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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Media Arts Minor

The Media Arts minor program lives in the School of Visual and Media Arts (SVMA) and offers an integrated curriculum centered in digital technology as a storytelling, art, and design supplement to the work of those undergraduate students whose major area of study can be enhanced through the application of Media Arts principles and technologies. Depending on the courses taken, the minor can be accomplished completely online.

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.

MINOR - MEDIA ARTS

Course Requirements

Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
MART 101LIntro to Media Arts3
MART 201HHistory of Digital Arts & Culture3
Electives 1
Complete 15 additional elective credits outside of the student's major that support work and development in Media Arts. These credits can be in Media Arts courses only or can be a combination of courses that include courses offered across the College of the Arts and Media as long as the total of non-Media Arts courses does not exceed 9 credits.15
Total Hours21
1

For more information on potential class groupings that will satisfy the elective requirements of the minor, please see the Media Arts Director or advisor. 

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