The minor requires six credits comprising of five courses chosen from three different
participating academic departments (Art and Art History, Drama/Dance, Electrical
Engineering/Computer Science,
and Music) and a thesis project (CIS 95-96). COMP 20 Multimedia Programming is required
for the minor. One course must be selected from the list of multimedia arts courses offered by
any participating department; check with participating departments for a current list. Two
courses must be chosen from a list of related courses in the participating departments. The
thesis, a capstone course required for the minor, shall be a multimedia project under the
guidance of a faculty member in a participating department. Further details are available at the
offices of a participating department.
A. Required Courses (two credits)
- COMP 20 - Multimedia Programming
Introduces students to the capabilities and limits of tools for creating
interactive multimedia presentations. This course is team taught by a member
of the engineering department and the drama department. It provides a coherent
view of the unique problems of creating an interactive multimedia document
from the perspective of both the creative artist who defines the
work as well as the Engineer who makes it possible.
Course requirements include weekly lectures and hand-on laboratories.
In addition each student will collaborate with one or more other students
in creating a final project which is a polished interactive multimedia
presentation, either an interactive CD or web document.
- CIS 95, CIS 96, or EE97 - Senior Thesis
This course unites Arts and Engineering students in pursuing the common
goal of producing a complete multimedia system. The project consists of integrating
software, hardware and content focused on accomplishing a pre-determined task.
For example, a project produced as a collaboration of musicians, engineers and
engineering psychology majors introduces African drums and musical notation.
The resulting CD-ROM entitled, "Gahu of the Ewe" was a finalist in the
1996 Massachusetts Interactive Media Council's (MIMC) Multimedia competition.
The EPIIC Colloquium Course, EXP 91,
also satisfies this requirement. Click here to see
more of the CD-ROM project
collaboration between engineering and liberal arts students involved in
EPIIC.
B. Multimedia Arts Course (one credit)
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DR 21 - Computer Assisted Design
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DR 22 - Introduction to the Art of Multimedia
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EE120 - Computer Animation for Technical Communications"
Students learn image processing, 2-D and 3-D animation techniques to communicate complex
subjects or to enhance learning by using visual methods.
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FAH 189 - Multimedia and the Visual Arts
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MUS 191 - Multimedia Projects for Music-culture Research
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Approved courses in digital arts from the Museum of Fine Arts
C. Related Courses (two credits; half course credits may be bundled into one full
credit)
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All Drama and Dance courses
DRAMA:
- Introduction to Acting
- Principles of Theatrical Design
- Advanced Acting
- Principles of Staging
DANCE:
- Dance movement and Creative Process
- Performance Ensemble
- Studies in Dance Composition
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All Computer Science courses numbered 11 or above
- Introduction to Computer Science (COMP11)
- Data Structures using C++ (COMP15)
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Object Oriented Programming
- Network and System Administration - A study of the principles and practice involved in
creating a modern computer network.
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All Music Courses
- Multimedia and Live Musical Ensembles
- Fundamentals of Music Theory
- Principles of Tonal Theory
- Harmony and Voice Leading
- Form and Analysis
- Conducting
- Seminar in Composition
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All Art and Art History Courses
- Cartooning
- Electronic/Computer Art
- Film: Basic Film Making
- Video Techniques
D. Elective Courses (one credit; half course credits may be bundled into one full
credit)
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A course in category B or C
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An approved internship for credit