IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2017-2018

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Media Arts and Science
The M.S. in Media Arts and Science is a 30-credit-hour professional program emphasizing an applied, project-based approach to the latest in digital media production. The program can be customized with study in other fields, including media production, design thinking and usability analysis, psychology, communication theory, information management, and computing. Projects will be based on your specific area(s) of interest to build a valuable portfolio and advance your career.

The program easily accommodates working professionals with many evening courses and a flexible timetable for degree completion for the part-time student. Full-time students can complete the program in two years.

Core (9 cr.)

• NEWM N500 Principles of Multimedia Technology (3 cr.)
• NEWM N501 Foundations of Digital Production (3 cr.)
• NEWM N503 Digital Media Application Design Processes (3 cr.)

Project or Thesis (6 cr.)

• NEWM N506 Thesis/Project (3 cr.) Taken each of your final two semesters.

Electives (15 cr.)

School of Informatics and Computing

Media Arts and Science

• NEWM N502 Digital Media Motion and Simulation Methods
• NEWM N504 Advanced Interactive Design Applications
• NEWM N505 Internship in Media Arts
• NEWM N585 Serious Games
• NEWM N585 Psychology of Media
• NEWM N510 Web Database Concepts
• NEWM N553 Independent Study (1-3 cr.), can be repeated

Human-Computer Interaction

Note: completion of this set of courses earns the Graduate Certificate in HCI

• INFO H541 HCI Design 1
• INFO H561 Meaning and Form in HCI
• INFO H543 Interaction Design Methods
• INFO H563 Psychology of HCI
• INFO H564 Prototyping for Interactive Systems

Informatics

• INFO H501 Introduction to Informatics
• INFO B505 Informatics Project Management
• INFO H503 Social Impact of Information Technologies
• INFO B512 Scientific and Clinical Data Management
• INFO H550 Legal and Business Issues in Informatics
• INFO H575 Informatics Research Design
• INFO H590 Topics in Informatics, can be repeated
• INFO H600 Professionalism and Pedagogy in Informatics
• INFO H605 Social Foundations of Informatics

Department of Library and Information Science

• LIS S503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge & Information
• LIS S532 Information Architecture for the Web

Herron School of Art, Department of Visual Communication

• HER V501 Intro to Design Thinking
• HER V502 Intro to Human Factors in Design
• HER V511 People-Centered Design Research
• HER V521 Design Analysis
• HER V531 Design Synthesis
• HER V541 Design Evaluation
• HER R511 Studio: Designing Integrated Experiences 1
• HER R512 Studio: Designing Integrated Experiences 2

School of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies

• COMM C500 Advanced Communication Theory
• COMM C510 Health Provider-Consumer Communication
• COMM C526 Effective Media Strategies
• COMM C531 Media Theory and Criticism
• COMM C582 Advanced Intercultural Communication
• COMM C620 Computer-Mediated Communication

Last updated: 04/01/2015