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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Plan Code: HIDGCBA

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Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
AME 111 Introduction to Digital Culture (QTRS) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AME 130 Prototyping Dreams (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AME 230 Programming for the Media Arts (QTRS) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AME 112 Computational Thinking for Media Arts AME 210 Media Editing AME 220 Programming for the Web (QTRS) AME 240 Introduction to Physical Computing AME 244 Introduction to Interactive Environments AME 294 Topic: Game Engine Fundamentals AME 294 Topic: Intro to Blender and 3D Concepts MDC 211 Introduction to Digital Sound 12 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	12
ART 424 Stop Motion Animation ART 440 Experimental Video Art ART 444 Short Subject: Documentary Video ART 494 Topic: Visual Prototyping CIS 300 Web Design and Development EDT 440 Creating and Marketing Mobile Apps FMP 315 Sound Design for Film and Media I FMS 351 Emerging Digital Media (HUAD) FMS 365 Video Games and Narrative GIT 314 Multimedia Design, Planning and Storyboards GIT 402 New Media Internet Technologies IAP 322 Multitrack Digital Recording IAP 361 Digital Editing and Media Literacy IAP 364 Documentaries IAP 367 Motion Graphics and Animation IAP 480 Art as Praxis: From Conceptualization to Production TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication TWC 451 Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Track Focus Areas: Students may choose courses from any combination of focus areas and are encouraged to choose courses that align with their career goals. Contact your advisor for guidance or suggestions.
Creative Code and Development Track AME 360 Designing Mixed-Reality Experiences AME 394 Topic: Computational Photography AME 400 Minds and Machines AME 430 Mac Development for Media Arts AME 434 Machine Learning for Media Arts AME 435 Mobile Development AME 436 Animating Virtual Worlds AME 470 Programming for Social and Interactive Media AME 494 Topic: Artificial Intelligence for Social Good AME 494 Topic: Programming for the Internet of Things Emerging Media Arts Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 394 Topic: Computational Photography AME 394 Topic: User Experience in Media Arts AME 444 Media Installations AME 494 Topic: Spatial Design AME 494 Topic: Systems and Content Design for Digital Experiences Games and Immersive Worlds Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 360 Designing Mixed-Reality Experiences AME 365 People at Play (HUAD) AME 394 Topic: Intro to Esports Management AME 465 Designing Play AME 494 Topic: Cinema and Game Worlds AME 494 Topic: Spatial Audio for XR AME 494 Topic: Worldbuilding Tangible and Physical Computing Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 330 Digital-Physical Systems AME 410 Interactive Materials AME 444 Media Installations AME 494 Topic: Advanced Modeling and Fabrication AME 494 Topic: Expressive Robotics AME 494 Topic: Musical Microcontrollers AME 494 Topic: Wearable Music Tech and Society Track AME 310 Media Literacies and Composition AME 325 Technical Lives AME 365 People at Play (HUAD) AME 394 Topic: Gender, Technology & Design AME 394 Topic: Imagining Futures in Science Fiction AME 494 Topic: Alternate Ecologies and Economies AME 494 Topic: Media Archaeology AME 494 Topic: Sensable Heatscapes AME 494 Topic: Sense-making Complexity AME 494 Topic: Socio-Technical Futures AME 494 Topic: Worldbuilding OR ART 424 Stop Motion Animation ART 440 Experimental Video Art ART 444 Short Subject: Documentary Video ART 494 Topic: Visual Prototyping CIS 300 Web Design and Development EDT 440 Creating and Marketing Mobile Apps FMP 315 Sound Design for Film and Media I FMS 351 Emerging Digital Media (HUAD) FMS 365 Video Games and Narrative GIT 314 Multimedia Design, Planning and Storyboards GIT 402 New Media Internet Technologies IAP 322 Multitrack Digital Recording IAP 361 Digital Editing and Media Literacy IAP 364 Documentaries IAP 367 Motion Graphics and Animation IAP 480 Art as Praxis: From Conceptualization to Production TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication TWC 451 Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Creative Code and Development Track AME 360 Designing Mixed-Reality Experiences AME 394 Topic: Computational Photography AME 400 Minds and Machines AME 430 Mac Development for Media Arts AME 434 Machine Learning for Media Arts AME 435 Mobile Development AME 436 Animating Virtual Worlds AME 470 Programming for Social and Interactive Media AME 494 Topic: