School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication
Arts and Technology (BA)
Students who complete the major in Arts and Technology receive a thorough grounding in the mutually productive interaction of technology with the arts, with specific emphasis on the interplay of visual art, music, and narrative with the new modes of expression and communication that have emerged from the convergence of computing and media technologies. The program stresses not only the creation but also the potential applications and cultural implications of interactive media. A student majoring in Arts and Technology will be required to channel selected coursework according to individual needs and specialties. Particular attention should be given to the Prescribed Electives for the major, and close consultation with academic advisors is recommended. By selecting courses from a variety of the remaining elective headings, students are able to combine courses in technology and fine arts with coursework in literary criticism and interpretation, creative writing and translation, and linguistics and languages.
Unless otherwise noted, courses in Arts and Technology are open to all students in the University. However, students majoring in Arts and Technology may be given preference in certain course enrollments.
Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)1
Faculty
Professors: Anne Balsamo, Frank Dufour, Monica Evans, Paul Fishwick, Roger Malina, Mihai Nadin
Clinical Professors: Elizabeth (Lisa) Bell, Michael Breault, Tim Christopher, Carie King, Paul Lester
Professor of Practice: Marjorie Zielke
Associate Professors: Christine (xtine) Burrough, Eric Farrar, Todd Fechter, Scot Gresham-Lancaster, Rosanna Guadagno, Midori Kitagawa, Kim Knight, Maximilian Schich, Andrew Scott, Dean Terry
Clinical Associate Professors: Cassini Nazir, Derek Royal, Harold (Chip) Wood
Assistant Professors: Olivia Banner, Kristin Drogos, Phillip Hall, Casey Johnson, Angela M. Lee, Sean McComber, Ryan McMahan, Josef Nguyen
Clinical Assistant Professors: Janet Johnson, Jillian Round, Michael Stephens
Senior Lecturers: Elizabeth Boyd, Christopher Camacho, Filip Celander, Melissa Hernandez-Katz, Christina Nielsen, Barbara Vance
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours2
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication
RHET 1302 Rhetoric
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
MATH 1306 College Algebra for the Non-Scientist
MATH 1314 College Algebra
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics core courses
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences core courses
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
HUMA 1301 Exploration of the Humanities
LIT 2331 Masterpieces of World Literature
PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2316 History of Philosophy I
PHIL 2317 History of Philosophy II
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture core courses
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one course from the following:
ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts
AHST 1303 Survey of Western Art History: Ancient to Medieval
AHST 1304 Survey of Western Art History: Renaissance to Modern
AHST 2331 Understanding Art
DANC 1310 Understanding Dance
DRAM 1310 Understanding Theater
FILM 2332 Understanding Film
MUSI 1306 Understanding Music
American History: 6 semester credit hours
Choose two courses from the following:
HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War
HIST 1302 U.S. History Survey from Civil War
HIST 2301 History of Texas
HIST 2330 Themes and Ideas in American History
HIST 2332 Civil War and Reconstruction
Government / Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
GOVT 2305 American National Government
GOVT 2306 State and Local Government
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences core courses
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
Choose two courses from the following or other Component Area Option courses:
ARHM 2340 Creativity
ARHM 2341 Global Media
ARHM 2342 Connections in the Arts and Humanities
ARHM 2343 Science and the Humanities
ARHM 2344 World Cultures
II. Major Requirements, Lower-Division: 21 semester credit hours
ARTS 1316 Drawing Foundations
ATEC 2320 Exploration of Arts and Technology
or ATEC 2325 Game Design Fundamentals
or ATEC 2326 Computer Animation Processes
or ATEC 2385 Sound Design
ATEC 2340 Project Management for Arts and Technology I
ATEC 2382 Computer Imaging
ATEC 2384 Design I
CS 1335 Computer Science I for Non-majors3
CS 2335 Computer Science II for Non-majors4
III. Major Requirements, Upper-Division: 24 semester credit hours
Major Core Courses
Any 3000- or 4000-level Art History (AHST) course
or DRAM 3323 Performance in Historical Context
or FILM 3321 Film in Historical Context
or MUSI 3322 Music in Historical Context
ATEC 3310 Audio Technologies
or ATEC 3317 Modeling and Texturing I
