Media Arts Minor

The Media Arts minor program offers an integrated curriculum, centered in digital technology as a storytelling medium. The minor is meant to supplement the work of those undergraduate students whose major area of study can be enhanced through the application of Media Arts principles and technologies and fulfills the prerequisites for those interested in pursuing the B.A. The Media Arts minor is offered both in-class and online. For more information please visit our website at http://www.umt.edu/mediaarts.

Minor - Media Arts (Minor)

College of Visual & Perf Arts

Catalog Year: 2014-2015

Degree Specific Credits: 21

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Required Courses

Rule: Must complete all.

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Show Description MAR 101L - Intro to Media Arts
Offered every term. Overview of the media arts and their interaction, integration and development in the creation of story beginning with the early years of photography and movie-making through the introduction of radio and television up to the digital revolution.
 3 Credits
Show Description MAR 112A - Intro to Non-Linear Editing
Offered every term. Study of the history, process and philosophy of narrative film/video editing and an introduction to Final Cut nonlinear editing software.
 3 Credits
Show Description MART 102 - Digital Technology in the Arts
Offered every term. An introduction to the relationship between aesthetics and the emerging capacities of digital technology. The course will explore the basic evolution of hardware, system software, and the Internet and will present a brief history of the pioneers of both traditional and digital art. It will also look at contemporary and emerging trends in the artistic application of digital technology.
 3 Credits
Show Description MART 111A - Integrated Digital Art
Offered every term. A project-oriented editing and design course that focuses on artistic expression and its relationship to digital technology. Using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects, students will create audio/visual work in both the still image and time based mediums.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 12 Total Credits Required

Elective Courses

Rule: Each student must complete 9 additional credits outside of their major that support their work and development in Media Arts. All elective courses need to be approved by the Director of the School of Media Arts.

Note: Students may select from any of the elective Media Arts courses (MAR) offered. These include the online and special topics courses that are offered periodically. In addition, there are a variety of courses offered throughout the College of Visual and Performing Arts. For more information please see the Media Arts Director.

