2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Immersive Media & Mixed Reality Major

CIP Code

09.9999

BA in Immersive Media & Mixed Reality

In the Immersive Media & Mixed Reality degree, students learn to communicate effectively with the latest in immersive media. Working in our NeXReality Lab, students prepare for creative careers in the emerging field of interactive communication.

The interdisciplinary immersive media & mixed reality (IMMR) degree program provides an exceptional opportunity to combine new forms of artistic expression, creative technology and innovative approaches to media management. 

This program aims to open up possibilities, raise questions and engage with human creativity. The fundamental philosophy of the program is to inspire digital expression to enhance human experience through the interconnections among people, new media arts and emerging technologies of communication.

Practical work merges technology with creativity, providing opportunities for collaboration in the following areas: 

VR/AR/XR creation
Animation and special effects
Interactive media design
Artificial intelligence
Electronic music
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Social media management;
and Physical computing

Required Courses:

Two CM History/Theory Electives 6 credits
Two CM Production Electives 6 credits
CM 101Introduction to Media Culture

3

CM 102Introduction to Media Production

3

CM 253Digital Culture

3

CM 280Immersive Media Production

3

CM 301Advanced Seminar in Communication

3

CM 391Lab Practicum

3

CM 397Senior Project I

3

CM 398Senior Project II

3

Total Credit Hours:36

 

CONCENTRATIONS

Immersive media & mixed reality majors can choose between two concentrations:
INTERACTIVE FILMMAKING CONCENTRATION
CM 201Art of the Moving Image

3

CM 221Digital Film & Video Production I

3

CM 224Democratic Technologies

3

CM 276Digital Editing

3

or

CM 325Visual FX & Motion Graphics

3

CM 321Advanced Topics in Film & TV Production

3

Total Credit Hours:15
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & ANIMATION CONCENTRATION
AR 101Art in the Western World

3

or

AR 201Studies in Modern Art

3

AR 299Special Topics in Art

3

AR 225Design for the Web

3

AR 276Interactive 2D Animation

3

AR 280Interactive Motion Graphics

3

Total Credit Hours:15
AR 299 Visualization (3 credits) OR AR 299 Storyboarding (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 51