USC Schedule of Classes

Exploration of fundamental properties and techniques of still images, audio, video and basic interaction. Prerequisite: IML 102. Open only to Media Arts and Practice majors.

An introduction to the expressive range of screen languages in their cultural, historical, and technological contexts.

Introduction to the expressive potential of multimedia as a critical and creative tool, supplementing traditional forms of academic work.

Visualizing information through diverse media platforms, with a focus on critical analysis and hands-on visualization. Duplicates credit in former IML 422.

Investigation of the potentials of computational media to define new aesthetics, modes of representation and structures of communication. Prerequisite: CTIN 101. Duplicates credit in former IML 388.

Critical analysis of the categories of race, class and gender within the diverse digital spaces of contemporary culture, from video games to the digital divide.

An introduction to a broad range of technical and theoretical issues surrounding the production of web-based content. Recommended preparation: IML 102 or IML 104 or IML 201.

Hands-on investigation of opportunities and challenges offered by mobile interaction within both cultural and ideological contexts. Recommended preparation: IML 102 or IML 104 or IML 201.

Development of documentation and archival strategies, with an emphasis on techniques of personal and professional representation. Prerequisites: IML 300. Open only to juniors and seniors.

An intermediate level course which approaches archived material from multiple perspectives, in order to develop new avenues of expression, education, and research. Recommended preparation: IML 102 or IML 104 or IML 201.

Emphasizing rigorous multimedia research and authorship strategies, this course prepares students to undertake large-scale digital projects. Prerequisites: IML 300. Open only to juniors and seniors.

The history, theory and methods of design fiction, focusing on design videos and physical prototypes as tools for exploring contemporary social, political and ethical life.

Analysis and development of scholarly media projects using diverse web authoring strategies, technologies and documentation. Prerequisites: IML 300.

Creating real social change through multimedia, working in collaboration with a local nonprofit organization.

Production of an interdisciplinary digital thesis project. Prerequisites: IML 346 and IML 400. Open to students in the Honors in Multimedia Scholarship Program only.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisites: IML 102 or IML 104 or IML 201

Selected topics in multimedia literacy.

Introduction to digital scholarship at the graduate level, with a focus on media research ecologies, online portfolios and distributed scholarly presence. Open only to graduate students

Critical and practical analysis of scholarly data visualization using diverse platforms. Open only to graduate students.

An exploration of varied pedagogical approaches and strategies informed by critical engagement with digital media and networked technologies.

A hands-on mentored graduate research lab experience within the context of media art and in association with a real-world project. Open only to graduate students.

Research leading to the masters degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.