Multimedia

De Angela Duff
dduff@uarts.edu
Interim Director
215-717-6319

Multimedia students receive a broad education, with courses covering subjects ranging from Dada to interface design, pop art to punk rock. Multimedia majors are encouraged to question, to experiment, and to push their talents to the limit—and beyond—using a variety of media. Their classrooms are both battlegrounds for new ideas and applications and creative playgrounds. In this forward-thinking landscape, Multimedia students learn through play, hands-on experimentation, and practical application.

Using today’s technology, our students create websites, e-music, movies, digital video, motion graphics, games, installations — and whatever their imaginations envision. Students work in an interactive and collaborative studio environment with guidance from expert faculty and professional tech staff. As they refine their craft and learn how to become professionals in their field, students gain critical insights into the work they are doing and how it affects the world in which we live.

The curriculum is primarily non-sequential and evenly distributes studios, seminars, liberal arts courses and electives over the four-year program. Freshmen are introduced to the basic aesthetic and technical issues essential to Multimedia. By the end of their Freshman year, students choose to focus on interactive design, motion design or both. Students develop the ability to work collaboratively, learn design skills, develop facility in the use of digital tools, and gain understanding in the principles of information management.

Building on that foundation, the Sophomore and Junior curriculum addresses in greater depth the components of interactive design or motion design. Students continue to take classes throughout the University following their own ideas and interests, broadening their skills, and feeding their major studios. Students refine their craft with advanced Multimedia work in a project-based environment. A collection of courses in professional practice begins in the Sophomore year and extends through the Junior year. Taught by Multimedia professionals, these courses address essential business skills and current industry issues in order to prepare students to pursue satisfying careers in their field of choice.

The Senior-year curriculum enables students to synthesize the concepts and techniques learned during the first three years in full-length, self-directed projects, preparing them for entry into their chosen profession.

Graduates of the program often work in Web and product design, digital video, business, and the entertainment industries, while some choose to chart their own entrepreneurial path.

Many skilled graduates choose to chart their own entrepreneurial path, while others find careers in:

Advertising
Business
Digital Video
Experience Design
Information Architecture
Interactive Design
Interactive Programming
Interface Design
Motion Graphics
Networked Application Development
Physical Computing
Product Design
Social Media
System Design
User Experience Design
Web Design & Development

Popular minors for Multimedia students include:

Popular electives for Multimedia students include:

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