PROGRAM CODE: A0 MAR BFA CATALOG YEAR: 19974
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Media Arts
College of Fine Arts
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University Graduation Requirements
All course work and requirements for this degree must be
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.
- The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of
Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.
- Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,
deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any
time.
- Students must remain currently informed about all policies
& other info that bears on completing a degree.
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
- Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.
- University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this
degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess
community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with
academic policies in your Catalog.
Application for Degree Candidacy
- Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to
graduate and receive a degree and diploma.
- Contact your college/major advisor to determine the
appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.
- Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at
http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm
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Units required for this degree
A minimum of 125 units is required for this degree.
Additional units will be required to complete this degree
if a student:
A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;
B) changes his/her academic program;
C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of
study that leads directly to degree completion.
E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.
--> NEEDS:125.00 UNITS
1) A maximum of 72 units of community college course work
may apply toward graduation.
2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or
credit by exam may apply toward graduation.
3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking
student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree
requirements.
4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit
(excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)
is required.
NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS
5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward
degree requirements must be UA University Credit.
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UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the
University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and
credit by exam).
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Upper Division Units Requirement
A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are
required for this degree.
- 1) NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS
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University Composition Requirements
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108
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OR AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H
- 1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
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Mid-Career Writing Assessment
- 1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by
earning a grade of B or better in second semester
English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).
Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL
102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or
department writing requirement.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H
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Arts and Sciences General Education
Only 10 units of General Education may be used to satisfy
requirements in the major and/or minor.
- 1) Mathematics
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 TO 116S,129 (SP92-S298),
MATH 301
SELECT FROM: MATH 105 TO 499
- 2) Second Language - Pass a language proficiency
examination at the fourth semester level
NEEDS: 1 SET
SELECT FROM: SL4T HSEM &
- OR) Second Language
NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: ENGL 448 FREN 325 ,393 ,399 TO 399H,
FREN 414 ,448 ,453 ,455 ITAL 330A TO 330D,399 TO
ITAL 399H,414 ,455 LING 457 PORT 455
RELI 453 (FA90-S201) SPAN 397W,399 TO 399H
SPNV 399 SPAN 406A,414 ,423A,423B,455 ,457 ,465C,
SPAN 465D TTE 414
SELECT FROM: ARB 402 TO 403 CHN 202 ,403 ,404 ,415
TO 418 ,422 ,423 ,450 CRL 202 ,301 ,302
FREN 202 ,212 ,213 ,305A TO 470 GER 202 ,203 ,
GER 211 ,302A,302B,307A,307B,315A,315B,455 ,475
GRK 202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421 TO 432 ITAL 202 TO
ITAL 202Z,305A TO 420 JPN 202 ,403 ,405 ,415 TO
JPN 417 ,421 ,422 JUS 203B,303 LAT 202 ,212 ,
LAT 400 TO 428 LING 204B NES 202 ,203B PRS 402
TO 404 PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425 TO 449 RSSS 201B
RUSS 205 RSSS 301A TO 301B,305 RUSS 305A TO
RUSS 305B RSSS 307A TO 307B,405A TO 405B,407A TO
RSSS 407B SERP 370B,431A,431B SPAN 202 ,203 ,204C,
SPAN 206 ,251 ,253 ,302 TO 322 ,323 OR SPNV 323
SPAN 324 ,325 OR SPNV 325 SPAN 326 TO 332 ,333
OR SPNV 333 SPAN 334 TO 339 ,340 OR SPNV 340
SPAN 341 TO 349 ,350 OR SPNV 350 SPAN 351 TO
SPAN 397B,398 ,399 OR SPNV 399 SPAN 400 ,401 OR
SPNV 401 SPAN 402 ,403 OR SPNV 403 SPAN 404
TO 432 ,433 OR SPNV 433 SPAN 434 TO 440 ,441
OR SPNV 441 SPAN 442 TO 447 ,448 OR SPNV 448
SPAN 449 OR SPNV 449 SPAN 450 OR SPNV 450
SPAN 451 TO 472 ,473 OR SPNV 473
TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
3) Study Areas Requirement
- 4) Traditions & Cultures - List 1
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: AFAS 122 ,222 ,300 ANTH 205 ,206 ,315
OR ANTV 315 ANTH 423 OR ANTV 423 ANTH 432 ,
ANTH 451A,451B ARH 112 ,339 CHN 142 ,174 ,275 ,
CHN 276 CLAS 150 ,230 ,334 EAS 120 ,150
ENGL 278 FREN 245 ,249 ,453 GEOG 369 ,413
HIST 190 ,270 ,468A,468B,474A TO 474C,489 JPN 144 ,
JPN 220 ,245 ,272 JUS 372A,372B LING 210
MUS 334 ,344 NES 140 ,170 ,171 ,172 ,277A,277B,
NES 334 ,496O POL 270 ,441 ,464 ,468 RELI 120
TRAD 101
- 5) Traditions & Cultures - List 2
Note: only designated sections of TRAD 104 satisfy this
requirement; see an Office of Academic Services Advisor
for approved list.