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Show Description ARTH 200H - Art of World Civilization I
Offered autumn. Survey of history of visual art from prehistory to 1400.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTH 201H - Art of World Civilization II
Offered spring. Survey of history of visual art from 1400 to the Present.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 105A - Visual Language - Drawing
Offered autumn and spring.  Introduction to visual language, concept development, and studio practicum. Focus on basic skills development based on observation, imagination, and memory. Some research in historical and contemporary approaches to drawing required.
 3 Credits
Show Description ARTZ 106A - Visual Language - 2-D Fndtns
Offered autumn and spring.  Prereq. or coreq., ARTZ 105A.  An introduction to the formal elements and principles of design, color theory, and predominant western and non-western historical styles.  Emphasis on solving specific design problems.
 3 Credits
Show Description DANC 100A - Modern Dance I
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to basic modern dance vocabulary through exercises for alignment, strength and flexibility and combinations across the floor.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 115A - Jazz Dance I
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to basic strengthening and stretching exercises and stylistic characteristics of jazz.
 2 Credits
Show Description MAR 304 - Modern Horror Film
Offered every term. Online Course. This class explores the changing landscape of the horror film since 1960, studying the movies in filmic terms (Acting, Directing, Cinematography, Music, etc.) and sociological importance. Through online discussions, selected readings, multimedia projects, and video lectures, we will seek to understand the often-controversial genre of horror.
 3 Credits
Show Description MART 191 - Special Topics
(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
 1 To 6 Credits
Show Description MART 255 - Intro Photshp Media Arts
Offered every term. Online Course. An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of still image design and manipulation using Adobe Photoshop. This project-based course demystifies the powerful Photoshop toolsets and workspace and enables students to actualize their ideas by helping them to develop an efficient production process.
 3 Credits
Show Description MART 256 - Intro Illustr for Media Arts
Offered every term. An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of still image design and manipulation using Adobe Illustrator, the industry leading application for creating vector-based content. This project-based course demystifies the powerful Illustrator toolsets and workspace and enables students to actualize their ideas by helping them to develop an efficient production process. No prerequisites required.
 3 Credits
Show Description MART 341 - Intro to Web Design
Offered every term. Online Course. Students will gain necessary skills in this introduction to the fundamentals of website structure, content design and navigation. Areas of focus will be directory structure, visual design, user navigation, audio/video integration and domain management. This course is open to all university students and geared to non-majors.
 3 Credits
Show Description MART 342 - Art & Sci of Interactive Games
Offer every term. Online course. This class is an introduction to the technological achievements and artistic and social impacts involved with the development of interactive games.  It will cover the evolution of the gaming profile and the advanced visual, sonic and narrative properties that make interactive games the explosive growth industry that is today.
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSE 123 - Techniques: Voice
Offered autumn. This course examines vocal function and issues associated with the physical processes of singing such as alignment, breathing, creating sound, amplifying (resonating) sound. Additionally, students will learn basic information about becoming a voice teacher (or choral director). Students will also learn about singers' diction, voice classification, and the appropriate assigning of solo classical repertoire.
 1 Credits
Show Description MUSI 101L - Enjoyment of Music
Offered autumn and spring. The development of music listening skills. Exploration of the relationship between musical materials and the expressive qualities of a musical composition or performance. Concert attendance required. No musical background is expected. For non majors only. Credit not allowed for both MUSI 101L and 202L (MUS 134L and 135L).
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSI 108A - Orchestra: UMSO
Offered autumn and spring. See MUSI 112A for repeatability limitations. Open to all University students by audition. Rehearsal and performing experience in a broad range of symphonic, choral, operatic and concerto repertoire in the University Orchestra and the Missoula Symphony.
 1 Credits
Show Description MUSI 112 - Choir: UM University Choir
Offered autumn and spring. Open to all University students. Audition places students according to appropriate ensemble and proper seating/section. Music majors refer to curricula for specific requirements. Non-music majors may apply 8 credits of 107A-110A, 113A/313A, 114A/314A, and 150A/350A toward graduation.
 1 Credits
Show Description MUSI 112A - Choir: Chamber Chorale
Offered autumn and spring. Open to all University students. Audition places students according to appropriate ensemble and proper seating/section. Music majors refer to curricula for specific requirements. Non-music majors may apply 8 credits of MUSI 112A-114A, 110A/310, 131A/331, and 122A/322 toward graduation.
 1 Credits
Show Description MUSI 114A - Band: UM Concert Band
Offered autumn and spring. See MUSI 112A for repeatability limitations. Major musical organizations open to all University students. Audition required for Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
 1 Credits
Show Description MUSI 131A - Jazz Ensemble I: UM Jazz Bands
(R-8) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Study and performance of the jazz repertoire.
 1 Credits
Show Description MUSI 132L - History of Rock & Roll
Offered autumn and spring. A study of the roots, components, and development of the musical art form "Rock and Roll". Significant performing artists and movements with the style identified and presented. Includes traditional lecture with substantial use of audio and visual aids.
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSI 133L - Cntry Msc:Cowbys,Opry,Nshville
This course will explore the country music genre, including its major performers, songwriters, songs and impact on culture from the early times on the radio to the beginning of the twenty-first century. 
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSI 138 - Language of Music I
Offered autumn. Music fundamentals including scales, intervals, triads, and rhythm as they are written and heard. Practical application to the voice and/ or keyboard.
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSI 202L - Intro to Music Literature
Offered spring. Prereq., for non-majors consent of instr. A survey of representative examples of the standard music literature of the Western European tradition. Particular attention to musical styles and forms and their relationship to musical understanding and effective listening. A basic knowledge of music fundamentals is expected. Credit not allowed for both MUSI 101L and 202L.
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSI 207H - World Music (equiv to 307)
Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to the diversity of music among the world’s peoples. Selected music systems throughout the world examined in their broad cultural contexts: religious, historical, and social. Introduction to ethnomusicology-a combination of musicology, anthropology and other related disciplines.
 3 Credits
Show Description MUSI 416 - Topics in Music History
(R-3) Offered intermittently. Prereq. MUSI 302H and upper division standing in music or consent of instructor. Course materials will examine the development of musical styles, genres, forms and aesthetics important to Western music, introducing students to research methods in musicology.
 3 Credits
Show Description MUST 110 - Digital Audio & Multitracking
Offered autumn and spring. Composition of computer music through recording, editing, and processing sound with digital audio software. Study of the theory and application of digital audio recording, multitracking, and digital signal processing, and electroacoustic music history. Survey of historical and current electronic and computer music composers, pieces, and practices.
 2 Credits
Show Description THTR 102A - Introduction to Theatre Design
Offered autumn. Basic understanding of the principles of design for the theatre and television, including the production elements of scenery, costumes and lighting.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 120A - Introduction to Acting I
Offered every term. An introduction to the skills and techniques required of the actor to be effective in communication with others on stage and off stage.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 121A - Introduction to Acting II
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., THTR 120A. Continuation of 120A.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 336 - Costume History
Offered intermittently. History of Western costume from ancient Egypt to the present day.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C 9 Total Credits Required