Integrated Media, Digital Art and Technology

Degree Awarded:  Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts

Digital Media continues to evolve, and therefore the opportunities in this field are numerous. Lake Erie College students will get the chance to be at the forefront of technology with this new major. Students majoring in IMDAT will learn to discover individual aesthetics and artistic vision through conceptualization, theory and an awareness of contemporary art and media that use advanced science and technology.
The Integrated Media and Digital Art & Technology (IMDAT) program is an interdisciplinary studio arts major in computer mediated art and design. Student courses include investigations into interactive and electronic objects and environments, multimedia, digital video, digital performance, experimental 3D computer graphics, animation, game design, art & technology, digital imaging, rapid prototyping, net art, installation, sound, emerging forms and new genres. Students will be pushed to explore content and approaches that may not fit within traditional definitions of art or design. Advanced technologies are utilized as creative tools to explore new ideas for art projects, performances, or inventions. Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary experimentation that forges connections to other departments will be encouraged. Students can choose to go far beyond the minimum cross-collaboration and create a dance, music piece or theater performance utilizing a unique mix of skills. Career opportunities include graduate school (M.A., M.F.A.), Studio Artist, Teacher, Technical and Art Design (advertising, media, animation and game development), and freelance creative/performance work.

Requirements for this Major:

Bachelor of Arts

56 semester credits including:

16 required semester credits in the AT foundation area including:

• AT 102 Design (4 SH)
• AT 110 Drawing I (4 SH)
• AT 240 Art History I (4 SH)

and four semester credts from the following:

• AT 103 Dimensional Design (4 SH)
• AT 225 Introduction to Graphic Communications I (4 SH)

and 28 semester credits from the following:

• IM 207 Digital Photography and Imaging (4 SH)
• IM 230 2D & 3D Animation (4 SH)
• IM 231 Video Editing and DVD Authoring (4 SH)
• IM 330 Web Design, Production and Interactive Art (4 SH)
• IM 301 New Media Art: Robotic Art (4 SH)
• IM 470 Special Topics in Digital Media (1-4 SH)

• IM 310 Video Game Production (4 SH)

or

• IM 400 Multidisciplinary Art and Digital Performance (4 SH)

and 12 semester credits in the Fine Arts area from the following:

• DN 201 Ballet Technique II (1 or 2 SH)
• DN 202 Modern Dance Technique II (1 or 2 SH)
• DN 210 Repertory and Performance Technique I (2 SH)
• DN 213 Dance History (4 SH)
• DN 216 Anatomical Kinesiology (3 SH)
• DN 230 Beginning Composition (3 SH)
• FA 101 The Arts and Their Interrelations (4 SH)
• MU 140 Fundamentals of Music (4 SH)
• MU 322 Composition (4 SH)
• MU 105 Private Instruction in Piano (1 SH)
• MU 106 Private Instruction in Voice (1 SH)
• TH 106 Acting I (4 SH)
• TH 107 Introduction to Technical Theatre (4 SH)
• TH 108 Performance Theory and Analysis (4 SH)
• TH 304 Scenic Design (4 SH)
• TH 308 Directing (4 SH)
• TH 315 Lighting Design (4 SH)
• TH 316 Playwriting (4 SH)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

64 total semester credits are required including:

56 semester credits (as outlined in the IMDAT major)

and eight semester credits including:

• IM 404 Senior Project in Integrated Media (4 SH)
• IM 405 Senior Project in Integrated Media II (4 SH)