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what is New_Media?
New media is humans playing, breaking, learning, building, fixing, and innovating with technology in search of new forms of communication, art and entertainment. It's anything, you make it – it's everything, you create it. New media is YOU experimenting with the power and mysterious possibilities of technology.
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web & Interactive Design
If you decide to follow the web + interactive track, prepare to have your mind blown! We blend big ideas with web design, interactivity and a splash of performance art. You will learn how to create, code, and publish content for any device while mastering HTML5 and CSS3 with a touch of javascript thrown in.
If you are as passionate as we are about creating interactive experiences by fusing the digital world of technology and web design with the physical world and art performance, come join us!
Software Used
photoshop + illustrator + html + css + javascript + brackets + dreamweaver + max msp jitter
Suggested 4_year Plan
To help you get started on this collegiate adventure of New Media, we have put together a suggested 4-year plan that charts out the required classes and prerequisites involved in a New Media major focusing on Web and interactive design. To read detailed course descriptions click here.
cumulative total_hrs: 122
Freshman Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_101 | 4 |
| lang_120 | 4 |
| la_178 | 3 |
| sci_perspective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| math_167 | 4 |
| nm_142 (WI) | 4 |
| hum_124 | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
sophomore Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| csci_182 | 3 |
| nm_344 (WI and NM electives) | 3 |
| hum_214 | 4 |
| foreign_lang 1 | 3 |
| total_hrs | 18 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| nm_144 (DI and NM elective) | 4 |
| foreign_lang 2 | 3 |
| phys_101/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 15 |
Junior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_222 (ARTS) | 4 |
| nm_320 | 4 |
| hum_324 | 4 |
| phys_102/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_330 or 420 | 4 |
| csci_344 or 346 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
Senior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_elective | 4 |
| hum_414 or lsic_479 | 4 |
| hwp_152/ 153/ 154/ 155 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_438 | 2 |
| nm_490 | 2 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 13 |
* Students in all New Media tracks MUST TAKE: nm_101, nm_231, nm_251, nm_281, nm_222, nm_438, and nm_490
* 14 hours REQUIRED outside of major: one course from csci_181 or csci_182; csci_344 or csci_346; math_167 or stat_185, or higher level MATH or STAT; and either phys_101 and phys_121 or phys_102 and phys_122
* Students are required to satisfy the DI and WI requirements from within the major. Course options are listed on the above schedules.
* Satisfactory completion of nm_438 with a grade of C or better domonstrates oral competency. Completetion of nm_490 with a grade of C or better domonstrates major and computer competency.
Computer Animation
Our New Media's animation program was designed to prepare you for a career in this ever-changing field. You will continue to expand your artistic abilities and maybe learn some new tricks in 2-d and 3-d modeling, compositing, rendering, and rigging all with the latest software and technology at your disposal and that's just the beginning. Come check it out!
Software Used
maya + mudbox + 3ds max + flash + toonboom
Suggested 4_year Plan
To help you get started on this collegiate adventure of New Media, we have put together a suggested 4-year plan that charts out the required classes and prerequisites involved in a New Media major focusing on Web and interactive design. To read detailed course descriptions click here.
cumulative total_hrs: 122
Freshman Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_101 | 4 |
| lang_120 | 4 |
| la_178 | 3 |
| sci_perspective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| math_167 | 4 |
| nm_142 (WI) | 4 |
| hum_124 | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
sophomore Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| csci_182 | 3 |
| nm_344 (WI and NM electives) | 3 |
| hum_214 | 4 |
| foreign_lang 1 | 3 |
| total_hrs | 18 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| nm_144 (DI and NM elective) | 4 |
| foreign_lang 2 | 3 |
| phys_101/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 15 |
Junior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_222 (ARTS) | 4 |
| nm_310 | 4 |
| hum_324 | 4 |
| phys_102/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_410 | 4 |
| csci_344 or 346 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
Senior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_elective | 4 |
| hum_414 or lsic_479 | 4 |
| hwp_152/ 153/ 154/ 155 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_438 | 2 |
| nm_490 | 2 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 13 |
* Students in all New Media tracks MUST TAKE: nm_101, nm_231, nm_251, nm_281, nm_222, nm_438, and nm_490
* 14 hours REQUIRED outside of major: one course from csci_181 or csci_182; csci_344 or csci_346; math_167 or stat_185, or higher level MATH or STAT; and either phys_101 and phys_121 or phys_102 and phys_122
* Students are required to satisfy the DI and WI requirements from within the major. Course options are listed on the above schedules.
