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Rensselaer Catalog 2019-2020 [Archived Catalog]

Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication

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First Year

Fall

  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

   or

  • Science Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Second Year

Fall

  • EMAC Writing Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • EMAC Intermediate Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • EMAC Intermediate Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Science Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • EMAC Art History/Theory Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • EMAC Intermediate Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • EMAC Intermediate Elective Credit Hours: 4

AND

  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4 (take HASS Core Elective if Science Core Elective was taken in the fall semester of the first year)

OR

  • Science Core Elective Credit Hours: 4 (take Science Core Elective if HASS Core Elective was taken in the fall semester of the first year)

Third Year

The Arch Summer Semester*

*For students who have applied for and been granted an exception, The Arch Summer courses would be taken during the fall semester. For listing of the exception process go to: http://info.rpi.edu/arch/students/#ExceptionProcess.

  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Science Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Fall OR Spring

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

Footnotes

  1. Students should take an Inquiry course during their first year. For a listing of HASS Inquiry courses go to: https://info.rpi.edu/hass-inquiry.

Concentrations

EMAC: Digital Storytelling

Required Courses (24 credits)

Writing Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Choose one:

  • Any LITR literature course (except a film course)

Choose three (at least one ARTS and one COMM):

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Choose three:

  • ARTS 496X Advanced Video Credit Hours: 4

EMAC: Marketing Communication and Design

Required Courses (24 credits)

Writing Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Required:

  • MGMT 4430 Marketing Principles Credit Hours: 4

Choose three (at least one from ARTS and one from COMM):

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Choose one:

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

Choose two:

EMAC: Interaction Design

Required Courses (24 credits)

Writing Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Choose four:

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Choose three:

EMAC: Sound Design and Popular Culture

Required Courses (24 credits)

Writing Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

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

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Choose three:

EMAC: Graphic Design

Required Courses (24 Credits)

Writing Courses (4 Credits)

Choose one:

Art History or Theory Courses (4 Credits)

Choose one:

Intermediate Courses (16 Credits)

Required:

  • COMM 2570 - Typography Credit Hours: 4

Choose one:

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

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

Advanced Courses (12 Credits)

Choose 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)

Choose one:

Art History or Theory Course (4 credits)

Choose one:

Intermediate Courses (16 credits)

Choose both:
Choose one:
Choose one:

Advanced Courses (12 credits)

Required:
Choose two:

Required Sequence (8 Credits)

ARTS 4840/COMM 4340 Creative Seminar I and ARTS 4850/COMM 4350 Creative Seminar II is the required course sequence and students take it as a senior cohort.

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