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Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling (Certificates)

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The Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling is intended for students seeking a broad range of design skills for a variety of interactive Web content, including information, education, commercial applications, and entertainment. "New media" can be defined as the entire range of computer-based or computer-enhanced communication. This includes digital radio and television, Internet applications, and videogames. Meaningful new media projects are a combination of technological expertise and compelling content from a variety of sources, including the sciences, the arts, and the humanities. The goal of this program is to provide undergraduates with the theoretical, creative, and technological bases for the production of new media products.

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 27 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • MSCH-C 223 Introduction to Design and Production
    • MSCH-C 228 Multi-Camera TV Studio Production I
  2. Advanced Courses. Two (2) courses:
    • MSCH-G 320 Game Art and Sound
    • MSCH-S 471 Applying Theory to Media Design
  3. Elective Courses. Four (4) courses from the Elective Courses list, including nine (9) credit hours at the 300–499 level.
    • MSCH-D 337 Digital Media
    • MSCH-G 300 Game Production I
    • MSCH-G 420 Game Character Art
    • MSCH-P 353 Production Audio
    • MSCH-P 354 Program Graphics and Animation
    • SOAD-S 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
    • SOAD-S 310 Interactive Multimedia
    • SOAD-S 311 Video Art
    • THTR-T 438 Advanced Stage Lighting Design
    • CSCI-A 201 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING I
    • CSCI-A 348 MASTERING THE WORLD WIDE WEB
    • CSCI-B 481 Interactive Graphics
    • EDUC-R 347 IMPACT OF GAMES AND SIMULATIONS IN INSTRUCTION
    • INFO-I 300 HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING
    • INFO-I 494 DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM (PART I)
    • MUS-Z 361 INTRODUCTION TO MIDI AND COMPUTER MUSIC
  4. Final Project. Three (3) credit hours:
    • MSCH-X 490 Projects in Media
  5. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.