About the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated New Media Studies (Informatics)

Integrated New Media Studies (INMS) at Indiana University South Bend is a uniquely interdisciplinary academic program of excellence in the rapidly developing field of new media. The computer and computer technologies are at the core of our program, the means of preparation, production, exhibition, application, and distribution. Our mission is to educate our students in a wide range of new media professional, creative, and critical/aesthetic skills, techniques, processes, and procedures applicable to careers in art, communication, business, industry, government, and the professions.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated New Media Studies with a Concentration in Informatics offers preparation in new media production skills plus Informatics based skills in coding, programming, and human-computer interaction design. Building on History and Aesthetics and Core Studies, students train in informatics, web programming, information infrastructure, interface design and programming, and multimedia technology. Fifteen credits of free electives provide space to expand on the student's Informatics Concentration, to pursue a minor,or explore other areas. 

Academic Advising

College policy on advising requires that students meet with their academic advisors at least once each year, and in some departments, prior to each semester’s to enrollment. Advising holds are placed on all Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts students prior to advance registration and are released following advising. Students with a declared major are advised in their academic units. To determine who your advisor is and how to contact them, see One.IU.

Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (36 cr.) to include

• FINA-P 273 Computer Art and Design I (Computer Literacy)
• INMS-A 399 Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity
  VT: The Artist and New Media (Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity)
• JOUR-J 210 Visual Communication (Visual Literacy)
• MUS-T 190 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
  VT: Exploring Musical Genres: Classical Music and Beyond (Literary and Intellectual Traditions)

• Major Requirements (63 cr.)
• Electives (15 cr.)
• World Language Requirement (6 cr.)

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level.
• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
• A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required.

Major Requirements (63 cr.)

History and Aesthetics (6 Cr.)

• AHST-A Ancient and Medieval Art; OR
  FINA-A 101 Ancient and Medieval Art
• AHTS-A Renaissance Through Modern Art; OR
  FINA-A 102 Renaissance Through Modern Art

New Media Core (33 cr.)

• FINA-P 273 Computer Art and Design I
• FINA-P 323 Introduction to Web Design
• FINA-P 324 Intermediate Web Design
• FINA-P 475 Computer Art and Design III
• FINA-S 323 Intermediate Photoshop
• INMS-F 102 Fundamental 2D Design
• MUS-A 101 Introduction to Audio Technology
• TEL-T 273 Media Program Design
• TEL-T 283 Introduction to Production Techniques and Practices
• TEL-T 336 Digital Video Production
• TEL-T 434 Advanced Production Workshop

Concentration (24 cr.)

• CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming (4 cr.)
• CSCI-A 340 An Introduction to Web Programming
• INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.)
• INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure (4 cr.)
• INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction Design and Programming
• INFO-I 310 Multimedia Arts and Technology
• TEL-T 430 Topical Seminar in Design and Production

General Electives (15 cr.)

• At least 9 credit hours must be at the 300- or 400-level.

World Language (6 cr.)

• Two semesters of one world language

Bachelor of Fine Arts Show (0 cr.)

• FINA-S 499 Bachelor of Fine Arts Final Review (0 cr.)