USC Schedule of Classes

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.

An in-depth investigation of the close interrelationships among technology, culture and communication to form a solid foundation for digital authoring. Duplicates credit in former IML 101.

Introduction to the methods of visual design with respect to digital media authorship. Exploring the creative process through various conceptual workflows and hands-on techniques.

Investigation of the potentials of computational media to define new aesthetics, modes of representation and structures of communication.

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.

Development of documentation and archival strategies, with an emphasis on techniques of personal and professional representation.

An introduction to audio and video techniques for digital storytelling across various platforms. Students will create multiple short-form projects using contemporary tools and technologies.

Emphasizing rigorous multimedia research and authorship strategies, this course prepares students to undertake large-scale digital projects.

An introduction to the history, theory and critical context of 3-D spatial representation, as well as foundational authoring skills in modeling interactive 3-D spaces.

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.

Examination of existing and emergent media technologies, focusing on creative and critical tactics for empowering users to explore the full potentials of software and hardware.

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

Visualizing information through diverse media platforms, with a focus on critical analysis and hands-on visualization.

Exploration of advanced techniques in digital audio and video storytelling. Emphasis on nonlinearity, computer graphics, sound design and networked media.

Production of an interdisciplinary digital thesis project. Open to students in the Honors in Multimedia Scholarship Program only.

Production of a digital thesis project. Prerequisites: IML 441. Open only to Media Arts and Practice majors.

Investigation of the impact of natural patterns on digital media design. Explores the relationships among chaos, harmony, beauty, proportion, spirituality, holistic systems and shaped experience.

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

Individual research and readings.

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.

Creation of a work of digital culture, informed by cultural theory, and planned using current design methods and practices. (Duplicates credit in former CNTV 601)

Orientation to the profession, opportunities, presentation and analysis of recent developments and applications in Media Arts and Practice. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former CNTV 603)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794a)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794b)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794c)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794d)

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794z)