Media Arts

This course is a study in writing story for a variety of print, screen, and web-based mediums, fundamentally equipping the student to communicate with people abstractly, visually, and directly. Instructor will explore this idea and many others related to the act of creation as a reflection of the divine, and therefore one of many things we are called to do.

Students are introduced to mass communication and explore its culture-shaping power, contemporary issues, and media’s impact on society. Students evaluate media economics, forms, history, ethics, careers, legal issues, societal issues, and religious issues.

Students explore the history of media arts through the early 1960s. Students examine the connections between economics, industrial history, and social and political systems. Students also examine the media from an artistic, rhetorical, and critical lens.

Students gain insight into structures, management, processes, and the economics of and issues surrounding Media and the Arts. An emphasis is placed on financial stability and profitability in a changing media market.

Note: (.25 credit, taken 8 times)

Students engage in a community forum dedicated to the exploration of the digital arts and technology. Students will receive critiques on their technical and creative works, participate in group discussions, engage with guest presentations, and explore related fields such as grant writing, entrepreneurship, and career development.

Under the supervision of a qualified professional, interns gain real-world experience in a media-arts work environment.

Students demonstrate a culmination of skills developed during their studies. Students produce a project with choice of subject and medium which showcases practical skills.