Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

Individualized Academic Major
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts,
or Bachelor of Science
An individualized academic major is an option available to
those students who wish to design a major of their own
that is different from the other more traditional majors
offered by Lake Erie but still capable of being supported by
the resources which the College has at its disposal. Students
who wish to pursue this option must obtain an application
from the Registrar’s Office and prepare a proposal, which
includes clearly defined objectives, a rationale and a list of
specific courses that are to be completed.
Requirements for the Major:
A minimum of 40 semester credits, 20 of which must be
taken at Lake Erie College .
A minimum of 15 semester credits from 300- and 400-level
courses, including a senior capstone course.
Approval by a faculty sponsor, the division Dean and the
Vice President for Academic Affairs. Approval before reaching
Junior standing (64 SH)
*In those cases where there is a choice between the
Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts or the Bachelor
of Science degree, the Bachelor of Science is awarded
where there are at least three quantitative courses in the
major. A quantitative course is defined as one that uses
mathematics as its central symbol system.
Integrated Media, Digital Art and
Technology
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts
Integrated Media, Digital Art and Technology (IMDAT) is an
interdisciplinary studio art program in computer mediated
art and design. Student courses include investigations
into interactive and electronic objects and environments,
multimedia, digital video, experimental 3D computer
graphics, animation, game design, art & technology, digital
imaging, rapid prototyping, internet/net art, installation,
sound, emerging forms and new genres.
Students majoring in IMDAT will learn to discover individual
aesthetics and artistic vision through conceptualization,
theory and an awareness of contemporary art and media
that use advanced science and technology. Students will be
pushed to explore content and approaches that may not
fit within traditional definitions of art or design. Interdisciplinary
and crossdisciplinary experimentation that forges
connections to other departments is encouraged. Students
will be prepared to be an innovative force in the art and
design world, or be ready to engage in the collaborative
nature of today’s art and/or design graduate programs.
Requirements for the Major:
Bachelor of Arts
56 semester credits including:
16 required semester credits in the AT foundation area
including:
• AT 102 Design (4 SH)
• AT 110 Drawing I (4 SH)
• AT 240 Art History I (4 SH)
and IMDAT group 1 - four semester credits from the following:
• AT 103 Dimensional Design (4 SH)
• AT 225 Introduction to Graphic Communications I (4 SH)
and IMDAT Group 2 - 28 semester credits from the following:
• IM 207 Digital Photography and Imaging (4 SH)
• IM 230 2D & 3D Animation (4 SH)
• IM 231 Video Editing and DVD Authoring (4 SH)
• IM 330 Web Design, Production and Interactive Art (4
SH)
• IM 301 New Media Art: Robotic Art (4 SH)
• IM 470 Special Topics in Digital Media (1-4 SH)
• IMDAT Group 3 –
o IM 310 Video Game Production (4 SH)
o IM 400 Multidisciplinary Art and Digital Performance
(4 SH)
and IMDAT group 4 - 12 semester credits in the Fine Arts
area from the following:
• DN 201 Ballet Technique II (1 or 2 SH)
• DN 202 Modern Dance Technique II (1 or 2 SH)
• DN 210 Repertory and Performance Technique I (2 SH)
• DN 213 Dance History (4 SH)
• DN 216 Anatomical Kinesiology (3 SH)
• DN 230 Beginning Composition (3 SH)
• FA 101 The Arts and Their Interrelations (4 SH)
• MU 140 Fundamentals of Music (4 SH)
• MU 322 Composition (4 SH)
• MU 105 Private Instruction in Piano (1 SH)
• MU 106 Private Instruction in Voice (1 SH)
• TH 106 Acting I (4 SH)
• TH 107 Introduction to Technical Theatre (4 SH)
• TH 108 Performance Theory and Analysis (4 SH)
• TH 304 Scenic Design (4 SH)
• TH 308 Directing (4 SH)
• TH 315 Lighting Design (4 SH)
• TH 316 Playwriting (4 SH)
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