Media Arts

Alberta University of the Arts

Canada, Calgary

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Alberta University of the Arts

Canada , Calgary

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

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Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesJuly-2022

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Media Arts

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Media Arts The Media Arts program focuses on interactivity and time-based art, with students employing mechanical, electrical, and digital media skills, elements of performance art, and critical thinking to produce their work. Program description Through interactivity, students create a dialogue between both physical and virtual art objects and their audiences through technology and mechanical intervention. Whether the art acts upon the audience, the audience acts upon the art, or a new, reciprocal relationship emerges, the interplay between art and audience creates new experiences and meaning. Students learn to use sensors, circuits, mechanical devices, programming, and a variety of software to produce physical and virtual objects and environments, installations, and performances. Students also explore time-based art. Incorporating video, film, sound, performance art, multimedia and other media, time-based art revolves around the expressive use of technology and the body in exploring the human experience. Students learn a variety of technology, techniques, strategies, theory, and conceptual tools useful for creating successful time-based art projects. First-year students explore the role of media and digital technology in contemporary culture and its implications for making art. They are introduced to video, audio, motion graphics, and basic electronics, and acquire fundamental digital skills. Second-year students are introduced to digital media arts, discovering programming, web-based art, and patch-based programming, and are exposed to software applications, techniques, and digital media artists. They continue to acquire video, audio, and motion graphic production skills, as well as how to control a wide range of devices through sensors and triggers. Third-year students learn how to establish a personal practice and portfolio in media arts. As they deepen their understanding of sound art, video art, interactivity, computational art, and media production, they also explore artistic voice and point of view, constructing conscious, defined relationships with audiences, and examine the role and process of practice-led research to provide depth and context for artistic expression. Students gain an understanding of the roles each of these factors plays in defining a body of independently drive work rather than assignment-based production. In the fourth year, students learn how to establish artistic, conceptual, and technical style at a professional level, and undertake major research and media work that incorporates the tools, theory, and information acquired in previous courses. They produce shows, lead critiques, and conduct presentations and discussions that explore, evaluate and extrapolate from their own personal work and that of contemporary practitioners. As they build on the knowledge and skills developed in their previous years of study, fourth year students achieve the competencies and confidence for professional art practice. Media Arts at AUArts prepares you with: Skills, competencies, and confidence for a career as a practicing artist Foundation for a career in other arts related fields; Strong foundation for graduate education Programming, software, and interactive fundamentals suited for game, web, and interactive experience design Media, narrative, and software fundamentals suited for work in motion pictures, media, animation, and audio design Critical evaluation, creative problem-solving, synthesis, team-work and collaboration, and written and oral communication skills generally missing from any other form of education

Requirements

Entry Requirements

International applicants are evaluated on the basis of equivalency of an Alberta high school diploma and a minimum of 60% in the final year of study. All final transcripts must be forwarded directly from the applicant's educational institution to AUArts' Admissions Office by August 1. All transcripts issued in a language other than English must be accompanied by notarized English translations.
English Language Proficiency
Portfolio of visual artwork – 12 pieces
Statement of Intent – up to 500 words

English Program Requirements

To be accepted into AUArts’s Bachelors Degree program, you’ll need to demonstrate proficiency in English by meeting one of the following requirements:

Successful completion of at least two years of full-time instruction in a high school where English is the language of instruction, including a passing grade in a grade 12 English course or equivalent.
Successful completion of one year of full-time instruction (18 credits) at a post-secondary institution where English is the language of instruction, including at least one transferrable English course in composition or literature.
A score of 83 or higher on an official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) on the Internet-based test (iBT), with a minimum score of 20 in each of the four testing sections, or 220 on the computer-based test (CBT). TOEFL institution code is 0595.
A score of 70 or higher on the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) assessment, or a score of 70 or higher on the computer edition (CAEL CE)
A score of 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Test (IELTS).
A score of 110 or higher on the Duolingo English Test.

How to Apply

The ApplyAlberta system will allow you to create a profile with your personal information and academic history. This information is filled in automatically on your application(s) to Alberta post-secondary institutions.

You will need the following:

A MyAlberta Digital ID. You will be prompted to create a MyAlberta Digital ID if you do not already have one.
Your Alberta Student Number (ASN). If you have applied to or attended a school or post-secondary institution in Alberta, you will already have an ASN. To find your ASN, you can use the ASN Lookup service. If you do not have an ASN, the ApplyAlberta system will assign one to you.
Names of all high schools and post-secondary institutions you have attended or are currently attending.
High school courses and marks (for currently enrolled Canadian students only).
A credit card or other accepted method of payment will be necessary to pay any application fees charged by the institution(s).