Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Media Arts

Please see the Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts.

For students attending classes at the Maricopa County Community Colleges and preparing to transfer to The University of Arizona, the following course work is recommended. A maximum of 72 units of community college credit may be applied to a bachelor’s degree program at The University of Arizona. Refer to The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog or contact the Department of Media Arts (621-7352) for additional information.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Media Arts is a limited enrollment, competitive admission degree program. Only 25 students per year will be admitted to the program. Portfolio review is held in the spring for admission in the following fall. Community college students who want to graduate with this degree are advised to transfer to The University of Arizona at the beginning of their sophomore year so they may: (1) take the 17 units of Media Arts core courses that are not offered at any Arizona community college and are required for upper-division standing (explained below); (2) take Media Arts 297a, BFA Portfolio, (1 unit), which is required as part of the application process for admission to the BFA degree.

All students, including transfer students, are required to have Advanced Standing for enrollment in all 300-400 level Department of Media Arts courses. Requirements for students to be admitted to Advanced Standing in M AR at The University of Arizona are:

1. Completion of at least 56 credits.
2. A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 based on completion of at least 12 units at The University of Arizona.
3. Completion of MAR core courses [200, 201a, 201b, 202 and 210].
4. Completion of selected general education requirements to include: ENGL 101 or 103h, ENGL 102 or 104h, MATH 117 or higher, four units of second language, three units of traditions and cultures, four units of science with lab and three units of individuals, societies and institutions. Where applicable, general education courses are to be Booklink-approved.

Transfer students who would otherwise qualify for Media Arts Advanced Standing except that they do not meet the requirement of having taken a minimum of 12 regularly graded units at The University of Arizona will be given provisional permission to enroll in upper-division media arts courses until they have completed this minimum. Thereafter, they must meet all of the regular provisions of the media arts Advanced Standing policy.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The following Maricopa County Community College courses transfer as M AR Departmental Elective Credit and may be applied to the major: JRN 212, THE 205; WST 209; HUM 211AD, 212, 213; VPT 110, 206, 208, 213; TCM 101, 108, 111, 120, 131, 131AA, 132, 133, 145, 201, 201AA, 211, 215, 232, 241, 245, 252, 280. Contact the Department of Media Arts (621-7352, departmental office: Harvill 226) for additional information about the BFA degree.

GENERAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES

ENGLISH--6 units

• ENG 101 or 107
• ENG 102 or 108

MATHEMATICS--3 units

• MAT 150 or 151 or 152

College algebra is the minimum mathematics requirement. One of the following higher level mathematics courses may be substituted:

• MAT 172, 182, 187, 212, 220, 221, 225, 227, 230, 231, 241

SECOND LANGUAGE--16 units
This requirement may be met by demonstrating proficiency in a single second language at the fourth semester level. Refer to Credit by Examination in The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog for additional information on ways in which proficiency may be demonstrated. Course work available at the Maricopa County Community Colleges includes the following. For Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese or Sign Language sequences, a placement test may be required to appropriately place students or to satisfy fourth semester proficiency.

• ARB 101, 102
• CHI 101, 102
• FRE 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
• GER 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
• GRK 101, 102
• HEB 101, 102, 201, 202
• ITA 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA
• JPN 101, 102, 201, 202
• LAT 101, 102, 201, 202
• POR 101, 102
• RUS 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA, 201, 202
• SLG 101, 102, 201, 202
• SPA 101 or 101AA or 103, 102 or 102AA or 104, 201 or 201AA, 202 or 202AA or 203 or 204

Note: If students select Arabic, Chinese, Greek or Portuguese, the intermediate level of study may be completed upon transfer to the UA.

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDY AREAS
One of the courses (identified with an * [asterisk] preceding the course number) must focus on gender, class, race or ethnicity.

TRADITIONS AND CULTURES--9 units total from List 1 and List 2

LIST 1 (Non-Western Traditions and Cultures) - complete one course from the following options:

• HIS 113, 114, 271, 272, 276, 277

LIST 2 (Western Traditions and Cultures) - complete a two-course sequence from the following options:

• Option 1 -- ARH 101, 102
• Option 2 -- HIS 100 or 101 and select one course from HIS 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 241, 242
• Option 3 -- HUM 103, 104, 108

BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES--8 units
This requirement is to be satisfied by completing courses which include laboratory work. Students are strongly encouraged to take either courses in the biological sciences or courses in the physical sciences when completing this requirement.

• Astronomy -- AST 101 and 102 or 111 and 113, 112 and 114
• Biology -- BIO 100 or 101 or 102, 105, 108, 109 and 110, 150, 160, 181, 182, 183, 201, 202, 205
• Chemistry -- CHM 130/130LL or 151/151LL, 152/152LL or 154/154LL, 230/230LL
• Geography -- GPH 111
• Geology -- GLG 101 and 103, 102 and 104, 110 and 111
• Physics -- PHY 101, 111, 112, 115 and 116

INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS--9 units from at least two areas

• Anthropology -- ASB 102, 222; ASM 101
• Geography -- GCU 141, 253
• History -- HIS *201, *203, *209, *294
• Mass Communications -- MCO 120
• Philosophy -- PHI 101 or 102, 105, 244
• Psychology -- PSY 101, *235, 250
• Religion -- REL 244
• Sociology -- SOC 101, *130, *140, *142, *253

ARTS--3 units

• ARH 100
• ART 105, 111, 112, 113, 115
• DAH 100
• DAN 131, 132, 134, 135, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 268
• MHL 141, 142, 145
• MTC 101
• MUP 150, 153, 160, 163, 181, 182, 288, 289
• THP 281

LITERATURE--3 units

• ENH 201, 202, 204, 254
• SPH 150, 151

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