* Satisfactory completion of nm_438 with a grade of C or better domonstrates oral competency. Completetion of nm_490 with a grade of C or better domonstrates major and computer competency.
video Art & Design
In the video art + design track here at UNC Asheville you learn the skills of the industry from the ground up. This program is all about hands-on-experience. You’ll learn the preproduction process: creating story and scripts, to the production process: shooting, lighting, recording audio, and finally the post-production process: cutting, rearranging, and enhancing footage, recording and editing additional dialogue, sound effects, music, as well as adding visual effects and titles.
All that to say there's a world of experience waiting for you here! Apply and begin your journey toward a career in video.
Software used
final cut pro + after effects + premiere pro + max msp jitter
Suggested 4_year Plan
To help you get started on this collegiate adventure of New Media, we have put together a suggested 4-year plan that charts out the required classes and prerequisites involved in a New Media major focusing on Web and interactive design. To read detailed course descriptions click here.
cumulative total_hrs: 122
Freshman Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_101 | 4 |
| lang_120 | 4 |
| la_178 | 3 |
| sci_perspective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| math_167 | 4 |
| nm_142 (WI) | 4 |
| hum_124 | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
sophomore Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| csci_182 | 3 |
| nm_344 (WI and NM electives) | 3 |
| hum_214 | 4 |
| foreign_lang 1 | 3 |
| total_hrs | 18 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| nm_144 (DI and NM elective) | 4 |
| foreign_lang 2 | 3 |
| phys_101/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 15 |
Junior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_222 (ARTS) | 4 |
| nm_elective | 4 |
| hum_324 | 4 |
| phys_102/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_350 | 4 |
| csci_344 or 346 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
Senior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_450 (DI) | 4 |
| hum_414 or lsic_479 | 4 |
| hwp_152/ 153/ 154/ 155 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_438 | 2 |
| nm_490 | 2 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 13 |
* Students in all New Media tracks MUST TAKE: nm_101, nm_231, nm_251, nm_281, nm_222, nm_438, and nm_490
* 14 hours REQUIRED outside of major: one course from csci_181 or csci_182; csci_344 or csci_346; math_167 or stat_185, or higher level MATH or STAT; and either phys_101 and phys_121 or phys_102 and phys_122
* Students are required to satisfy the DI and WI requirements from within the major. Course options are listed on the above schedules.
* Satisfactory completion of nm_438 with a grade of C or better domonstrates oral competency. Completetion of nm_490 with a grade of C or better domonstrates major and computer competency.
mix it up/dual focus
This is a dual focus track that blends the courses.
Why settle when you can have it all? It's understandable if you can't bring yourself to pick just one of these tracks, we get it. So why not double up and experiment with your own creative blend that fits your skill and interest? Try Animation/Video Art + Design or Web + Interactive/Video Art + Design. Here at UNCA, new media can be anything you make it!