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ARCH 101 ,324 ,334 ARH 117 ,118
CCLS 125 CLAS 220 ,221 ENGL 150A,150B,250 ,251A
TO 251C F A 207 ,307 ,317 HIST 101 ,102 ,103 ,
HIST 106 ,107 ,160 ,161 ,368 ,369 HUMS 250A TO
HUMS 250D ITAL 230A,230B JUS 377 PHIL 121 ,122 ,
PHIL 123 TRAD 102 ,103 ,104
- 6) Biological and Physical Sciences
NEEDS: 2 SETS
SELECT FROM: ANTH 364 OR ANTV 364 ASTR 100 ,201 ,
ASTR 202 ,203 ,204 ATMO 171 & 171L BIOC 105B
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: CHEM 101A,102A
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 1 SET
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: CHEM 105A,106A
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: CHEM 101B,102B
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103B,104B
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: CHEM 105B,106B
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 2 SETS
SELECT FROM: ECOL 105R & 105L,182 ,206 ENTO 205
GEOG 103A,220 ,240 GEOS 101 & 103 ,102 & 104 ,
GEOS 110 & 103 ,112 & 103 ,210 ,212 ,218 ,220
HWR 101A,101B,201 ,203 MCB 181R & 181L MIC 205R
& 205L MSE 257 & 258 NATS 101 ,102 ,104 ,105
NRSC 282 PHIL 305 PHYS 101
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 1 SET
SELECT FROM: PHYS 102 & 181 ,131 ,141 ,151
- OR) Biological and Physical Sciences (cont.)
NEEDS: 1 SET
SELECT FROM: PHYS 103 & 182 ,132 ,142 ,142H,152
PL S 101 & 102 PSIO 220 PTYS 105A,106 ,107 &
PTYS 109L,206 RA M 222 SP H 261 ,262 SWES 105
& 106 UNIV 105 ,106 WFSC 225
- 7) Individuals, Societies and Institutions - 9 units from
at least two departments.
NEEDS: 9.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: AFAS 220 ,307 ,344 AGTM 380 AIS 100 ,
AIS 450 ANTH 101 ,102 ,110 ,202 ,207 ,249 ,303
OR ANTV 303 ANTH 307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 311 OR
ANTV 311 ANTH 316 ,319 OR ANTV 319 ANTH 406
OR ANTV 406 ANTH 409 OR ANTV 409 ANTH 479 ,
ANTH 490 AREC 242 ,350 ,375 ASTR 320 ATMO 336
CCLS 230 CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 ,330 ,335 ,360 ,362
ECON 200 ,201A,210 ,371 ENGR 105 GEOG 102A,102B,
GEOG 106 ,305 ,360 ,379 ,411 ,412 ,456 ,461 ,464 ,
GEOG 488 GEOS 346 ,346H GER 274 HIST 236 ,245 ,
HIST 253 ,254 ,271 ,351 ,361 ,374 ,489 HUMS 245 ,
HUMS 260 ,371A,371B INDV 101 ,102 ,103 ITAL 330D
JOUR 151 ,439 ,470 JPN 402 LING 101 ,210 ,320 ,
LING 425 POL 201 ,206 ,230 ,242 ,247 ,250 ,330 ,
POL 332 ,334 ,321 ,322 ,437 OR POLV 437 POL 447 ,
POL 448 OR POLV 448 PSYC 101 ,216 ,360 OR
PSYV 360 PSYC 376 ,384 RELI 225 SOC 101 ,150 ,
SOC 160 ,161 ,313 ,324 ,450 ,467 W S 100 ,200
- 8) Arts and Literature - Art
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ARE 130 ARH 201 ,202 ART 101 ,102 ,
ART 103 ,104 ,203 ARH 110 ,112 CLAS 300
DNC 100 ,112A TO 112C,143 ,144A TO 144C,152A TO
DNC 152C,175 ,176A,176B,201A,240A,240B,241A,241B,
DNC 244A,244B ENGL 209 ,210 ,248B,449B HUMS 295Q
M AR 200 ,336 MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,120A,
MUS 200B TO 200S,201A TO 201L,202A TO 202M,231 ,
MUS 237 ,328 ,344 ,360 ,400B TO 400S,401 TO 401L,
MUS 402 TO 402M T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336
- 9) Arts and Literature - Literature
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: AFAS 230 ,306 CHN 429 CLAS 342 ,346 ,
CLAS 348 ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,248A,260 ,261 ,265 ,
ENGL 267 ,270 ,278 ,300 ,310 OR ENGV 310
ENGL 351A,351B,380 OR ENGV 380 ENGL 416 ,419B OR
ENGV 419B ENGL 424 OR ENGV 424 ENGL 426 ,431A
OR ENGV 431A ENGL 431B OR ENGV 431B ENGL 444 ,
ENGL 449A,458A,465 FREN 280 ,282 ,283 ,284
