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Oct 23, 2026
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ART 1172 - New Media Design I
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
New Media Design I introduces students to interactive and digital/new media design. The course explores a variety of media to introduce the concept of user interactivity and includes an introduction to animation, web coding, and website design and creation. Current industry standard software will be used to combine traditional forms of artistic expression with new media to create conceptual, functional, and engaging interactive projects for participation by a wide audience. A course fee is required. Additional costs may be incurred based on individual student need. See course notes in eServices or contact the instructor for additional information. Students should be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week outside of class working on assignments in the on-campus art studios and facilities.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary interactive and new media design principles.
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic interactive and new media design vocabulary.
- Demonstrate introductory knowledge of the role of new media in society and culture.
- Demonstrate an understanding of sequencing at an introductory level.
- Design interactive platforms, objects, or environments at an introductory level.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic animation principles.
- Demonstrate an ability to create characters, concepts, and storyboards that outline narrative structure.
- Evaluate and articulate the quality and success of a work of art, including the self-critical evaluation of one’s own work as well as work created by another artist.
- Demonstrate an increased awareness of one’s immediate visual world.
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Survey of the expressive qualities of interactive and new media design
- Introduction to the skills and software needed to create visually compelling interactive and new media design
- Introduction to sequencing and storyboarding to outline narrative structure
- Introduction to hand-drawn and digitally-created animation
- Critical response to interactive and new media design projects on an introductory level
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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