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. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirement | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities (2 courses) *included in Major | 0 | |
| Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) | 7 | |
| Social Science (2 courses) | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness (2 courses) | 6 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| 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 |
| 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 2631 | Introduction to Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 2650 | Introduction to Painting | 3 |
| ART 2661 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART 2674 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| ART 2691 | Introduction to Digital Media | 3 |
| ART 3772 | Digital Photography 1 (or) | 3 |
| or ART 3759 | Interactive Design | |
| 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 (or) | 3 |
| or ART 3769 | Intermediate Interactive Design | |
| 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 |
| Studio Art Electives (6 s.h.) | ||
| Choose two additional 3700 level or higher Studio Art electives from the following courses: | 6 | |
| Intermediate Sculpture | ||
| Advanced Sculpture Studio | ||
| Intermediate Metals | ||
| Expressive Drawing | ||
| Interdisciplinary Art Practice | ||
| Intermediate Printmaking | ||
| Topics in Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Intermediate Ceramics | ||
| Advanced Ceramics | ||
| Pre-K-4, Visual Arts Education | ||
| Special Topics in Studio Art | ||
| Intermediate Painting | ||
| Interactive Design | ||
| Typography | ||
| Intermediate Graphic Design | ||
| Advanced Typography | ||
| Illustration | ||
| Typeface Design | ||
| Motion for Interactive Design | ||
| Pre-Press Production | ||
| Intermediate Interactive Design | ||
| Analog Photography 1 | ||
| Digital Photography 1 | ||
| Introduction to Motion Studies | ||
| Advanced Digital Audio/Video Production | ||
| Studio Problems | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies in the Visual Arts | ||
| Urban Internship in Art | ||
| Advanced Printmaking | ||
| Advanced 3D Studies | ||
| Professional Practices in Middle School | ||
| Professional Practices in Secondary School | ||
| Advanced Painting | ||
| Advanced Painting 2 | ||
| Advanced Painting 3 | ||
| Publication Design | ||
| Corporate Identity Systems | ||
| Package Design | ||
| Advertising Graphics | ||
| Graphic Design Internship | ||
| Graphic Design Practicum | ||
| Advanced Interactive Design | ||
| Analog Photography 2 | ||
| Digital Photography 2 | ||
| Advanced Photography | ||
| Photography Internship | ||
| Multimedia Design | ||
| Topics in Digital Imaging | ||
| Art and Technology Internship | ||
| Topics in Painting and Drawing | ||
| Topics in Design | ||
| Art History and Theory | ||
| ART 1541 | Survey of Art History 1 | 3 |
| ART 1542 | Survey of Art History 2 | 3 |
| Choose three additional 3700 level or higher Art History courses from the following: | 9 | |
| ART 3741, 3742, 3743, 3744, 3745, 3746, 3747, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 4880, 4889, 5840, 5881 | ||
| Electives to meet 120 hours | 2 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-122 | |
| 1 | Must be taken a minimum of three times. |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Strong Start Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| 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 |
| Mathematic Requirement | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 13-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 1502 | Fundamentals of 3D Design | 3 |
| ART 1522 | Intermediate Drawing | 3 |
| ART 1503 | Foundation Portfolio Review | 1 |
| ART 1541 | Survey of Art History 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| *Must have successful completion of Foundation Portfolio Review prior to taking Art Breadth Courses | ||
| 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 |
| Natural Science Course with Lab | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 3772 or ART 3759 | Digital Photography 1 or Interactive Design | 3 |
| ART 3792 | Video Art or Ideation or Web as Art | 3 |
| ART Breadth Course | 3 | |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| ART 3700 level or higher Art History Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 3792 | Video Art or Ideation or Web as Art | 3 |
| ART 4872 or ART 3769 | Digital Photography 2 or Intermediate Interactive Design | 3 |
| ART Breadth Course | 3 | |
| ART 3700 level or higher Art History Course | 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 |
| ART 3703 | Junior Portfolio Review | 1 |
| ART Breadth Course | 3 | |
| ART 3700 level or higher Art History Course | 3 | |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| *Request a Graduation Evaluation from the CCCAC Advising Office, 2310 Bliss Hall, (330) 941-3625 after you have completed 80-85 sh. | ||
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio | 3 |
| ART 3700 level or higher Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| ART Breadth Course | 3 | |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| General Education Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 4802 | Senior Project | 3 |
| ART 4803 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ART 4893 | Advanced Digital Media Studio | 3 |
| ART 3700 level or higher Studio Art Elective | 3 | |
| Electives to meet 120 hours | 2 | |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 120-122 | |
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.