The Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Arts provides a liberal arts background which will enable the student to pursue further education or professional training in film and television. Media Arts students establish ties to disciplines in Arts and Sciences as well as in Fine Arts. One reason is that a number of disciplines contribute to current practices in the history, criticism, and theory of the media arts. These disciplines include cultural and literary theory, critical analysis of the visual and performing arts, philosophy, psychology, and political theory. Furthermore, the Media Arts Program fosters in the student an outlook that is international as well as interdisciplinary.
Major films arise in every region of the globe.
To learn about these films is to explore diverse cultures. The Media Arts curriculum includes courses devoted to various national and regional cinemas. Here and in other courses, the Media Arts Program seeks to collaborate with other academic units that have strong transcultural interests. The Media Arts Program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Media Arts. The BA degree requires 48 credit hours in the major and 80 credit hours outside the major from the College of Arts and Sciences and the other Fine Arts.