The issues to be covered will range from political ideology, ethics and cultural difference to psychology, aesthetics and semiotics. All Visual and Media Arts graduate students must complete MA 601 prior to registration for thesis or project credit. All Visual and Media Arts graduate students must complete MA 603 prior to registration for thesis or project credit. MA 611 Graduate Audio Production 4 credits Directing and producing audio material. Designed for the individual who is changing careers and assumes no prior knowledge of audio production.
Course includes rudiments of sound theory and basic audio production.
Students work on production and writing for studio and field projects, from brief edited pieces through four track feature projects. MA 613 Introduction to Graduate Video Production 4 credits An introduction to the aesthetics and practice of video production. Topics include visual composition, preproduction skills, lighting, basic directing, camera operation, lens theory and editing. This course is a prerequisite for MA 614. Students produce, direct, and work crew for productions.