Software used
photoshop + illustrator + html + css + javascript + brackets + dreamweaver + max msp jitter + final cut pro + after effects + premiere pro + maya + mudbox + 3ds max + flash + toonboom
Suggested 4_year Plan
To help you get started on this collegiate adventure of New Media, we have put together a suggested 4-year plan that charts out the required classes and prerequisites involved in a New Media major focusing on web and interactive design. To read detailed course descriptions click here.
cumulative total_hrs: 122
Freshman Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_101 | 4 |
| lang_120 | 4 |
| la_178 | 3 |
| sci_perspective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| math_167 | 4 |
| nm_142 (WI) | 4 |
| hum_124 | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
sophomore Year
|
+ Fall |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| csci_182 | 3 |
| nm_344 (WI and NM electives) | 3 |
| hum_214 | 4 |
| foreign_lang 1 | 3 |
| total_hrs | 18 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_231, 251 or 281 | 4 |
| nm_144 (DI and NM elective) | 4 |
| foreign_lang 2 | 3 |
| phys_101/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 15 |
Junior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_222 (ARTS) | 4 |
| nm_elective | 4 |
| hum_324 | 4 |
| phys_102/lab | 4 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_350 | 4 |
| csci_344 or 346 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 16 |
Senior Year |
|
|---|---|
|
+ Fall |
|
| nm_450 (DI) | 4 |
| hum_414 or lsic_479 | 4 |
| hwp_152/ 153/ 154/ 155 | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 14 |
|
+ Spring |
|
|---|---|
| nm_438 | 2 |
| nm_490 | 2 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| elective | 3 |
| total_hrs | 13 |
* Students in all New Media tracks MUST TAKE: nm_101, nm_231, nm_251, nm_281, nm_222, nm_438, and nm_490
* 14 hours REQUIRED outside of major: one course from csci_181 or csci_182; csci_344 or csci_346; math_167 or stat_185, or higher level MATH or STAT; and either phys_101 and phys_121 or phys_102 and phys_122
* Students are required to satisfy the DI and WI requirements from within the major. Course options are listed on the above schedules.
* Satisfactory completion of nm_438 with a grade of C or better domonstrates oral competency. Completetion of nm_490 with a grade of C or better domonstrates major and computer competency.
faq
What can I do with a nm_degree?
You can
do anything you want... no really!
join the cia!
be a film director.
design websites.
create interactive interfaces for hospitals.
build virtual reality environments.
start a revolution.
be a coder.
work from anywhere on your laptop.
be in politics.
brand the next president!
be a digital editor.
become a youtube sensation.
work for Pixar.
start your own production company.
work a camera.
create music videos.
design user interface for surgeons.
make big bucks as a creative director.
be a graphic designer.
do research.
visualize data.
change the world.
create hilarious super bowl ads.
brand anybody or anything!
start your own agency.
be an educator.
...whatever it is
do it.
attitude is everything
Having the right attitude is key to thriving in the creative industry. Master these skills below and you will succeed! The first five were taken from this great article originally posted on AIGA.org, an incredible resource for aspiring designers/artists.
1. Be a pro-active doer
If you don't know what to do or find yourself stuck (which will often be the case when you're new in a job or just starting out in your career) ask someone who can give you the right answer.
2. Be a problem solver
Your drive to find the best solution should always carry you through this stage of any brief, especially when you feel you've exhausted all possible creative avenues.
3. Be an attentive listener
Design for the clients' needs, not what you think their needs are.
4. Be a passionate learner
As this desire to grow develops into action and learning, you become more valuable and, in turn, are delivering higher standards of work.
5. Be grateful
A small shift in perspective like this will not only have employers drawn to you, but you will begin to love challenges and have more energy in your approaches.
6. do what you're afraid to do
if the projects your involved in and the clients you're going after don't scare you, then push harder and aim higher.
7. enjoy it, it'll be over soon
It may seem like an eternity when you're up against a creative block but don't forget to enjoy that part of the process too – you'll find the gold!
Our_Story
We are an educational science experiment – a fusion of artist, designer, and computer scientist – and we've had very successful results. Check out where some of our alumni are now.
Our_Belief
“Experimentation is relevant to any discipline but particularly New Media because it's new, so how are you going to know what's possible unless you play and break things to see how it works”
Curt Cloninger, Professor of New Media at UNC Asheville
your_story?
typical graduate's portfolio
A graduate from UNCA New Media will leave with a diverse portfolio covering a wide array of concepts and skills. You will get the experience of experimentation across multiple disciplines, technological devices and software.
