The Bachelor of Arts is a liberal arts degree program for students with multiple interests. The eMAD BA provides a groundwork in New Media with an emphasis on the potential of computer-related media as an art form. Students graduate from the eMAD bachelor of arts program prepared for a wide variety of career positions in new media art.

Classes are taught in our well-equipped Mac-based eMAD studio classroom; students also have 24-hour access to the Leo Block Digital Art Student Studio.

eMAD also comprises one third of the interdisciplinary Digital Media Studies program. Students pursuing the B.A. degree will also complete either a minor or a second major.

Any student admitted to D.U. may be a BA eMAD major without submitting a portfolio. However, it is to the prospective student's advantage to submit a portfolio when applying to DU. The portfolio is used by the School of Art & Art History to encourage the Office of Admissions to accept the strongest artists and to award art scholarships.

Course work in the major is limited to 60 hours and either a double major or a minor is required. A minimum of 30 hours in the major must be taken on campus at DU.

The 60 credits in eMAD that go toward the BA art degree:

Major Course Requirements

• - 16 credits in Art Foundations: 2D Approaches, 3D Approaches, Drawing, and Concepts.
• - 12 credits in Art History: Survey I, Survey II, plus one Non-Western Art History class.
• - 32 credits in eMAD: Eight eMAD classes with at least two classes at the 3000 level

Credit earned with less than a “C-” grade cannot be applied toward fulfillment of a major or minor. Of the 183 credits required for the BA degree, a minimum of 75 credit hours must be upper division (2000-3000 level).

Minor or Double Major Requirements

• - 50 to 63 Credits in either a minor or a second major
• - The BA student must complete either a minor or a second major.

University Requirements

• 60 to 72 credits in lower and upper division requirements.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts eMAD degree is for students looking to enter the exciting new fields of New Media-based fine art as professional upon graduation, or continue their studies in a new media based Master's of Fine Arts program. The eMAD BFA program provides intensive training in visual principles, critical approaches, the use of computers and digital arts software, and professional fine arts practices. While preparing students for a professional career in media arts, the program also caters to students pursuing an independent art life as exhibiting electronic media artists.

Students have 24-hour access to the Leo Block Digital Art Student Studio. B.F.A. students do not complete a second major, but they may take a minor outside of the School of Art and Art History. They participate in a group exhibition at the end of the senior year.

Admission to the BFA is by portfolio & application. See office for instructions.

The BFA Electronic Media Arts Design Major requires 110-135 credit hours in art, half of which must be taken at DU or with DU Faculty. Excess art credit will not count.

Major Course Requirements:

• - 20 credits in Art Foundations: 2D Approaches, 3D Approaches, Drawing, Concepts, and Open Media Studio
• - 20 credits in Art History: Survey I, Survey II, plus one Non-Western Art History class, a Modern or Contemporary Art History Class, plus one other Art History class
• - 48 credits in eMAD
• - 34 to 59 credits: eMAD, Art History or Studio Electives

Credit earned with less than a “C-” grade cannot be applied toward the major or minor. The overall GPA in the major must be at least 3.0

Of the 189 credit hours required for the BFA degree, a minimum of 75 credit hours must be upper division (2000-3000 level).

A student may register for a maximum of 10 independent study credits.

At least one quarter of a language class is required even if a student tests out of 1-3 quarters of language.

A minor is not required, but may be completed in any area outside the SAAH.