Artificial Intelligence for Social Good AME 494 Topic: Programming for the Internet of Things Emerging Media Arts Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 394 Topic: Computational Photography AME 394 Topic: User Experience in Media Arts AME 444 Media Installations AME 494 Topic: Spatial Design AME 494 Topic: Systems and Content Design for Digital Experiences Games and Immersive Worlds Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 360 Designing Mixed-Reality Experiences AME 365 People at Play (HUAD) AME 394 Topic: Intro to Esports Management AME 465 Designing Play AME 494 Topic: Cinema and Game Worlds AME 494 Topic: Spatial Audio for XR AME 494 Topic: Worldbuilding Tangible and Physical Computing Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 330 Digital-Physical Systems AME 410 Interactive Materials AME 444 Media Installations AME 494 Topic: Advanced Modeling and Fabrication AME 494 Topic: Expressive Robotics AME 494 Topic: Musical Microcontrollers AME 494 Topic: Wearable Music Tech and Society Track AME 310 Media Literacies and Composition AME 325 Technical Lives AME 365 People at Play (HUAD) AME 394 Topic: Gender, Technology & Design AME 394 Topic: Imagining Futures in Science Fiction AME 494 Topic: Alternate Ecologies and Economies AME 494 Topic: Media Archaeology AME 494 Topic: Sensable Heatscapes AME 494 Topic: Sense-making Complexity AME 494 Topic: Socio-Technical Futures AME 494 Topic: Worldbuilding 24 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	24
Creative Code and Development Track AME 360 Designing Mixed-Reality Experiences AME 394 Topic: Computational Photography AME 400 Minds and Machines AME 430 Mac Development for Media Arts AME 434 Machine Learning for Media Arts AME 435 Mobile Development AME 436 Animating Virtual Worlds AME 470 Programming for Social and Interactive Media AME 494 Topic: Artificial Intelligence for Social Good AME 494 Topic: Programming for the Internet of Things Emerging Media Arts Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 394 Topic: Computational Photography AME 394 Topic: User Experience in Media Arts AME 444 Media Installations AME 494 Topic: Spatial Design AME 494 Topic: Systems and Content Design for Digital Experiences Games and Immersive Worlds Track AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 360 Designing Mixed-Reality Experiences AME 365 People at Play (HUAD) AME 394 Topic: Intro to Esports Management AME 465 Designing Play AME 494 Topic: Cinema and Game Worlds AME 494 Topic: Spatial Audio for XR AME 494 Topic: Worldbuilding Tangible and Physical Computing Track AME 294 Topic: Circuit Bending AME 320 Motion Capture for Integrative Systems AME 330 Digital-Physical Systems AME 410 Interactive Materials AME 444 Media Installations AME 494 Topic: Advanced Modeling and Fabrication AME 494 Topic: Expressive Robotics AME 494 Topic: Musical Microcontrollers AME 494 Topic: Wearable Music Tech and Society Track AME 294 Topic: Design Politics AME 294 Topic: Media Technology History AME 310 Media Literacies and Composition AME 325 Technical Lives AME 365 People at Play (HUAD) AME 394 Topic: Gender, Technology & Design AME 394 Topic: Imagining Futures in Science Fiction AME 494 Topic: Alternate Ecologies and Economies AME 494 Topic: Media Archaeology AME 494 Topic: Sensable Heatscapes AME 494 Topic: Sense-making Complexity AME 494 Topic: Socio-Technical Futures AME 494 Topic: Worldbuilding OR ART 424 Stop Motion Animation ART 440 Experimental Video Art ART 444 Short Subject: Documentary Video ART 494 Topic: Visual Prototyping CIS 300 Web Design and Development EDT 440 Creating and Marketing Mobile Apps FMP 315 Sound Design for Film and Media I FMS 351 Emerging Digital Media (HUAD) FMS 365 Video Games and Narrative GIT 314 Multimedia Design, Planning and Storyboards GIT 402 New Media Internet Technologies IAP 322 Multitrack Digital Recording IAP 361 Digital Editing and Media Literacy IAP 364 Documentaries IAP 367 Motion Graphics and Animation IAP 480 Art as Praxis: From Conceptualization to Production TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication TWC 451 Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age 12 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	12
AME 485 Media Arts and Sciences Capstone I 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
AME 486 Media Arts and Sciences Capstone II 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3


MAT 117 College Algebra (MATH) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
AME 101 ASU Media Arts and Sciences Experience 1 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.

Program Requirement

Media Arts and Sciences, BA

Program details

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