Communication and Interactive Arts and Technology Bachelor of Arts Joint Major Program

School of Communication | School of Interactive Arts and Technology | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
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This program offers in-depth training in new media, design and informatics, and combines this with an understanding about how information is created, coded, communicated and controlled. Program graduates benefit from a unique mix of technical skill, communication theory, and practice from across traditional and new media.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

The School of Communication requires a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for entry to this joint major.

Lower Division Requirements

Communication

Note that School of Communications directed studies and field placement courses cannot be used for credit in this program.

Students complete both of

CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication (or 130W)

and six 200 division CMNS courses totalling 18 units, including

CMNS 253-3 Introduction to Information Technology: The New Media (or 253W)

and one of

CMNS 220-3 Understanding Television
CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences
CMNS 223-3 Advertising as Social Communication (or 223W)
CMNS 235-3 Introduction to Journalism in Canada

and one of

CMNS 230-3 The Cultural Industries in Canada: Global Context
CMNS 240-3 The Political Economy of Communication

and one of

CMNS 226-3 Digital Media Communication Techniques
CMNS 258-3 Introduction to Electroacoustic Communication
CMNS 259-3 Acoustic Dimensions of Communication I

and two of

CMNS 260-3 Empirical Communication Research Methods*
CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication
CMNS 262-3 Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research

*completion of this quantitative (Q) course satisfies half of the University's Q requirement for students admitted in fall 2006 or later (see Writing, Quantitative and Breadth Requirements below)

Interactive Arts and Technology

Students complete all of

CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
IAT 100-3 Systems of Media Representation
IAT 102-3 Graphic Design
IAT 201-3 Human-Computer Interaction and Cognition
IAT/CMPT 265-3 Multimedia Programming for Art and Design

and one of

IAT 222-3 Interactive Arts
IAT 235-3 Information Design

and one of

MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I (for BSc degree)
MATH 130-3 Geometry for Computer Graphics (for BA degree)

Concentrations

In addition, students choose one of three School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) concentrations, and complete the requirements as follows.

Media Arts Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete

IAT 202-3 New Media Images

Design Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete

IAT 233-3 Spatial Design

Informatics Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete

IAT 267-3 Introduction to Technological Systems

Upper Division Requirements

Communication

Students complete five CMNS courses totalling 22 units including one of

CMNS 362-6 Evaluation Methods for Applied Communication Research
CMNS 363-6 Approaches to Media and Audience Research

and any two upper division four-unit CMNS courses of the student鈥檚 choice

Concentrations

In addition, students complete two courses in any one of the following concentrations.

Media and Culture Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete two of

CMNS 326-4 Applied Media Workshop: On the Hill
CMNS 358-4 Sound Recording: Theory and Design
CMNS 426-4 Video Design for Social Communication
CMNS 428-4 Media Analysis Project Group
CMNS 437-4 Media Democratization: From Critique to Transformation

Technology and Society Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete two of

CMNS 353-4 Social Contexts of Information Technology
CMNS 354-4 Communication and Social Issues in Design
CMNS 358-4 Sound Recording: Theory and Design
CMNS 359-4 Acoustic Dimensions of Communication II
CMNS 446-4 The Communication of Science and the Transfer Of Technology
CMNS 453-4 Issues in the Information Society
CMNS 454-4 Computer Mediated Work and Workplace Communication
CMNS 455-4 Women and New Information Technologies

Political Economy and Policy Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete two of

CMNS 333-4 Broadcast Policy and Regulation in the Global Context
CMNS 353-4 Social Contexts of Information Technology
CMNS 433-4 Issues in Communication and Cultural Policy
CMNS 444-4 Political Economy of International Communication
CMNS 446-4 The Communication of Science and the Transfer Of Technology
CMNS 455-4 Women and New Information Technologies

Interactive Arts and Technology

For a BA degree, students complete both of

IAT 403-3 Interdisciplinary Design Studio I
IAT 405-3 Interdisciplinary Design Studio II

Concentrations

In addition, students complete five courses totaling 15 units in any one of the following concentrations.

Design Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete five of

IAT 333-3 Interaction Design Methods
IAT 334-3 Interface Design
IAT 336-3 Materials in Design
IAT 337-3 Representation and Fabrication
IAT 338-3 Interactive Objects and Environments
IAT 431-3 Speculative Design

Informatics Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete five of

IAT 351-3 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
IAT 352-3 Knowledge Media Architectures
IAT 355-3 Introduction to Visual Analytics
IAT 410-3 Advanced Game Design
IAT 452-3 Developing Design Tools
IAT 455-3 Computational Media

Media Arts Concentration

If students choose this concentration, then they complete five of

IAT 313-3 Narrative and New Media
IAT 320-3 Body Interface
IAT 343-3 Animation
IAT 344-3 Moving Images
IAT 443-3 Interactive Video
IAT 445-3 Immersive Environments

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

Students may need to take additional electives to bring their total unit count to a minimum of 120, including 45 upper division units.

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