Projects Completed by student on Web + interactive design track
This Graduate's Portfolio lists all works completed by a student while at UNCA in the New Media program focusing in web & Interactive Design
- Experimental animated gif collage displayed as a scrolling webpage
- Responsive website featuring a non-linear experience
- Full length pilot episode for a mock show
- Interactive web-based instrument in the form of a website
- Narrative short film
- Mythical creature/character design
- Short stop-motion film
- Animated-type driven narrative short
- Produced/edited a music video
- Developed personal brand including a logo
- Abstract film
- Poster design
- 3-d animated short film
- Web application/tool that used a public api
- Developed a 2-d character
- 3-d fantasy environment modeled, textured, and lit in Maya
Projects Completed by student on Computer Animation track
This Graduate's Portfolio lists all works completed by a student while at UNCA in the New Media program focusing in computer animation.
- Music video
- Promotional video using type animation
- Custom 2-d character development
- Narrative short film
- Experimental web-based scrolling collage built out of custom animated gifs
- A collection of fine art pieces disassembled and animated into gifs that reveal the power of manipulation via digital media
- Custom mythical creature
- Interactive musical interface website
- 3-d animated short film
- Logo for freelance animation business
- Stop-motion film
- Abstract film
- Web application using an api that evaluates the sentiment of text and website urls
- 3-d post-apocalyptic environment
- Fully developed 3-d character with rigging
- 3-d post-apocalyptic environment
- Computer animated film using custom character and environment
Projects Completed by student on Video art + design track
This Graduate's Portfolio lists all works completed by a student while at UNCA in the New Media program focusing in video art and design.
- Designed a concert poster for National touring band
- Promoted an idea with video hinged on type-animation
- A collection of fine art pieces disassembled and animated into gifs that reveal the power of manipulation via digital media
- Created a 2-d character with a world and history
- Online collage with scrolling page of animated gifs
- Created a musical interface with html/css on the web
- 3-d animated narrative film
- Live action narrative short film
- Abstract film
- Personal demo/sizzle reel
- Stop-motion film
- Music video
- Modeled a 3-d Lord of the Rings environment in maya with textures and lighting
- Responsive website featuring a non-linear experience that demonstrates the mystery of memory through interactivity
- Director/editor of a pilot episode for a Independent Show
- Custom 2-d mythical creature
Projects Completed by student on dual focus track - Interactive + Video
This Graduate's Portfolio lists all works completed by a student while at UNCA in the New Media program focusing in both web and interactive design and video art and design.
- Custom mythical creature
- Promotional video using type animation
- Personal logo and portfolio site
- Responsive website featuring a non-linear experience that demonstrates the mystery of memory through interactivity
- Director of an episode for a Independent Pilot Show
- A collection of fine art pieces disassembled and animated into gifs that reveal the power of manipulation via digital media
- Interactive musical interface website
- 3-d modeled, computer animated short film
- Music video
- Abstract film
- Interactive MAX MSP live video editing system
- Experimental web-based scrolling collage built out of custom animated gifs
- Pitch deck template
- Live art performance Max patch that interacts with sound to create visuals
- Stop-motion film
- T-shirt design
- Web application using an api that evaluates the sentiment of text and website urls
- Created custom font/typeface that was offered online as a free download
- Realistic 3-d environment modeled, textured, and lighting in Maya
- Narrative short film
- Developed one-page website for recruitment office of UNCA to introduce New Media to prospective students
- Designed and build Official UNC Asheville New Media Department Website
create the life you want
Learn more at nm.unca.edu
location
unc asheville is located in the mountains of Asheville, NC, and has partnered with incredible creative companies in the area including Moog Music Inc, Bob Moog Foundation, The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. Yes, the diverse spirit of new media lives here.
Contact
New Media is all about asking questions and searching for answers, and when you can't find any answers you create one. Get in touch if you have questions.