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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Integrated New Media Studies with a Concentration in 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, critical, and aesthetic skills 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 (one.iu.edu).

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 (33 cr.) to include:

• INMS-A 399 Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity
  Fulfills Common Core: Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity requirement
• MUS-T 190 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
  Fulfills Common Core: Literary and Intellectual Traditions requirement
• JOUR-J 210 Visual Communication
  Fulfills Extended Literacies: Visual Literacy requirement

• Major Requirements (66 cr.)
• Electives (15 cr.)
• World Language Requirement (6 cr.)
• Free Electives (balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement)

• 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.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (66 cr.)

History and Aesthetics (12 Cr.)

• AHST-A 101 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
• ENG-A 190 Arts, Aesthetics, and Creativity
• One AHST elective 300–400 level

New Media Core (30 cr.)

• INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.)
• INFO-I 213 Website Design and Development
• INMS-N 111 New Media Composition and Aesthetics I
• INMS-N 112 New Media Composition and Aesthetics II
• INMS-N 201 Digital 3D Art and Design I
• INMS-N 212 Interactive Game Design 1
• INMS-N 283 Introduction to Production Techniques and Practices
• INMS-N 369 Interactive Multimedia
• MUS-A 101 Introduction to Audio Technology; OR
  TEL-R 208 Audio Production
• TEL-T 498 Projects in Telecommunications (2 cr.)
  Taught as joint section with INMS-S 499 Bachelor of Fine Arts Show

Concentration (24 cr.)

• CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming (4 cr.)
• CSCI-A 340 An Introduction to Web Programming
• INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II (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
• INMS-N 430 Topical Seminar in New Media

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.)

• INMS-S 499 Bachelor of Fine Arts Review in Integrated New Media Studies (0 cr.)
  Taught as joint section with TEL-T 498 Projects in Telecommunications