or ATEC 3327 Lighting and Composition I
or ATEC 3328 Rigging I
or ATEC 3336 Computer Animation I
or ATEC 3346 Storytelling for New Media I
or ATEC 3351 Game Design I
ATEC 3320 Digital Content Design and Usability
or ATEC 3325 Introduction to Computer Mediated Communication
ATEC 3329 Tools Development for Arts and Technology
or CS 3360 Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers
or CS 4352 Human Computer Interaction I
ATEC 3330 Digital Video Production I
or ARTS 3371 Photography: Black/White
or ARTS 3372 Photography: Color
or ARTS 3377 Photography: Altered Image
or ARTS 3379 Photography: New Media
or ARTS 4368 Advanced Visual Arts
ATEC 3384 Design II
ATEC 4380 Capstone Project
or ATEC 4381 Senior Seminar
HIST 3328 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
or HIST 3337 Technology and Western Civilization
or HIST 3374 American Technological Development
or LIT 3316 The Literature of Science Fiction
or LIT 3334 Literature of Science
IV. Elective Requirements: 33 semester credit hours
Prescribed Electives: 15 semester credit hours
Choose any five courses from the following, from any option area:
Options in Animation:
ATEC 3315 Motion Graphics
ATEC 3316 Procedural Animation
ATEC 3317 Modeling and Texturing I
ATEC 3318 Pre-Production Design I
ATEC 3327 Lighting and Composition I
ATEC 3328 Rigging I
ATEC 3329 Tools Development for Arts and Technology
ATEC 3336 Computer Animation I
ATEC 4318 Pre-Production Design II
ATEC 4328 Rigging II
ATEC 4336 Computer Animation II
ATEC 4339 Special Effects
ATEC 4345 Motion Capture Animation
ATEC 4348 Modeling and Texturing II
ATEC 4349 Lighting and Composition II
ATEC 4351 Animation Studio I
ATEC 4352 Animation Studio II
ATEC 4356 Computer Animation III
Options in Design:
ATEC 3315 Motion Graphics
ATEC 3320 Digital Content Design and Usability
ATEC 3325 Introduction to Computer Medicated Communication
ATEC 3361 Internet Studio I
ATEC 3363 Interaction Design I
ATEC 4340 Project Management for Arts and Technology II
ATEC 4341 Digital Marketing Design
ATEC 4347 Design Innovation Workshop
ATEC 4357 Strategic Design
ATEC 4361 Internet Studio II
ATEC 4363 Interaction Design II
Options in Emerging Media:
EMAC 3300 Reading Media Critically
EMAC 3326 Emerging Media Production
EMAC 3328 The Digital Society
EMAC 3343 Social Networks
EMAC 3350 Reading in a Networked Era
EMAC 4326 Advanced Emerging Media Production
EMAC 4335 Emerging Media and the Digital Economy
EMAC 4350 Networked Identities
EMAC 4365 Ethics in Emerging Media
Options in Fabrication:
ATEC 3324 Computer Modeling for Digital Fabrication
ATEC 3332 Additive Processes in Digital Fabrication
ATEC 3334 Laser Cutting in Digital Fabrication
ATEC 3335 Scanned Data in Digital Fabrication
ATEC 3338 Digital Applications in Sculpture
ATEC 3339 Projection Mapping Studio
ATEC 4322 Digital Sculpting
ATEC 4324 Digital Fabrication Studio I
ATEC 4325 Digital Fabrication Studio II
ATEC 4329 Advanced Projects in Digital Fabrication Studio
Options in Gaming:
ATEC 3329 Tools Development for Arts and Technology
ATEC 3351 Game Design I
ATEC 3352 User Experience Design for Games I
ATEC 3353 Game Studies I
ATEC 3354 Sound Design for Games and Interactive Media
ATEC 3355 Scripting for Games I
ATEC 3356 Games and Narrative I
ATEC 3364 Level Design I
ATEC 3365 Virtual Environments
ATEC 4350 Game Production Lab I
ATEC 4353 Game Production Lab II
ATEC 4365 Level Design II
ATEC 4367 Game Design II
ATEC 4368 User Experience Design for Games II
Options in Sound:
ATEC 3310 Audio Technologies
ATEC 3312 Audio Productions Lab I
ATEC 3331 Sound Design for Linear and Non-linear Media
ATEC 3354 Sound Design for Games and Interactive Media
ATEC 4310 Digital Audio Processing
ATEC 4312 Audio Productions Lab II
Options in Storytelling:
ATEC 3318 Pre-Production Design
ATEC 3346 Storytelling for New Media I
ATEC 3356 Games and Narrative I
ATEC 4346 Storytelling for New Media II
Options in Video:
ATEC 3330 Digital Video Production I
ATEC 4330 Digital Video Production II
Topics Course Options:
ATEC 3370 Topics in Arts and Technology
ATEC 4370 Special Topics in Arts and Technology
ATEC 4371 Topics in Animation
ATEC 4373 Topics in Game Development
ATEC 4374 Topics in Digital Design
ATEC 4375 Topics in Sound Design
Free Electives: 18 semester credit hours
Both upper-and lower-division courses may be used as electives, but students must complete at least 51 semester credit hours of upper-division courses to qualify for graduation.
1. Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.
2. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3. Students who are ATEC/CS double degree or who plan to minor in CS must enroll in CS 1336 Programming Fundamentals and CS 1136 Computer Science Laboratory and/or CS 1337 Computer Science I (if placed out of CS 1336 and CS 1136).
4. Students who are ATEC/CS double degree or who plan to minor in CS must enroll in CS 2336 Computer Science II.