Arts, Media, and Technology Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
Available only at OSU-Cascades.
This program provides students with the required skills needed for the contemporary visual arts and design fields. Specifically, the degree provides students with skills in digital imaging, video, design, interactivity, gaming, and 3D output as well as basic visual studies fundamentals in creative communication, color theory, image output and display. This program creates a unique educational experience within Oregon by providing a trans-disciplinary curriculum; traditional studio practice combined with communication and entrepreneurship coursework while also instilling technical practices for professional application. This coursework provides graduates with the content knowledge, experience, and technological skills that employers argue are necessary to be competitive in the 21st century arts and design industries and communities.
Major Code: 907
- Create original visual work that exhibits a distinctive, dynamic and unique personal voice.
- Develop written and verbal competencies to describe and analyze visual art and graphic design through writing, conceptual development, research, study of theory and critique of the intent of their own work.
- Develop necessary techniques and execution of form and content relevant to visual communication in 2D, 3D, and 4D mediums.
- Demonstrate competency with industry standards through a professional art or design experience and an embrace of new technologies.
- Develop an original, innovative and articulate body of work for a professional portfolio.
- Focus on ethics in the process of making various forms of visual communication.
BA Requirement
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bacc Core 1 | 48 | |
| College of Liberal Arts BA | 24 | |
| College of Liberal Arts Core | 17 | |
| Major (includes WI) | 86 | |
| Electives | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
BS Requirement
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Bacc Core 1 | 48 | |
| College of Liberal Arts BS | 15 | |
| College of Liberal Arts Core | 17 | |
| Major (includes WI) | 86 | |
| Electives | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMT Core Curriculum | ||
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 121 | DIGITAL CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| ART 222 | INTRODUCTION TO TIME-BASED ART | 4 |
| ART 215 | COLOR IN THE VISUAL ARTS | 4 |
| ART 263 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| ART 339 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS | 3 |
| ART 349 | VIDEO ART | 4 |
| ART 366 | ART SINCE 1945 1 | 3 |
| ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| ART 422 | NEW MEDIA: INTERACTIVE | 4 |
| ART 451 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| ART 403 | THESIS | 1-16 |
| ART 406 | PROJECTS | 1-16 |
| or ART 410 | INTERNSHIP | |
| GD 110 | GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES | 4 |
| GD 210 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN | 4 |
| GD 310 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 2: INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN | 4 |
| GD 430 | GRAPHIC DESIGN PRACTICUM | 2 |
| GD 440 | USER RESEARCH FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS | 4 |
| NMC 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| NMC 351 | NEW MEDIA VISUALIZATION | 4 |
| NMC 484 | NEW MEDIA ANIMATION | 4 |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | To fulfill the prerequisites of ART 366, AMT majors are advised to take the following courses as part of their Baccalaureate Core and College of Liberal Arts Core: ART 204 (BCC Western Culture, Year 1), ART 205 (BCC Literature and The Arts, Year 2), ART 206 (CLA Fine Arts, Year 2) |
Major Code: 907
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BACC MTH | 4 | |
| BACC WRI | 3 | |
| CLA BA or BS | 4 | |
| ART 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| ART 204 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES (or BACC WC) | 3 |
| BACC WRII | 3 | |
| CLA BA or BS | 4 | |
| ART 115 | 2-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BACC CD | 4 | |
| BACC Fitness | 3 | |
| CLA BA or BS | 4 | |
| ART 117 | 3-D CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BACC DPD | 3 | |
| BACC Bio | 4 | |
| CLA BA or BS | 4 | |
| ART 121 | DIGITAL CORE STUDIO | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| BACC SPI | 3 | |
| BACC Phy Sc | 3 | |
| GD 110 | GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES | 4 |
| ART 222 | INTRODUCTION TO TIME-BASED ART | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BACC Sc II | 4 | |
| CLA BA | 4 | |
| NMC 101 | *INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
| ART 215 | COLOR IN THE VISUAL ARTS | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 205 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE (or CLA FA) | 3 |
| ART 367 | *HISTORY OF DESIGN | 3 |
| GD 210 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN | 4 |
| ART 263 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Winter | ||
| ART 206 | *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY (or BACC L&A) | 3 |
| NMC 351 | NEW MEDIA VISUALIZATION | 4 |
| GD 310 | GRAPHIC DESIGN 2: INTERMEDIATE GRAPHIC DESIGN | 4 |
| GD 430 | GRAPHIC DESIGN PRACTICUM | 2 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA HUM | 4 | |
| ART 366 | ART SINCE 1945 | 3 |
| ART 349 | VIDEO ART | 4 |
| ART 339 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CLA NWC | 4 | |
| GD 440 | USER RESEARCH FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS | 4 |
| ART 411 | ^ART IN CONTEXT HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL APPROACHES | 3 |
| ART 422 | NEW MEDIA: INTERACTIVE | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CLA SS | 4 | |
| NMC 484 | NEW MEDIA ANIMATION | 4 |
| ART 403 | THESIS | 4 |
| BACC SYN CGI | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CLA Additional | 3 | |
| BACC SYN STS | 3 | |
| ART 406 or ART 410 | PROJECTS or INTERNSHIP | 4 |
| ART 451 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |