Advising Course Plan - Digital Arts B.A.

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in four years.  It is appropriate for students who are starting the major in their first semester. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester.  This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.

The DIGA (BA) major requires:
 
DIGA 101A, Digital Art Fundamentals
DIGA 161A, Digital Audio Fundamentals
 
Two of the following Digital Art sequences:

Two DIGA electives

DIGA 398, Advanced Digital Arts Studio
DIGA 498, Senior Project I
DIGA 499, Senior Project II
Three units from any of the following prefixes:  ARTS, ARTH, CREA, MUSC, PHYS, ENCW, or THEA 
 

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan:  None required.

First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
FSEM 1001DIGA 161A or 101A11
DIGA 101A or 161A11One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA21
General Education Requirement1General Education Requirement1
General Education Requirement1General Education Requirement1
 4 4
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
Digital Arts Sequence #1, first course31Digital Arts Sequence #1, second course31
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA51DIGA Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective41
DIGA Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective41One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA51
General Education Requirement1General Education Requirement1
 4 4
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
Digital Arts Sequence #2, first course31Digital Arts Sequence #2, second course31
DIGA 398 (or DIGA Elective Course Requirement)6, 41DIGA 3981
Junior Seminar or One course in ARTH, CREA, DIGA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA51Junior Seminar or One course in ARTH, CREA, DIGA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA1
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement1
 4 4
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
DIGA 49871DIGA 49981
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
 4 4
Total Units 32
1

Required; offered every semester.

2

One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA.

3

see options listed above; most sequence first courses are offered in the fall semester with the second course in the sequence offered in the spring.

4

2 DIGA electives are required.

5

A total of 3 collateral courses are required

6

Required; at least one DIGA sequence should be taken prior to taking DIGA 398

7

Required; offered every fall semester

8

Required; offered every spring semester