College of Arts and Humanities

DIGITAL MEDIA

(B.A.)

Digital Media, 500 OTC
http://www.dm.ucf.edu
E-mail: digitalmedia@dm.ucf.edu
Head of Digital Media: Dr. David Vickers, 407-823-6110

The UCF Digital Media Program allows students to integrate the multiple disciplines of art, literature, and technology. It is designed to:

• Provide a solid foundation in techniques and theory in one focused area of competence.
• Provide a broad understanding of related disciplines including arts, humanities, and technology.
• Provide extended experience in working in multidisciplinary teams on realistic problems.

The program is administered through the College of Arts and Humanities. It recognizes that there are many combinations of courses which meet the needs of individual students. Two concentration areas – Visual Language and Digital Interactive Systems — lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Note: Although the Program maintains a small computer lab for student use, Digital Media majors must have continual access to a computer. Contact Digital Media or see the website (http://www.dm.ucf.edu) for the minimum hardware and software specifications.

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Admission Requirements

Degree Requirements

• UCF students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Students must earn at least a “C” (2.0) in each required course.
• Residency requirement consists of at least 24 hours of regularly scheduled upper division course work taken at UCF
• Co-op or internship credits are not permitted in this major without prior, written permission.
• Students should see an advisor prior to selecting this major, and at least annually thereafter.

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

9 hrs

A. Communication Foundations

B. Cultural and Historical Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Take one course from 1.B.1 list
2. Select ARH 2050
3. 3 hrs
   If Digital Interactive Systems take ARH 2050 or MUL 2010
4. 3 hrs
   Take one course from either 1.B.1 or 1.B 2

6 hrs

C. Mathematical Foundations

1. Select MAC 1105 College Algebra and
2. Select COP 2500C Concepts in Computer Science
3. Note: These two courses fulfill the math GEP

6 hrs

D. Social Foundations

6 hrs

E. Science Foundations

(15 hrs)

2. School of Film and Digital Media Common Core

3. Specialization. Choose one of the following 2 areas:

(61 hrs)

Visual Language (B.A.)

This specialization concerns how to tell stories and communicate using the visual language of the moving image, animation, and cinematic visual effects.

(16 hrs)

3A: Visual Language – Program Core:

* See Transfer Notes for possible substitutions.

(15 hrs)

3B: Visual Language - Basic Concentration:

Note: Admission to all courses after DIG 3485 is dependent on the student’s achieving an ‘A’ or ‘B’ in DIG 3001 and an ‘A’ in the core course DIG 3485- Visual Language of the Moving Image.

(30 hrs)

3C: Visual Language - Advanced Concentration:

Note: Admission to the Advanced Concentration is dependent on a portfolio review by faculty.

Choose 30 hours from the following courses:

(60 hrs)

Digital Interactive Systems (B.A.):

Note: Admission to all courses after DIG 3001 is dependent on the student’s achieving an ‘A’ or ‘B’ in DIG 3001.

(22 hrs)

3A: Digital Interactive Systems Program Core:

(15 hrs)

3B: Digital Interactive Systems Basic Concentration:

3C: Digital Interactive Systems Advanced Concentration:

(21 hrs)

Select any seven of the following courses

Or - any 3000 or 4000 level courses included in another Digital Media Concentration or any other 3000 or 4000 level IDS/DIG Digital Media course.

(4 hrs)

4. Capstone Experience

(0-8 hrs)

5. Foreign Language Requirements

BA requirements:

• Admission: Met by graduation requirement.
• Graduation: Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or Judaic Studies. Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.

(variable)

6. Electives

Electives will consist of 3000 and 4000-level courses as approved by the student’s advisor. These electives may include DIG 4528 Digital Media Project 2, subject to acceptance in the project.

7. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST and nine hours of Summer credit (if applicable)

120 hrs

8. Total Semester Hours Required

• Related Programs: Art, Computer Science, English, Film, Music
• Related Minors: Art-Studio, Computer Information Technology, Computer Science, Digital Media, English-Technical Writing, Film, Music

Transfer Notes:

• Grades less than “C” (2.0) are not accepted.
• Courses taken at community colleges do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.

(variable)

6. Electives

Electives will consist of 3000 and 4000-level courses as approved by the student’s advisor. These electives may include DIG 4528 Digital Media Project 2, subject to acceptance in the project.

7. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST and nine hours of Summer credit (if applicable)

120 hrs

8. Total Semester Hours Required

• Related Programs: Art, Computer Science, English, Film, Music
• Related Minors: Art-Studio, Computer Information Technology, Computer Science, Digital Media, English-Technical Writing, Film, Music

Transfer Notes:

• Grades less than “C” (2.0) are not accepted.
• Courses taken at community colleges do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.