Media Arts B.A.
The School of Visual and Media Arts continues to lead the way in creating innovative educational experiences for students by offering the most comprehensive fully online Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Montana. This degree enables students to maximize their creative potential through the study and artistic application of emerging digital technologies. It provides learning opportunities in interactive media, web and internet technologies, film editing, gaming, and a variety of digital design applications including sound, still image, motion, and animation.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF ARTS - MEDIA ARTS
- This major requires a minimum grade of C in all major courses.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Foundation Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| ARTH 150H | Introduction to Art History | 3 |
| ARTZ 105A | Visual Language - Drawing | 3 |
| ARTZ 108A | Visual Language - 3-D Foundations | 3 |
| or MART 120 | Creative Coding I | |
| GDSN 149A | Digital Imaging I | 3 |
| MART 101L | Intro to Media Arts | 3 |
| MART 112A | Introduction to Film Editing | 3 |
| Lower-Division Core | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MART 201H | History of Digital Arts & Culture | 3 |
| MART 245 | Sound Production & Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| MART 255 | Photoshop: Art and Design | 3 |
| MART 256 | Illustrator: Vector and Layout Design | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 9 credits of courses at the 200-level or above in Art History (ARTH), Art (ARTZ), Graphic Design (GDSN), or Media Arts (MART) | 9 | |
| Upper-Division Core | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| MART 302 | Intro to Motion Design | 3 |
| MART 340 | Principles of Interactive Media | 3 |
| MART 341 | Intro to Web Design | 3 |
| MART 342 | Art & Science of Interactive Games | 3 |
| MART 441 | Web Technologies | 3 |
| MART 450 | Topics in Film/Media Studies | 3 |
| Total Hours | 57 | |