Program Overview

School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication

The School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication offers a comprehensive program in Arts and Technology, providing students with a thorough grounding in the interaction of technology with the arts.

Arts and Technology (BA)

The Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology is a 120-semester credit hour program that emphasizes the creation and potential applications of interactive media. The program requires students to channel selected coursework according to individual needs and specialties.

Degree Requirements

The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology include:

• Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours
  • Communication: 6 semester credit hours
    • COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication
    • RHET 1302 Rhetoric
  • Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
    • Choose one course from the following:
      • MATH 1306 College Algebra for the Non-Scientist
      • MATH 1314 College Algebra
      • Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics core courses
  • Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
    • Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences core courses
  • Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
    • Choose one course from the following:
      • HUMA 1301 Exploration of the Humanities
      • LIT 2331 Masterpieces of World Literature
      • PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy
      • PHIL 2316 History of Philosophy I
      • PHIL 2317 History of Philosophy II
      • Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture core courses
  • Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
    • Choose one course from the following:
      • ARTS 1301 Exploration of the Arts
      • AHST 1303 Survey of Western Art History: Ancient to Medieval
      • AHST 1304 Survey of Western Art History: Renaissance to Modern
      • AHST 2331 Understanding Art
      • DANC 1310 Understanding Dance
      • DRAM 1310 Understanding Theater
      • FILM 2332 Understanding Film (Recommended)
      • MUSI 1306 Understanding Music
  • American History: 6 semester credit hours
    • Choose two courses from the following:
      • HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War
      • HIST 1302 U.S. History Survey from Civil War
      • HIST 2301 History of Texas
      • HIST 2330 Themes and Ideas in American History
      • HIST 2332 Civil War and Reconstruction
  • Government / Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
    • GOVT 2305 American National Government
    • GOVT 2306 State and Local Government
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
    • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences core courses
  • Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
    • Choose two courses from the following or other Component Area Option courses:
      • ARHM 2340 Creativity
      • ARHM 2341 Global Media
      • ARHM 2342 Connections in the Arts and Humanities
      • ARHM 2343 Science and the Humanities
      • ARHM 2344 World Cultures
• Major Requirements, Lower-Division: 21 semester credit hours
  • ARTS 1316 Drawing Foundations
  • ARTS 2380 2D Design Foundations
  • ATEC 2320 Exploration of Arts and Technology
  • or ATEC 2325 Fundamentals of Game Design and Development
  • or ATEC 2326 Computer Animation Processes
  • or ATEC 2385 Sound Design
  • ATEC 2382 Computer Imaging
  • ATEC 2384 Basic Design Principles and Practices
  • CS 1335 Computer Science I for Non-majors
  • CS 2335 Computer Science II for Non-majors
• Major Requirements, Upper-Division: 24 semester credit hours
  • Major Core Courses
    • ARTS 3371 Photography: Black/White
    • or ARTS 3372 Photography: Color
    • or ARTS 3377 Photography: Altered Image
    • or ARTS 3379 Photography: New Media
    • ATEC 3320 Digital Content Design and Usability
    • or ATEC 3325 Introduction to Computer Mediated Communication
    • Any ATEC 3000 level Animation (ATEC 3317 Modeling and Texturing I)
    • or ATEC 3327 Lighting and Composition I
    • or ATEC 3328 Rigging I
    • or ATEC 3336 Computer Animation I
    • or ATEC 3351 Game Design I
    • or ATEC 3310 Audio Technologies
    • ATEC 4340 Project Management for Arts and Technology
    • ATEC 4380 Capstone Project
    • CS 3360 Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers
    • HIST 3337 Technology and Western Civilization
    • or HIST 3374 American Technological Development
    • or HIST 3332 History of the Electronic Age
    • LIT 3334 Literature of Science
    • or LIT 3316 The Literature of Science Fiction
    • or LIT 3317 The Literature of Fantasy
    • or HIST 3328 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
• Elective Requirements: 33 semester credit hours
  • Prescribed Electives: 15 semester credit hours
    • Choose any five courses from the following:
      • ATEC 3310 Audio Technologies
      • ATEC 3312 Audio Productions Lab
      • ATEC 3317 Modeling and Texturing I
      • ATEC 3324 Computer Modeling for Digital Fabrication
      • ATEC 3326 Emerging Media Production
      • ATEC 3327 Lighting and Composition I
      • ATEC 3328 Rigging I
      • ATEC 3330 Digital Video Production I
      • ATEC 3331 Sound Design for Linear and Non-linear Media
      • ATEC 3332 Additive Processes in Digital Fabrication
      • ATEC 3334 Laser Cutting in Digital Fabrication
      • ATEC 3335 Scanned Data in Digital Fabrication
      • ATEC 3336 Computer Animation I
      • ATEC 3338 Digital Applications in Sculpture
      • ATEC 3339 Projection Mapping Studio
      • ATEC 3351 Game Design I
      • ATEC 3352 User Experience Design for Games I
      • ATEC 3354 Sound Design for Games and Interactive Media
      • ATEC 3355 Scripting for Games I
      • ATEC 3356 Games and Narrative I
      • ATEC 3361 Internet Studio I
      • ATEC 3363 Basic Interaction Design
      • ATEC 3364 Level Design I
      • ATEC 3365 Virtual Environments
      • ATEC 4310 Digital Audio Processing
      • ATEC 4312 Advanced Audio Productions Lab
      • ATEC 4322 Digital Sculpting
      • ATEC 4328 Rigging II
      • ATEC 4330 Digital Video Production II
      • ATEC 4336 Computer Animation II
      • ATEC 4347 Advanced Design
      • ATEC 4348 Modeling and Texturing II
      • ATEC 4349 Lighting and Composition II
      • ATEC 4361 Internet Studio II
      • ATEC 4365 Level Design II
      • ATEC 4367 Game Design II
      • ATEC 4368 User Experience Design for Games II
  • Free Electives: 18 semester credit hours
    • Both upper-and lower-division courses may be used as electives, but students must complete at least 51 semester credit hours of upper-division courses to qualify for graduation.