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Rensselaer Catalog 2016-2017 [Archived Catalog]

Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication

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First Year

Fall

  • HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Second Year

Fall

  • EMAC Writing Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • EMAC Intermediate Course Credit Hours: 4
  • Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • EMAC Art History/Theory
  • EMAC Intermediate Course Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Third Year

Fall

  • EMAC Intermediate Course Credit Hours: 4
  • EMAC Intermediate Course Credit Hours: 4
  • Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • EMAC Advanced Course Credit Hours: 4
  • Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Fourth Year

Fall

  • EMAC Advanced Course Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • EMAC Advanced Course Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Concentrations

EMAC: Digital Storytelling

Required Courses (24 credits)

 

Writing Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Select one:
  • Any LITR literature course (except a film course)
Select three: (at least one ARTS and one COMM)
  • COMM-29XX Visual Culture

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Select three:
  • ARTS 496X Advanced Video Credit Hours: 4

  • COMM 496X Designing Interactive Charcters Credit Hours: 4

EMAC: Marketing Communication and Design

Required Courses (24 credits)

 

Writing Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Required:
  • MGMT 4430 Marketing Principles Credit Hours: 4
Select three: (at least one from ARTS and one from COMM)

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Select one:
  • MGMT 4470 Marketing Research Credit Hours: 4
  • MGMT 4490 Advertising Strategies and Promotions Credit Hours: 4

Select two:

EMAC: Interaction Design

Required Courses (24 credits)

Writing Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Select four: (at least one from ARTS and one from COMM):
  • COMM 496X HCI Implementation: Flash

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Select three:

EMAC: Sound Design and Popular Culture

Required Courses (24 credits)

 

Writing Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Select one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Select four: (at least one from ARTS and one from COMM or LITR):

Advanced Courses (12 credts)

Select three:

EMAC: Graphic Design

 

Required Courses (24 Credits)

 

Writing Courses (4 Credits)

Select one:

Art History or Theory Courses (4 Credits)

 Select one:

Intermediate Courses (16 Credits)

Required:

  • COMM 4570 - Typography Credit Hours: 4

Select one:

  • ARTS 2220 - Fundamentals of 2-D Design Credit Hours: 4
  • COMM 4460 - Visual Design: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 4

 Select two: (at least one from ARTS and one from COMM)

Advanced Courses (12 Credits)

Select three:  (An internship is strongly recommended for this concentration.)

EMAC: Multisensory Data Design

Students in this concentration must take CSCI 1100 instead of CSCI 1010 to fulfill the computer science requirement.

Required Courses (16 credits)

Writing Courses (4 credits) select one course:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits) select one course

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Select both courses
Select one course
Select one course

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Select the following course:
Select one course:

Required Thesis Sequence (8 Credits)

ARTS/Comm 4840 Creative Seminar I and ARTS/COMM 4850 Creative Seminar II is the required course sequence for the thesis and students take it as a senior cohort.

Senior Creative Seminar I and II (8 credits)

Project should focus on data visualization and/or sonification. 

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