Foundation courses introduce key methodologies and concepts

related to Digital Arts & Media. Choose one from each area:
foundation I. Forum Seminar
courses BDP 101: Exploring Digital Arts & Media (no prerequisites)
II. Theory & Practice
RTF 344M: Digital Media/Art: Theory & Practice
10 III. Foundations
credit hours a. For students with no background in programming:
CS 320N: Visual Programming

Digital Arts & Media

b. For students with a background in CS or Engineering:
RTF 309: Communication, Technology & Society
IV. Social Issues (Choose one from the list on the reverse.)

Information technology for creative production has brought about significant changes in how
we create art and media and, just as importantly, how we consume art and media. The presence
of advanced computer technologies in nearly every aspect of the entertainment sector and
in commercial media production points to the need for knowledge and skills in both the arts
and sciences. The Digital Arts & Media BDP is designed to guide students toward careers in
this dynamic field by providing a unique mix of courses from Fine Arts, Radio-Television-Film,
Computer Science, Humanities, and Engineering.
The Digital Arts & Media BDP provides a framework for students to explore and create work that
pushes the boundaries of traditional disciplines and media. The BDP foundation courses provide
the conceptual scaffolding for exploring new media and developing new skills across a range
of disciplines. Students with an interest in gaming, computer music, and interactive media are
encouraged to take CS 303E and CS 313E (or CS 305J and CS 307, for Computer Science Majors)
as preparation for applying to the BDP. Students who lack experience with a range of media
applications are encouraged to take RTF 319 or INF 312. BDP students must work closely with
the faculty panel and a BDP advisor to choose courses and create a coherent plan of study.
The Digital Arts & Media BDP is overseen by a panel of faculty members from across campus.
Members include Bruce Pennycook (Music and RTF), Diane Davis (Rhetoric and Writing), Brian
Evans (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Coco Kishi (Division of Instructional Innovation
and Assessment) , Gloria Lee (Art and Art History), Charlie Otte (Theatre and Dance), Bruce Porter
(Computer Sciences), Elaine Rich (Computer Sciences), Yacov Sharir (Theatre and Dance), and
Sharon Strover (RTF).
The BDP staff can support you in finding faculty mentors for
creative projects, research and internship experiences. We call
these opportunities “Connecting Experiences,” because they
connecting
play an important role in integrating your studies and skills.
experiences
Required: Independent Project Creative Course
3-6 All Digital Arts & Media students must complete an independent
credit hours
creative project course with two faculty mentors from different
departments. Your connecting experience advisor will help you
develop a proposal for your creative project, which must be
approved in advance.
Optional: Internship or Research Experience
In addition to the creative project, students have the option to
complete an additional 3-credit-hour connecting experience,
which may be an internship or a research experience. All Digital
Arts & Media connecting experiences must be approved by the
faculty panel and the connecting experience advisor.
In addition to the foundation courses, students in the Digital
Arts & Media BDP must choose a strand of 3-6 hours of ap-
proved course work. Individual course listings for BDP strands
3-6 courses
are located on the opposite side of this page.
credit hours in a strand

