Departments, Schools, Colleges

MEDIA ARTS (M AR)

Contact Information:

Department of Media Arts The University of Arizona Marshall Building, 220 845 N Park Ave PO Box 210158B Tucson, AZ 85721-0158

Phone: (520) 621-7352 Fax: (520) 621-9662 Email: marinfo@email.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

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• M AR Course Descriptions
• Faculty Members

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:

Baccalaureate Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)

Graduate Degree -- consult the Graduate Catalog or department office for details.

• Master of Arts (M.A.)

Major and Degrees

• Media Arts (B.A., B.F.A., M.A.)

Undergraduate Minors

• Media Arts Minor

The Department:

The Department of Media Arts is in the College of Fine Arts.

The department provides instructional programs designed to prepare students to assume leadership roles in the media arts as independent artists or as members of industries such as film, television and cable television. Course work focuses upon history, theory, criticism, production and management of the media arts. The department offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts with a major in media arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in media arts. Advanced students have opportunities to obtain preprofessional experience through the department's internship program, through work on various departmental projects.

The department strongly recommends that students develop basic typing and computer word processing skills prior to taking courses in media arts.

The department participates in the honors program.

The department participates in career specializations such as electronic journalism through the interdisciplinary studies major. Information on these areas of study is available from the Media Arts Office.