Digital Media Faculty
Dana Sperry
Associate Professor
Phone: 330.941.3627
E-mail: jdsperry@ysu.edu
Digital Media
The Department of Art’s Digital Media program teaches students to use the creative tools of tomorrow. Within the Digital Media program, you’ll explore the ways in which new technologies are engines of personal exploration and cultural production. You’ll experiment with new ways of expressing yourself through video, interactive media, and digital fabrication. You will discover that technology is a tool for creative experimentation, an instrument for the artistic manipulation of data, and the creation of dynamic user experience and interaction. The skills you acquire in Digital Media will prepare you for careers in a variety of cultural industries.
Potential areas of exploration in YSU’s digital media program include Video, Web-based Art, 3D Printing and Digital Fabrication, and Creative Coding. Our computer labs feature Mac workstations with the full Adobe Creative Cloud Suite including Photoshop, After Effects, and Premiere, as well as Rhinoceros 3D, and open- source creative software such as Processing and Arduino. Our fabrication labs feature digital tools including 3D printers, CNC routers, and laser cutters.
Contact Information for Department of Art
To learn more about the degree programs, scholarships, exhibitions, faculty, and students, visit art.ysu.edu or contact the Department of Art directly at 330-941-3627. To schedule a personalized campus visit, contact the Cliffe College Coordinator of Admissions and Recruitment at 330-941-2346.
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| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| Core Competencies | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Required Mathematics course | 3 | |
| Knowledge Domains | ||
| Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) | 0 | |
| Requirement met through courses in the major | ||
| Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.) | 7 | |
| Social Science (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| General Education / First Year Experience | 3 | |
| Breadth Courses | ||
| ART 2611 | Introduction to Sculpture | 3 |
| ART 2625 | Introduction to Printmaking: Intaglio and Relief | 3 |
| or ART 2626 | Introduction to Printmaking: Lithography and Screenprinting | |
| ART 2661 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART 2631 | Introduction to Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 2650 | Introduction to Painting | 3 |
| ART 2674 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| Foundation Courses | ||
| ART 1501 | Fundamentals of 2D Design | 3 |
| ART 1502 | Fundamentals of 3D Design | 3 |
| ART 1521 | Foundation Drawing | 3 |
| ART 1522 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
| ART 1503 | Foundation Portfolio Review | 1 |
| Art History and Theory | ||
| ART 1541 | Survey of Art History 1 | 3 |
| ART 1542 | Survey of Art History 2 | 3 |
| ART 3788 | Theory of Art | 3 |
| ART 5881 | Twentieth Century Art to 1960 | 3 |
| or ART 5882 | Twentieth Century Art from 1960 | |
| ART 37XX, Art History Elective | 3 | |
| ART 37XX, Art History Elective | 3 | |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ART 2691 | Introduction to Digital Media | 3 |
| ART 3772 | Digital Photography 1 | 3 |
| ART 3792 | Video Art | 3 |
| ART 3796 | Ideation | 3 |
| ART 3797 | Web as Art | 3 |
| ART 3703 | Junior Portfolio Review | 1 |
| ART 4872 | Digital Photography 2 | 3 |
| or ART 3769 | Intermediate Interactive Design | |
| ART 37XX/48XX Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART 37XX/48XX Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART 37XX/48XX Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio 1 | 3 |
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio 1 | 3 |
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio 1 | 3 |
| ART 4802 | Senior Project | 3 |
| ART 4803 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | Must be taken a minimum of three times. |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| ART 1501 | Fundamentals of 2D Design | 3 |
| ART 1521 | Foundation Drawing | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| Natural Science Course with Lab | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 1502 | Fundamentals of 3D Design | 3 |
| ART 1522 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
| ART 1541 | Survey of Art History 1 | 3 |
| ART 1503 | Foundation Portfolio Review | 1 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Successful completion of Fr. portfolio review | ||
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 2661 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART 2674 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| ART 2691 | Introduction to Digital Media | 3 |
| ART 1542 | Survey of Art History 2 | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3788 | Theory of Art | 3 |
| ART 3772 | Digital Photography 1 | 3 |
| ART 3792 | Video Art or Ideation or Web as Art | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| Studio Art Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 3792 | Video Art or Ideation or Web as Art | 3 |
| Studio Art Breadth Course | 3 | |
| ART 4872 | Digital Photography 2 | 3 |
| ART 37/48XX Art History Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3792 | Video Art or Ideation or Web as Art | 3 |
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio | 3 |
| Studio Art Breadth Course | 3 | |
| ART 37/48XX Art History Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| ART 3703 | Junior Portfolio Review | 1 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio | 3 |
| Studio Art Breadth Course | 3 | |
| ART 37/48xx Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART 5881 or ART 5882 | Twentieth Century Art to 1960 or Twentieth Century Art from 1960 | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4802 | Senior Project | 3 |
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio | 3 |
| ART 4803 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ART 37/48XX Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| General Education Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| ART 37/48xx Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 126-127 | |
Learning Outcomes
1.) Students will be able to demonstrate their proficiency of art vocabulary.
2.) Students will be able to demonstrate technical expertise appropriate to their progression in the program relevant to their chosen artistic medium.
3.) Students will be able to demonstrate a high level of content expression appropriate to their progression in the program relevant to their chosen artistic medium.