Bachelor of Media Arts in New Media + Sound Arts Major
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Key Information
Campus location
Vancouver, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
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Introduction
Bachelor in New Media + Sound Arts Major
All our majors commence upon completion of our Foundation Year requirements.
New Media and Sound Arts (NMSA) provides a critical and technical framework within which students master the conceptual and practical skills for producing creative, innovative, and experimental research and projects that employ electronic technologies. NMSA acknowledges the growing interest in expanded opportunities and support for sound art at ECU. Students explore sound practices along with visual, performative, and object-making practices using new technologies. For example, curriculum pathways include: visuals and sound for interactive environments, new media performance, interactive video, sound recording, sound design, instrument design, computer music, web projects, robotics and wearable electronics. As part of the growing culture of indigenization at Emily Carr, NMSA offers aboriginal storytelling and indigenous approaches to new media research and production.
NMSA allows for open-ended inquiry, examining how art and technology can contribute towards positive social change. NMSA proposes critical investigations into making: How can technologies provide new methods of telling stories? How can technologies provide inquiry into the changing roles of artists and publics? Can technologies assist our physical relationship to the world? Can technologies enhance our perceptions, our hearing and seeing? How may technologies help support ecological relations with the earth? Students in the NMSA major are encouraged to develop their artistic voice within a context of contemporary and historical practices, and to develop meaningful engagement with social concerns.
NMSA provides students with links to communities of professionals by forging opportunities with internal practitioners and researchers, and external organizations. The goal is to offer students the potential to be society’s critical makers; able to contribute creative research, engaged practices, and problem-solving skills.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
FOUNDATION
15 Credits Per Semester
- FNDT 108 Creative Processes (3)
- FNDT 165 Core Interdisc Studio (6)
- Foundation Studio Elective (3)
Choose ONE Of:
- FNDT 160 Core Media Studio I (6)
- FNDT 161 Core Design Studio I (6)
- FNDT 164 Core Visual Arts Studio I (6)
- HUMN 100 Academic Core I (6)
- HUMN 101 Academic Core II (6)
SECOND YEAR
15 Credits Per Semester
- NMSA 200 NMSA Core I (6)
- NMSA 210 NMSA Core II (6)
- NMSA/ SOUN 200 level (6)
- Elective, any Subject 200 level (6)
- MHIS 207 Technocultures (3)
- Critical Studies Elective 200 Level (3)
THIRD YEAR
15 Credits Per Semester
- MDIA 300 MEDIA Thematic (6)
- MDIA 300 MEDIA Thematic (6)
- FMSA/MDIA/NMSA/SOUN 300/400 level(3)
- Studio Elective 200/300/400 level (6)
- SOCS 301 Meanings of New Tech (3)
- Critical Studies Elective 300/400 Level (6)
FOURTH YEAR
15 Credits Per Semester
- MDIA 400 Media Arts Core Studio I (6)
- MDIA 410 Media Arts Core Studio II (6)
- FMSA / NMSA / SOUN 300/400 Level (6)
- Studio Elective 200/300/400 level (3)
- MHIS 407 Themes in Electronic Media (3)
- SOCS 411 Professional Practice (3)
- Critical Studies Elective 300/400 Level (3)
Program Outcome
Your studies will focus steadily in this field over the last three years of your four-year degree. Upon completion, you will achieve the undergraduate degree and designation, Bachelor of Media Arts, Majoring in New Media + Sound Arts (BMA, New Media + Sound Arts).
The Bachelor of Media Arts, New Media +Sound Arts program aims are:
- Individual expression: NMSA promotes individual expression and creative confidence amongst our students, encouraging students to find their own practice.
- Critical making: NMSA faculty believe in the potential of our students, and encourage them to make work informed by research, exploration, and critical enquiry relevant to the concerns of the 21st century.
- Experimentation and innovation: NMSA faculty are committed to contemporary art and value students who grow the field through creative ideas and making.
- DIY/ diverse technical proficiency: NMSA faculty and technicians are experienced practitioners who are able to support students’ mastery of materials and means.
- Breadth and depth of program offerings: NMSA students have the flexibility to explore and discover their own path through the diverse curriculum pathways.
- Blending of curriculum with professional experience: NMSA promotes student immersion in professional opportunities with practitioners and organizations.
- Year by year curricular philosophy: Second year courses focus on key concepts in electronic art and an introduction to technical skills; third year offers breadth of learning combined with exploration of personal interest, opportunities for collaborative modes of production, and opportunities with professionals; fourth year is the capstone year, when students dig deeply into their research and project production in preparation for professional practice.
We offer flexible continuing studies programs for anyone that wants to learn new creative skills, build their portfolio, and advance their career path. Choose from dozens of individual courses and workshops, or sign up for one of our full or part-time certificate programs.
Undergraduate students are also welcomed to expand their breadth of learning by taking Continuing Studies courses outside their degree program. To get started, browse our available programs online today.