A maximum of 6 hours in the BDP can count toward the student’s

Upon completion of 19 hours, you will earn a certificate in Digital Arts & Media. major. The remaining hours must be chosen from at least two
other departments. Possible focuses for the Digital Arts & Media
The Bridging Disciplines Programs offer interdisciplinary certificates in the following areas: BDP are:
Games and Entertainment Mixed Media
Children & Society Human Rights & Social Justice Image and Film Music and Audio
Cultural Studies Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship
Digital Arts & Media International Studies
Environment Social Inequality, Health & Policy
In order to complete your BDP certificate, write a 3-4 page
Ethics & Leadership Social Entrepreneurship & Non-profits integration
integration essay in which you reflect on what you learned and
Film Studies essay
accomplished through your BDP experience. This essay is your
opportunity to draw connections among your interdisciplinary
For more information about the Bridging Disciplines Programs, go to: FAC 33,
BDP coursework, your connecting experiences, and your major.
www.utexas.edu/ugs/bdp, or call (512) 232-7564.
For additional guidelines, see your BDP advisor.
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IV. Social Issues (continued from other side)
Students in the Digital Arts & Media BDP must take at least
one course that addresses social issues related to new tech-
nologies, including (but not limited to) inequality of access to
technology, representations of social identities such as race
and gender, and representations of violence. Below are just a
few examples of courses that address these issues. Students
who wish to take a course that is not listed may petition the
faculty panel.
ANT 324L: Science, Technology & Race-W
CMS 367: Computer-Mediated Comm-W
CMS 367: Social Interaction in Virtual Enviros
CS 329E: Elements of Computing in Society
CS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual
Property and Other Issues in Cyberspace
CS 349: Contemporary Issues in Com Sci-W
E 314J: Literature & Technology
GRC 311: Movies Go to War: WWI-Vietnam
J 340C: Mass Media and Minorities-W
J 349T: Info Technology & Society
RHE 330C: Rhetorics of Cyberculture-W
RTF 314: Development of the Motion Picture
RTF 331K: Gender/Sexuality Iss in Media-W
RTF 331N: The Information Society-W
RTF 331N: Technology & Culture-W
RTF 331P: Internet Cultures
RTF 334: Children & Media
RTF 359: Race & New Media Culture-W
RTF 359S: Women and Media Culture-W
RTF 365: Race, Class, and Media-W
RTF 366K: Intro to Narrative
SOC 308C: Peace and Conflict
Strand Courses
College of Liberal Arts
PSY 323: Perception
PSY 341K: Cognitive Psychology of Music
PSY 341K: Seeing/Acting in Virtual World-W
PSY 355: Cognition
RHE 312: Computers and Writing-W (all topics)
RHE 330C: Advanced Topics in Digital Rhetoric (all
topics)
College of Natural Sciences
CS 313E: Elements of Software Design
CS 320N: Visual Programming
CS 329E: Elements of Ethics, Privacy, Intellectual
Property and Other Issues in Cyberspace
CS 329E: Elements of Web Programming
CS 329E: Elements of Artifical Intelligence
CS 329E: Elements of Graphics & Visualization
CS 343: Artificial Intelligence
CS 354: Computer Graphics
CS 378: Game Technology
College of Communication
ADV 304: Advertising on the Internet
ADV 377: Digital Media
J 331: Web Publishing-W
COM 324: New Media & Gaming- L.A.
J 370K: Visual Multimedia: Stills, Audio, & Video
Journalism
RTF 319: Intro to Digital Media
RTF 331T: Creat Music: for Film/Vid/Games
RTF 343: Master Class in Digital Media
RTF 344M: Special Effects and Design Studio
RTF 344M: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics
RTF 351D: 2-D Animation and Motion Graphics
RTF 351C: Intro Digital Animation and Graphics
ACTLab Courses
The Radio-Television-Film department offers
ACTLab courses under various titles and course
numbers, including RTF 331R and RTF 331T.
Students may count any two ACTLab courses
toward their Digital Arts & Media certificate.
Course titles include: Trans; Weird Science;
Blackbox; PostModern Gothic; Death; Performance
(Taking It To The Street); When Cultures Collide;
Soundscapes; Disruptive Technologies; The
Uncanny; Dream/Delirium; Extreme Freestyle
Hacking.
School of Engineering
EE 316: Digital Logic Design
EE 351M: Digital Signal Processing
EE 371R: Digital Image and Video Process
ME 379N: Engineering Acoustics
College of Fine Arts
ART 303L: Digital Foundations
ART 318C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art I
ART 320K: Drawing for NonArt Majors
ART 320L: Drawing for NonArt Majors
ART 338C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art II
ART 358C: Transmedia: Digital Time-Art III
MUS 316M: Intro to Audio Recording
MUS 329E: Intro to Electronic Media
MUS 329F: Projects in Electronic Media
MUS 329G: Intermediate Electronic Composition
MUS 329J: Introduction to Computer Music
MUS 329M: Intermediate Computer Music
MUS 337: Music and Sound in Film-W
MUS 339M: Intro Music Business & Entreprnshp
MUS 347M: Music Copyright and Publishing
TD 352T: Computer Animation
TD 352T: Virtual Reality/Cyberspace/Arts
TD 354T: Design Skills: Digital Rendering
*Some courses have prerequisites or restrictions.
Please consult your BDP advisor.
Note that many courses on this list may be cross-listed
with other departments. Students may take these
courses under any of the cross-listed numbers. Please
consult the course schedule or your BDP advisor.
In courses taken for a letter grade, the student must
obtain a grade of C or better to meet BDP certificate
requirements. Only one BDP course may be taken pass/
fail. Any exceptions wil be considered by the faculty
panel on an individual basis.
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