BFA in New Media
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in New Media is a professional program that focuses on the production of digital new media, interactive games, intelligent environments, virtual and augmented realities, virtual film production, music, and multimedia installation for experimental, artistic and professional intent. The curriculum includes courses in new and interactive media including game design and production, virtual production, creative coding, electronic music and multimedia installation. In the final semester, students produce an industry-standard thesis project to be presented publicly and archived in the UT library's institutional repository.
Degree Requirements
Foundations
| FMX 210 | Digital Media | 4 |
| FMX 241 | Sound, Image and Motion | 4 |
| CSC 101 | The Science of Computing I | 4 |
| CSC 102 | The Science of Computing II | 4 |
| MUS 108 | Recording and Electronic Music I | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Seminar, Junior Review, Thesis
| FMX 298 | Professional Seminar | 2 |
| FMX 398 | Junior Portfolio Review | 0 |
| FMX 499 | Senior Project in FMX | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Interdisciplinary Core
| FMX 217 | 3D Animation I | 4 |
| FMX 310 | Creative Coding | 4 |
| FMX 311 | UX/UI User Experience & User Interaction | 4 |
| FMX 320 | Animation for Interactivity and Games | 4 |
| FMX 339 | Game Design and Production | 4 |
| FMX 430 | Spatial Computing | 4 |
| FMX 463 | Multimedia Installation | 4 |
| COM 346 | Writing for Interactive Media | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| MUS 281 | Interactive Arts Ensemble | 0-1 |
| MUS 280 | Studio Production Ensemble | 0-1 |
| MUS 279 | MIX Lab | 0-1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
History and Theory
| FMX 201 | World Animation | 4 |
| FMX 211 | Media Arts: History and Theory | 4 |
| One of the following: | |
| COM 323 | Digital Communication and Society | 4 |
| FMX 382 | Global Perspectives in Film and New Media | 2,4 |
| MUS 234 | Music in Film and Games | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11-12 |
Electives (8 credit hours from the following):
Total Credit Hours: 78