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
FallUnits
FSEM 100First Year Seminar1
DIGA 101A
or 161A1
Digital Art Fundamentals
Digital Audio Fundamentals
1
General Education Requirement1
General Education Requirement1
 Term Units4
Spring
DIGA 161A
or 101A1
Digital Audio Fundamentals
Digital Art Fundamentals
1
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA21
General Education Requirement1
General Education Requirement1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
Digital Arts Sequence #1, first course31
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA51
DIGA Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective41
General Education Requirement1
 Term Units4
Spring
Digital Arts Sequence #1, second course31
DIGA Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective41
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA51
General Education Requirement1
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
Digital Arts Sequence #2, first course31
DIGA 3986, 4Advanced Digital Arts Studio (or DIGA Elective Course Requirement)1
Junior Seminar or One course in ARTH, CREA, DIGA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA51
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
Digital Arts Sequence #2, second course31
DIGA 398Advanced Digital Arts Studio1
Junior Seminar or One course in ARTH, CREA, DIGA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA1
General Education Requirement1
 Term Units4
Fourth Year
Fall
DIGA 4987Senior Project I1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
DIGA 4998Senior Project II1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 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