Creative Media at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Overview The Creative Media program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers a core curriculum and electives in three tracks: Digital Cinema, Computer Animation, and Critical Studies. To ensure that students in the Bachelor of Arts program satisfy ACM learning objectives in Critical Thinking, Writing, History & Aesthetics, Technical Skills of Digital Story Telling, Creativity, and ResponsibilityStudent learning objectives Students have the flexibility to design an individual academic program around a core of ACM courses and electives, as well as electives from a variety of UHM departments offering courses in film studies, digital design, and technology. ACM stresses the interdisciplinary nature of media production and studies within an Arts & Sciences Foundation. Students work in close consultation with faculty to develop an academically and personally meaningful and rigorous interdisciplinary program that reflects the development of academic, technical, creative and critical thinking skills.Professional skillsKnowledge of professional/industry standards, practice, and protocols in technical production and in the general economics of mainstream and independent productionDevelopment of multiple techniques and technical skills in visual and cinematic productionIn addition to increasing their foundational knowledge and expressive skills through writing, ACM students are introduced to the various and myriad techniques, technologies and economics required of professionals in digital media production. Regardless of their track or sequence, all students learn the essentials of composing a scene, lighting, sound, direction, and editing. Students learn the fundamentals of the business and economic foundations of the media production industry and the producing responsibilities of image creators. Whether they plan a career in media production or not, they learn the technological and human skills and protocols of telling stories on the screen – valuable not only for self-expression but also for careers involving public presentations and the creation of media images. Students realize technologies will change, and they will need to adapt to an ever-changing technological landscape, but that they understand and can apply the theories and techniques regardless of the change in technological tools I want to find another Bachelor Course

The Creative Media program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is designed as active learning laboratories where students immediately apply theoretical concepts and professional practice to their work.