USC Schedule of Classes

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.

Intermediate laboratory exploring the foundations of visual culture through a series of critical design prompts. Emphasis on the creative process, project documentation and the development of a personal design methodology.

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.

An introduction to a broad range of technical and theoretical issues surrounding the production of web-based content.

Hands-on investigation of opportunities and challenges offered by mobile interaction within both cultural and ideological contexts.

Survey of audio culture and sound technologies, focusing on developing sonic literacy and creating artwork using sound as a primary modality.

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.

An intermediate level course which approaches archived material from multiple perspectives, in order to develop new avenues of expression, education, and research.

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.

Examination of the history of cinematic experimentation to provide a framework for understanding contemporary virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive installations and large-scale urban screens.

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.

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

Production of a digital thesis project.

Studio class exploring spatial perception and advanced techniques of 3-D representation, stereoscopy, panorama, projection mapping, modeling for real-time environments, parametric modeling, and 3-D fabrication.

Lectures, presentations, and readings introducing cutting-edge digital media innovations and applications. Analysis of the critical and creative challenges of contemporary digital media practices.

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.

An in-depth examination of emergent technologies in their cultural and historic contexts, with an equal emphasis on production and analysis. Open only to graduate students.

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

An introduction to video in academic scholarship. Acquisition and editing of images and sound through a series of short, non-fiction media projects.

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.

Introduction to a range of technologies and media types, while identifying and developing a specialization in one or more areas of practice. (Duplicates credit in former CNTV 602)

Develops an anti-essentialist theory of technology adequate to the digital age that serves as a conceptual and critical framework for developing a contemporary technological imagination. (Duplicates credit in former CNTV 604)

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)