Goals for the Media Arts and Sciences Major
The Media Arts and Sciences major provides a well-rounded understanding in both art and computer science. Graduates of the program are expected to be able to:
- Describe and debate the broader impact of digital media on individuals, communities, and society at large.
- Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team to solve problems and to create novel art, multimedia content, and applications.
- Identify, discuss, and explain historical and contemporary trends that drive the creative application of digital media in our society.
- Demonstrate competency in art theory, art practice, digital media design, and technical proficiency in haptic and digital tools.
- Recognize indicators, context, and characteristics for assessing the impact and reliability of digital information.
- Conduct an evidence-based inquiry into the impact, context, and reliability of digital information.
- Examine, analyze, interpret, and critique digital media, applications, and art.
- Produce digital media, applications, and art that are conceptually, aesthetically, and technically competent.