Entertainment and Technology

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Requirements

Description
The entertainment and technology concentration is for students who have completed a course of study that includes 18 credit hours of entertainment and technology history, theory and convergence. It certifies the student has had the training to analyze industry changes through time, to identify current industry trends and to develop likely entertainment and technology models and scenarios for the future.

Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
Course substitutions may be approved by an academic advisor in the Department of English.
All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
A minimum 6 upper division hours must be taken in courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Core 6 Hours

FMS 100 Introduction to Film, HU (3) (Required)

FMS 110 Introduction to New Media, L or HU (3)

FMS 200 Film History (L or HU) & H (3)

Upper Division 12 Hours Required

FMS 302 U.S. Media Now (3) (Prerequisites: FMS 100, ENG 101 and 102)

FMS 340 Contemporary American Film and Popular Culture, HU (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 or 108 with C or better; FMS 100 with C or better)

FMS 351 Emerging Digital Media (3) (Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 or 108 with C or better)

FMS 461 Film Theory and Criticism, HU (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105 or 108 with C or better; FMS 100 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only FMS 461 or SLC 440)

FMS 482 Techno-Entertainment Convergences (3) (Prerequisites; BA Film and Media Studies major or minor or BIS Film and Media Studies concentration; ENG 102 (or ENG 105 or 108) with C or better; FMS 100 with C or better)

IDS Core Course Information

All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.

Required Courses (9 credit hours):

IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None

IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area

Context courses (6 credit hours)

Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):

IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU

Application courses (3 credit hours)

Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):

IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
IDS 302: Integration Skills
IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
IDS 484: Elective Internship

Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu

How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa

Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.

YEAR

2016-17

CAMPUS

Tempe

ADVISING

Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464

Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380

Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall

Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering

Online
480-965-4464

DARS CODE

LAENTEMPH

COLLEGE/SCHOOL

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

CONCENTRATION CONTACT

480‐965‐3168
englishadvising@asu.edu
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