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Specialization for Non-Majors

The School of Informatics offers a Media Arts and Science Specialization for majors in other disciplines at IUPUI. This specialization requires 15 credit hours, with at least 12 credit hours at the 200-level or above and at least one course at the 400-level. You must receive a grade of C- or better in each course.

Please explore our list of Media Arts and Science courses and our recommended specializations below to help you choose.

Gaming

  • N230 Intro to Game Design
  • N330 Intermediate Game Design
  • N431 Game On!
  • N485 Serious Games
  • N485 Advanced Game Design

Web Design and Development

  • N101 Multimedia Authoring Tools
  • N102 Digital Media Imagery
  • N215 Online Document Development I
  • N315 Online Document Development II
  • N413 Advanced Web

Multimedia Storytelling

  • N202 Digital Storytelling
  • N260 Scriptwriting
  • N261 Storyboarding for Multimedia
  • And one of these sequences:
    • N238 2D Animation and N438 Advanced 2D Animation
    • N332 Sequential Narrative and N432 Advanced Sequential Narrative

3D Graphics

  • N243 Introduction to 3D
  • N342 3D Animation
  • N343 3D Modeling
  • N344 3D Production
  • And one of the following:
    • N440 Digital Video and CGI Special Effects
    • N442 Advanced 3D Animation Techniques
    • N443 Advanced Lighting and Texturing
    • N444 Stereoscopic Production and Display

Video and Audio

  • N253 Introduction to Digital Video
  • N353 Intermediate Video
  • N453 Advanced Video
  • And two of the following:
    • N255 Introduction to Digital Sound
    • N355 Intermediate Sound
    • N356 Lighting and Field Production
    • N357 Digital Effects

Multimedia Programming

  • N221 Media Applications I
  • N222 Media Applications II
  • Two of the following:
    • N321 ActionScript in 3D
    • N322 Dynamic Data Applications
    • N328 Visualizing Information
  • And one of the following:
    • N421 Physical Object Interfaces
    • N422 Advanced Interactive Production