Digital Arts
- Master’s of Science in Digital Arts
Overview:
In a world of smartphones, tablets, wearable computers, and Augmented Reality (AR) the role of a digital artist is more important than ever. Not only is there an insatiable appetite for new content, but the skills demanded from a designer, story-teller and artist to create that content has extended far beyond traditional skill-sets. An infinite number of opportunities await those with the proper abilities and imagination. ITU’s Digital Arts (DA) program integrates design fundamentals, professional skills and entrepreneurial innovation into a unique program tailored to the modern artist who dares to innovate and create their own vision of the future.
Tuition, Fees and Credit Hours
Total Required Credit Hours: 36
Tuition per Credit Hour: $400
ITU has classes starting in spring, summer, and fall.
Required Core Courses:
A minimum of 6 credit units
MMM 810 General Production Pipelines (3) MMM 830 Design Fundamentals (3)
MMM 905 New Media Production (3) MMM 910 Storyboard Design (3)
MMM 940 Architectural Tours (3)
SEN 991 Computer Graphics (3)
MMM 820 Global Storytelling (3)
MMM 840 World Art & Design History (3) MMM 850 Sound Design (3)
Core Curricular Practical Training (CPT) courses
Maximum of 9 credit units
The students who are on CPT should take the courses listed below for a maximum total of 9 credits
MMM 920 Internship I (1-3)
MMM 921 Internship II (1-3)
MMM 922 Internship III (1-3)l
Core CPT courses can replace elective courses.
Joint Seminar courses (1-3) units can be counted along with 9 CPT units
Master’s Thesis
Maximum of 6 credit units
MMM 700 Master’s Project I (3) (originally MMM 700) MMM 710 Master’s Project II (3)
Elective Courses
A minimum of 36 credit units
MMM 911 Web Graphic Design (3)
MMM 920 Storyboards and Layouts (3)
MMM 950 Lighting and Compositing (3)
SEN 993 Computer Graphics with HTML (3)
MMM 955 Math and Programming for Artists (3)
MMM 909 Intro to Game Development (3)
MMM 920 UI/UX: User Interfaces & User Experiences (1-3)
MMM 922 New Media Production (1-3)
MMM 922 Lighting & Compositing (1-3)
MMM 860 CG Modeling (3)
MMM 930 Manufacturing Cinematic Space (3)
MMM 870 Basic Image Manipulation (3)
MMM 880 Real-time Lighting & Compositing (3)
MMM 777 Media Assets & Pre-visualization – Multi-media App Production Workshop (1)
MMM 888 Real-Time Lighting – Real Time Compositing & FX Workshop (1)
MMM 999 Concept Art & Storyboarding – Digital Architecture and Sets Workshop (1) SEN 957 GUI Development with Java (3)
SEN 958 Android Application Development (3)
SEN 965 iPhone Application Development (3)
SEN 992 Advanced Computer Graphics (3)
SEN 910 HTML/CSS Programming (3)
MMM 890 Social Network Marketing & Publishing
MMM 900 Digital Media Start Up
Job Possibilities:
Jobs within the Digital Arts industry include but are not limited to:
Concept Artists
Movie Production Artists
Video Game Designers
GUI App Developers
Art Director and Storyboard Artist
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