GER 272 ,275 ,276 ,277 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,
GER 379 ,455 HUMS 340 ,365 ,370 ,420 ,454
ITAL 240 ,250A TO 250D,330B JPN 310 PHIL 238
PRS 350 RSSS 210 RUSS 250A,330 RSSS 340 ,350
SPAN 111 ,212 ,214 ,435 ,445 T AR 238 ,336
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Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity
- 1) One course must be from:
SELECT FROM: AFAS 122 ,220 ,306 ,307 ,344 AIS 100 ,
AIS 450 ANTH 202 ,206 ,303 OR ANTV 303
ANTH 316 ,319 OR ANTV 319 ANTH 406 OR
ANTV 406 ANTH 490 ARH 339 CCLS 125 ,230
CHN 429 CLAS 330 ,362 ENGL 248A,248B,340 ,365 ,
ENGL 370 ,420 ,454 ITAL 330B JPN 402 LING 210 ,
LING 320 ,425 MAS 180 MUS 109 NES 140
PA 221 POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,464 PSYC 216
RELI 225 SOC 150 ,160 ,161 ,324 ,450 ,467
TRAD 101 W S 100 ,200
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Media Arts Advanced Standing
Qualification for Media Arts Advanced Standing requires a
cumulative GPA of 2.5, and completion of the following:
1) Credit for 56 units with a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
- 2) Core Courses - select 4 courses.
SELECT FROM: M AR 200 ,201 ,203 ,210
- 3) The English Composition requirement listed above - .
select 2 courses.
- 4) The Mathematics requirement listed above -
select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: **** ****
- 5) The Second Language requirement listed above -
select 1 course.
- 6) 4 units from the Biological and Physical Sciences
requirement listed above.
NEEDS: 4.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: **** ****
- 7) 3 units from the Individuals, Societies and
Institutions requirement listed above.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: **** ****
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Media Arts Pre-Major Courses
- 1) Complete 1 course in oral or written communication
selected in consultation with your advisor.
SELECT FROM: ADVR 101 ,301
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Media Arts Major
The Media Arts Major requires a minimum of 60 units.
--> NEEDS: 60.00 UNITS 2 SUB-REQTS.
- 1) Core Courses - select 16 courses.
SELECT FROM: M AR 200 ,201 ,203 ,210 ,297A,304 ,305 ,
M AR 306 ,311 ,314 ,315 ,362 ,371 ,397A,401 ,498A
- 2) Complete 13 hours media arts electives.
NEEDS: 13.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: M AR 102 ,252
SELECT FROM: M AR ****
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Second Major
A second major is optional.
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Optional Minor
A minor is optional. Select in consultation with your
major advisor. Adjustments must be approved by the minor
department.
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Additional Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include general
elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses
from other institutions. Consult with your advisor to
determine if courses listed in this section may be used
to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your
degree program.
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Excluded Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include
non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in
progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,
withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and
audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or
better are transferable to UA.
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