RTA School of Media: New Media (BFA)

Bachelor's degree

In Toronto (Canada)

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Toronto (Canada)

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Design interactive media and develop a creative voice to define and generate the future of media art and technology: apps or data visualizations; audio production, user experience design or social media marketing; artwork exhibition; or web, gaming and mobile development. You may work as a UX designer, producer, product designer, social media specialist, or content designer. Or, pursue graduate studies in communication, interactive arts or inclusive design.

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Location

Start date

Toronto (Canada)
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Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Discover your creative potential by learning to fuse emerging technologies with artistic practice. This program, part of the RTA School of Media, provides a foundation in interaction design and media theory, programming, video and sound production, art history, digital fabrication and contemporary art. Bring your creativity to life - creating robots, wearables, interactive videos, games, kinetic sculptures and art installations. Access creative technology and cutting-edge facilities like the Makerspace, Fab Lab, and the Transmedia Zone, an incubator for storytelling and creative entrepreneurship. Connect with global creators and tap into the industry through collaborations with TIFF Bell Lightbox, the Ontario Science Centre and more. Gain global perspectives through boot camps in Los Angeles and New York.

Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
A minimum grade of 70% or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred).

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Art
  • Communication Training
  • Media
  • New Media
  • Production
  • Sound Production
  • Interactive Storytelling
  • Technology
  • Identity
  • Creativity

Course programme

1st Semester
  • Introduction to Media Theory and Practice
  • Digital Media Production I
  • Sound Production
  • Creative Processes - New Media
2nd Semester
  • Video Art Production
  • New Media Art History
  • Experiential Media/Interdisciplinary Practice
  • Intro to Computational Arts
  • Intro to Experience Design
3rd Semester
  • Interactive Storytelling
  • Intro to Tangible Media
  • Technology, Identity and Creativity
4th Semester
  • Contemporary Strategies in New Media
5th Semester
  • Public Practice
6th Semester
  • Studio Practice
  • Media for Social Change
7th Semester
  • New Media Thesis Project
8th Semester
  • New Media Thesis Project
  • New Media Master Class

Additional information

Tuition and Fees 2020/2021

Domestic Fees Range: $7,046 - $7,814
International Fees Range: $28,638 - $29,611

RTA School of Media: New Media (BFA)

Price on request