ACADEMIC
PROGRAM APPROVAL
CHECKLIST
This form is a routing document for the approval of
new and revised academic programs. Page
2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda. Proposing department should complete form,
attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should
include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate
Catalog. Proposals must arrive to the
Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate
by March 1. Proposals received after
this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog
for that year.
1.
Proposed
change leads to the degree of
( ) Bachelor of Arts ( ) Master of Arts ( ) Doctor of Philosophy
( ) Bachelor of Science ( ) Master of Science ( X ) Other -
Bachelor of Fine Arts
2. ( ) New major/curriculum Title to be entered in record of
students who select this program
( ) New minor Title to be entered in record of students who select this
program
( ) Change from provisional to permanent
status.
3. ( ) Revision of existing: (
) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration
Present title
Records System Program Code
( ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours
(
X) Add concentration BFA in Visual Communications, Interactive
Media Concentration Title
( ) Delete concentration Title
4. ( ) Deletion of existing/disestablish:
( ) major ( ) minor (
) Other ____________________
Title Code______________________
5. ( )
Policy
Change___________________________________________________________________
Title/Department
ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove
supporting documentation.)
Department Chairperson Date
October 18, 2002
Dean of College Date
October 18, 2002
Chairperson, Senate Com. On UG or GR Studies Date
Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date to be
Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
a. Rationale for creation, revision, or deletion:
The University has a documented and publicized presence at
the forefront of the use of technology and has expended significant effort and resources
to provide student and faculty ready access to the Internet and its almost
endless body of content. The establishment of the Major in Interactive Media
will balance and complete both the use and the contribution to the use of
Internet-related technology through the added emphasis on both the
design/construction of Web sites along with its content.
It was from the interest in Web design from the Visual
Communications Group that brought together the group of faculty from core
departments to originally investigate the viability of offering a Minor in
Interactive Media. The Dean of the College of Arts & Science formed a
taskforce consisting of representatives from the Departments of Art/Visual
Communications, Communication, Computer and Information Sciences, and English.
The charge was to investigate the development of an interdisciplinary academic
program focused on the development of content for Internet-based sites.
While the planning for the minor was progressing a group
of art faculty including the chair developed the concentration leading to the
Major in Interactive Media.
b. Summary of program:
This proposal is parallel to the establishment of a Minor
in Interactive Media being proposed at this same time. The Major in Interactive
Media will be a new concentration to the four existing concentrations in Visual
Communications in the Department of Art. The four existing concentrations are
advertising design, graphic design, applied photography, and illustration.
This
new concentration will generally follow the existing curriculum for both
advertising design and graphic design and will incorporate the four required
courses for the Minor in Interactive Media. The concentration will lead to the
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Interactive Media is defined here as the convergence of
the media of television, film, radio and the Internet. The Minor in Interactive
Media offers an educational experience for students interested in the
development of relevant content and the study of the efficacy of its presentation
over the Internet. With the already unmanageable flood of information
available, it is crucial that the development and presentation of new content
be easily accessible and useful or desirable.
The Visual Communications Group has taught Web design for
the past five years. Over the past three years we have had graduates who have
finished their education at Delaware with portfolios that were completely made
up of Web-based projects and who sought and have gotten employment in
interactive agencies.
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DEGREE:
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
MAJOR:
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) 3
Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing 3
multicultural, ethnic,
and/or gender-related content.
COLLEGE
REQUIREMENTS
Writing: (minimum grade C-)................................... 3
A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally designated in the semester’s Registration Booklet.
Mathematics (one of the following)..................... 0-4
MATH 113 Contemporary Mathematics
(designed for students who
do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 114 College Mathematics and Statistics
(designed for students who
do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 115 Pre-Calculus
(designed for students who
intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 221 Calculus I
MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
Successful performance on
the college proficiency exam. (0 credits awarded)
Breadth Requirements
Group A ............................................................. 6
Understanding and
appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.
Nine credits representing at least two areas.
Group B ............................................................. 9
The study of culture and
institutions over time.
Nine credits representing at least two areas.
Group C ............................................................. 9
Empirically based study of
human beings and their environment.
Nine credits representing at least two areas.
Group D ............................................................. 7
The study of natural
phenomena through experiment and analysis.
A minimum of seven credits representing at least two areas including a minimum
of one course with an associated laboratory.
MAJOR
REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: 69 credit hours
minimum Art Department courses; 80 credit hours maximum Art Department courses;
all grades in art must be C- or better.
ART 110 Foundation Drawing I......................... 3
ART 111 Foundation 2D Design....................... 3
ART 112 Foundation Drawing II........................ 3
ART 113 Foundation 3D Design ................................................................3
ART 114 Foundation Colloquium (fall semester 0
ART 115 Foundation Colloquium (spring semester) 0
ART 200 Visual Communications Process..... 3
ART 201 Visual Communications Process I.... 3
ART 210 Visual Communications Imagemaking I 3
ART 211 Visual Communications Imagemaking II 3
ART 408 Visual Communications Internship.. 3
ART 417 BFA Exhibition................................... 0
Art Electives ........................................................... 12
Art History ............................................................. 6
Concentrations
Students must choose one of
five Visual Communications concentrations: Advertising Design, Applied
Photography, Graphic Design, Illustration, or Interactive Media. Each
discipline requires 30 hours of course work. At least nine credits must be at
the 400-level in each discipline.
Interactive Media Concentration
ART 302 Graphic Design I................................ 3
ART 303 Graphic Design II............................... 3
ART 304 Advertising Design I.......................... 3
ART 307 New Media Design............................ 3
ART 403 Portfolio Preparation I....................... 3
ART 405 Portfolio Preparation I........................ 3
ART 407 Advanced New Media (twice)........... 6
Two of the following .................................................. 6
ART 250 Sculpture I
ART 305 Advertising Design II
ART 310 Applied Photography
ART 311 Applied Photographic Illustration
The following three required non-art courses ........ 9
CISC 103 Introduction to Computer Science with Web
Applications
COMM 408 New Media Project Development
ENGL 413 Designing Online Information
ELECTIVES
After required courses are
completed sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit
requirement for the degree.
CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 124
AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES
Please check the appropriate
degree:
( ) Bachelor of
Applied Science
( ) Bachelor of Arts
( ) Bachelor of Arts
in Educational Studies
( ) Bachelor of Arts
in Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor of
Chemical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Civil Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Computer Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Environmental Engineering
( ) Bachelor of Fine
Arts
( ) Bachelor of
Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor of
Mechanical Engineering
( ) Bachelor of
Music
( ) Bachelor of
Science
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Accounting
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Education
( ) Bachelor of
Science in Nursing
( ) Master of Applied Sciences
( ) Master of Arts
( ) Master of Arts
in Liberal Studies
( ) Master of Business
Administration
( ) Master of
Chemical Engineering
( ) Master of Civil
Engineering
( ) Master of
Education
( ) Master of
Electrical Engineering
( ) Master of
Environmental and Energy Policy
( ) Master of Fine
Arts
( ) Master of
Instruction
( ) Master of Marine
Policy
( ) Master of
Materials Science and Engineering
( ) Master of
Mechanical Engineering
( ) Master of Music
( ) Master of
Physical Therapy
( ) Master of Public
Administration
( ) Master of
Science
( ) Master of Science in Nursing
( ) Doctor of
Education
( ) Doctor of
Philosophy
This document will be retained permanently in the
Faculty Senate Office.
Revised 04/23/01