Video Arts, Minor

The video arts minor is based on a multidisciplinary field focused on creative video expression and messaging. It weaves together collaborative frameworks, theories of social and cultural change, and video production (sound and image) alongside cinematic language (including documentary, imaginative, narrative, and experimental strategies). The scope of the video arts minor is a broader and more diverse tapestry than traditional video arts, and it reflects the dynamic evolution of video in multiple contexts, including the workplace. This minor is designed to enable students to explore contemporary, alternative, and other artistic means of video production in a variety of creative and technical contexts.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified. Any prerequisites should be taken before registering for 2000-level courses and above. 

A student pursuing this minor must complete a minimum of four courses exclusive to this minor beyond the courses required for the student’s declared major(s), minor(s), or PlusOne.

Requirements for Non–Art + Design Majors

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ARTD 2380 and ARTD 2381	Video Basics and Video Tools	5
ARTD 3480	Video: Sound and Image	4
ARTF 1240 and ARTF 1241	Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools	2
Electives
Complete two of the following (if ARTD 3000 Topics in Media Arts, or any other topics course in the options listed below, is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives):		8
ARTD 3000	Topics in Media Arts
ARTD 3485	Experimental Video
ARTE 2500	Art and Design Abroad: Studio
ARTE 3901	Art and Design Special Topics
ARTE 4901	Special Topics in Art and Design Studio
ARTH 2212	Survey of the Still and Moving Image

Requirements for Art + Design Majors

 Note: This minor is not available to students in the BFA Media Arts program or any media arts combined major.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ARTD 2380 and ARTD 2381	Video Basics and Video Tools	5
ARTD 3480	Video: Sound and Image	4
ARTD 3485	Experimental Video	4
Electives
Complete two of the following (if ARTD 3000 Topics in Media Arts, or any other topics course in the options listed below, is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives):		8
ARTD 3000	Topics in Media Arts
ARTE 2500	Art and Design Abroad: Studio
ARTE 3901	Art and Design Special Topics
ARTE 4901	Special Topics in Art and Design Studio
ARTH 2212	Survey of the Still and Moving Image

GPA Requirement

2.500 GPA required in the minor