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They must also include one course in each of
two Middle Eastern cultures. Three courses
must be chosen from each of the following two
groups: 1) art history, religion, literature, Judaic
studies, music, and 2) anthropology, history,
political science.
c. One course that relates the Middle East to other
regions of the world.
d. One advanced research course, such as thesis
honors, a seminar, or advanced directed study.
For more detailed information, please contact
Professor Roberts at hugh.roberts@tufts.edu.
Multimedia Arts
CODIRECTORS:
Professor Karen Panetta, Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Howard Woolf, Experimental College
CORE FACULTY:
Professor Karen Panetta, Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Associate Professor Alva Couch, Computer Science
Assistant Professor Eva Hoffman, Art and Art History
Associate Director Howard Woolf, Experimental College
Senior Lecturer Neal Hirsig, Drama and Dance
Lecturer Paul Lehrman, Music
OUR MISSION
The Multimedia Arts program actively seeks to
break down the old divide between the arts and
technology. We believe that students in engineering
and the sciences who are exposed to the arts and
humanities expand their horizons and that students
across the liberal arts deeply enrich their education
by becoming technologically literate.
OUR PArtnerS
Linking the School of Engineering with the School
of Arts and Sciences, the MMA program is supported
by the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department and the Computer Science Department
in concert with the Experimental College, Art and
Art History Department, Drama and Dance
Department, and Music Department.
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.
Requirements for the Minor
The specific requirements for the MMA minor
incorporate four elements: work in multimedia
practice, taking an appropriate set of electives,
enrolling in the CMS Senior Colloquium, and
completing a Senior Project.
Multimedia Practice. Each student enrolled in the
minor must take at least two full-credit, lettergraded
courses from an approved list of classes that
introduce students to the tools, methods, and
theories current in the field (see section below).
Electives. In addition, each student must take three
full-credit, letter-graded courses selected from
classes offered by the supporting departments
(Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Art
and Art History, Drama and Dance, and Music) or
from appropriate classes across the curriculum.
Senior Colloquium (half-credit, pass/fail). This is a
mandatory course for students enrolled in any of
the three CMS minors who are doing Senior
Projects. It is to be taken in the fall of a student’s
senior year and is designed to aid in the planning
and successful completion of your Senior Project.
Senior Project (full-credit, letter-graded). The Senior
Project is an original work that reflects an understanding
of and facility with one or more of the
expressive and/or conceptual disciplines associated
with multimedia. Collaborative projects are strongly
encouraged.
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