IAT One
Program Requirements
Interactive Arts and Technology One (IAT One) is the first year of your Bachelor's degree at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) - a school for students who are curious about design and technology and the roles they play in the everyday lives of people.
As part of the dynamic IAT One learning community, you will enjoy small classes, supportive study groups, the opportunity to develop real world skills on interdisciplinary project teams, and a commitment to your success. When you finish IAT One you will advance to second year in Interactive Arts and Technology.
Once you have started 間眅埶AV, to help get you started on the right path, attend weekly TechTeam and TechBytes sessions in your first Fall and Spring semesters. Your First Year Advisor, Paulina Lam, is an important resource to guide you through this process iat-one@sfu.ca.
In your first year you will be required to take:
| SAMPLE Course Plan for 2014/15 | |||||
| Fall semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| CMPT 166 (or a ) | IAT 167 (or IAT 103W*) | ||||
| IAT 102 | IAT 100 (or IAT 106) | ||||
| IAT 106 (or IAT 100) | MATH 130 or MACM 101** | ||||
| IAT 103W* (or IAT 167) | (or CMPT 166) | ||||
* you must have your in order to take IAT 103W. If you do not have FAL please take FALx99 in the Fall semester.
** you must have achieved a B or better in Pre-Calculus 12 to take or you will need to take Math 100 as a pre-requisite. We recommend you take Math 100 in the Fall semester in place of a core courses.
We recommend that IAT One students take 4 core courses in the Fall semester and 3 core courses plus in the Spring semester. As a reminder the core courses are: IAT 100, 102, 103W, 106 & 167; CMPT 166; and Math 130 or MACM 101. Below is a sample schedule showing different alternatives for your first year.
IAT 106 is already full so we recommend that students take IAT 100 in the Fall semester instead and take IAT 106 in the Spring 2015 semester. Both of these options are great choices for IAT One students and will set you up for an exciting and successful first year!
Once you have been accepted into IAT One, you will receive an email from your advisor regarding which courses are specifically reserved for IAT-One students. Also, for more information please take a look at .
It will be your responsibility to register into your three or four core IAT One course at the Surrey campus in the Fall and Spring terms. If you encounter a scheduling conflict please contact an advisor (iat-one@sfu.ca) as soon as possible. We will try and accommodate students who can demonstrate a course scheduling conflict. . To aid in this registration process I strongly encourage you to sign up for Blueprints if you haven’t already done so (more information below).
*Please note that if you are unable to take some of the core first year SIAT courses, it is your responsibility to drop out of your chosen courses by August 1st to receive a 100% refund of your tuition. 間眅埶AV Deadlines. It will also be your responsibility to schedule and to take the core first year courses within another semester.