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Design | Media Arts B.A.
School of the Arts and Architecture

About the Major
With an outstanding faculty engaged in both research and creative work, the UCLA Department of Design| Media Arts offers an undergraduate program which focuses on visual communication design with an emphasis on digital media. This uniquely challenging program invites students to balance aesthetic sensibility with logical reasoning, formal theories with practical application, and contemporary thought with historical perspective.

The program begins with the study of basic design elements and processes: form, color, drawing, letterforms and typography, visual technologies, and the introduction of interactivity and media arts. Historical perspectives and social issues are also introduced. At the upper division level, studio courses explore current uses of interactive media, new directions in visual communication design, including the study of time and motion, as well as virtual form and space in computer generated environments.

Through a balance of courses in theory, criticism, and practice, students develop an understanding of design principles. Most courses are taught as studios of no more than twenty students, which encourages individual growth and fosters a sense of community within the department.


Requirements
Design | Media Arts DepartmentSchool of the Arts and Architecture in the General Catalog

Design | Media Arts DepartmentSchool of the Arts and Architecture website


Contact Information
Design | Media Arts Department
dmainfo@arts.ucla.edu
310-825-9007

Broad Art Center, Room 2275
145607

School of the Arts and Architecture
students@arts.ucla.edu
310-206-3564
Broad Art Center, Room 2200
Office of Student Services and Counseling
162007



The requirements listed above are from the UCLA General Catalog.
For updates, see http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/


last updated 2/2/2009 2:01:00 PM