Advising Course Plan - Digital Arts Major B.S. - 3 Year Plan

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three 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 (BS) major requires:
 
DIGA 101A, Digital Art Fundamentals
DIGA 161A, Digital Audio Fundamentals
CSCI 141, Introduction to Computer Science I
CSCI 142, Introduction to Computer Science II
 
One 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
DIGA 101A
or 161A1
Digital Art Fundamentals
Digital Audio Fundamentals
1
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA41
CSCI 1115Introduction to Computing (or General Education Requirement or Elective)1
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
DIGA 101A
or 161A1
Digital Art Fundamentals
Digital Audio Fundamentals
1
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA41
General Education Requirement or Elective1
CSCI 1115Introduction to Computing (or General Education Requirement or Elective)1
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
Digital Arts sequence #1, first course61
CSCI 1417Introduction to Computer Science I1
Junior Seminar or One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA41
Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective81
 Term Units4
Spring
Digital Arts sequence #1, second course51
CSCI 1427Introduction to Computer Science II1
Junior Seminar or one course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA41
Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective81
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
DIGA 4982Senior Project I1
DIGA 3989Advanced Digital Arts Studio (or General Education Requirement or Elective)1
Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective81
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Spring
DIGA 4993Senior Project II1
DIGA 3989Advanced Digital Arts Studio (or General Education Requirement or Elective)1
Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective81
General Education Requirement or Elective1
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 24
1

Required and offered every semester

2

Required and offered in the fall semester

3

Required and offered in the spring semester

4

3 collateral courses, total, are required

5

CSCI 111 may be required prior to taking CSCI 141

6

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

7

Required for the BS in Digital Arts

8

2 DIGA electives are required

9

Required