensure in Art: a student majoring in Studio Art must also complete a Secondary Education major with Licensure. In order to complete the Secondary Education major, students should begin taking education courses no later than their sophomore year. The student must be advised by faculty in both majors.