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(e.g. screenplay, film, video) with a written component.
Students doing a project must also take the
CMS Senior Colloquium (EXP 190C), a half year,
half-credit, pass-fail course that assists them in
developing their senior projects.
The CMS Course Option is an additional
CMS-approved film-related course taken in the
senior year. Students completing the Option course
must submit a paper (minimum 15 pages) focusing
on a film-related topic written in conjunction with
that course. The paper must be approved, advised,
and graded by the course instructor. Students
pursuing the Course Option to the senior project
also must get approval from the CMS director.
To indicate their intent to minor, students
should consult the CMS director, Julie Dobrow,
and complete a CMS minor declaration form
available at http://bit.ly/10mDXkS. Students are
encouraged to begin this process as soon as possible.
For a list of approved elective courses for the Film
Criticism track and the Film Practice track, please
go to the “Film Studies Minor” link on the CMS
website: http://ase.tufts.edu/cms/filmstudies.html.
INTERDISCIPLINARY MINOR
IN MULTIMEDIA ArtS
The multimedia arts program provides a framework
for the analysis of and practical training in emerging
digital media. The minor includes—and often
mixes—work in animation, filmmaking, photography,
music, text, drawing, collage, graphic design,
software development, website construction, user
interface strategies, and human factors theory.
Through course work and collaboration on the part
of students in liberal arts and students in technical
disciplines, the minor aims to foster the development
of a body of shared knowledge and ideas and,
in so doing, to break down barriers that have
traditionally hindered such cross-fertilization.
The interdisciplinary minor in multimedia arts
requires a minimum of five courses within the
guidelines noted below. Students pursuing the
minor must take the Communications and Media
Studies senior colloquium and complete a senior
project. Prior to that, they need two multimedia
practice courses (selected from the program’s
approved courses list) which introduce students to
the tools, methods, and theories current in the field,
and two electives selected from courses offered by
the supporting departments—Art and Art History,
Drama and Dance, Music, Electrical and Computer
Engineering—or those listed and approved by the
program (e.g., Experimental College courses).
Except for the senior colloquium, all courses taken
as part of the multimedia arts minor must be taken
for a letter grade and may not be used toward
fulfillment of the foundation requirement. (See
Interdisciplinary Minor Program for details.)
For specific information about the policies governing
requirements and electives, visit
http://www.excollege.tufts.edu/mma.
COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP ProgrAM
The internship program grants academic credit
for internships in communications (Experimental
College 99C). Students can arrange to work at
newspapers, magazines, film companies, advertising
and public relations firms, television stations, radio
stations, and publishing houses. Interns are required
to work a minimum of 150 hours (approximately
12 to 15 hours each week), complete a writing
requirement, and meet regularly with the faculty
advisor. Consult the CMS website for eligibility
and course requirements: http://ase.tufts.edu/cms.
Community
Environmental Studies
FACULTY ADVISOR:
Lecturer Rusty Russell, Urban and Environmental Policy
and Planning
Environmentalists and concerned citizens alike face
the challenge of keeping pace with politically and
technically complex issues. The growing sophistication
of the environmental movement creates new
challenges for conservation and preservation,
environmental justice, and safety and health in the
workplace and community.
The certificate in Community Environmental
Studies (CES) provides professional training for
careers in today’s rapidly evolving environmental
field. CES’s interdisciplinary curriculum is designed
to clarify career goals for those who may be considering
environmental work, as well as to enhance
the skills of professionals already in the field. The
certificate is offered by the Department of Urban
and Environmental Policy and Planning.
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