SMU Creative Computing
 

I want to do BA in Creative Computing in Southern Methodist University so can you please provide me the details of the program?

Re: SMU Creative Computing
 

The School of the Arts of Southern Methodist University offers B.A. in Creative Computing program.

B.A. in Creative Computing

Creative computing is a highly interdisciplinary major that combines theory and methodology from computer science and engineering with aesthetic principles and creative practice from the arts.

The program is rigorous in its interdisciplinary integration, requiring students to pursue corecoursework in both the Lyle School of Engineering and the Meadows School of the Arts.

Study abroad is also highly recommended.

The program’s breadth enables students to target many different segments and professional opportunities within the digital economy, including software engineering, Web design, interactive design/development, mobile application development, 3-D modeling and animation, scientific visualization, and social media.

Graduates of the program will:

Be fully literate in at least one major programming language (Java, C/C++, etc.) and a secondary scripting language (JavaScript, Python, etc.), and will be capable of developing a fully functional software project from concept through deployment, including platform integration, installation, debugging and maintenance.

Be equally comfortable and competent applying creative and computational methods, approaches and processes in solving problems.

Have a conceptual, technical and aesthetic direction informing their creative development and research.

Be capable of bridging multiple disciplines and synthesizing original, technology-driven solutions.

Be capable of working across multiple segments of the digital economy in roles such as interactive designers and/or developers, creative technologists, software engineers, project managers, fine artists and entrepreneurs.

List of Creative Computation Courses -


Requirements for the Degree
Computing Fundamentals:

CSE 1341 Principles of Computer Science I
Or:
ASIM 1310 Art and Code I

CSE 1342 Programming Concepts
Or:
ASIM 3305 Art and Code II

CRCP 2330 Nand to Tetris

Creative Fundamentals
Three from the following: (Any 1000- or 2000-level courses in the Meadows School of the Arts may be substituted for up to 6 hours of the courses listed below, with adviser approval.)

ASCE 1300 Introduction to Ceramics
ASDR 1300 Introduction to Drawing
ASPH 1300 Basics of Photography
ASPR 3300 Printmaking Workshop
ASPT 1300 Introduction to Painting
ASSC 1300 Introduction to Sculpture
ENGL 2390 Introductory Creative Writing
FILM 1301 Art of Film and Media
FILM 1302 Media and Culture

Creative Computing

ASIM 1300 Creative Computation 1

Six from the following:

ASIM 1330 Responsive Arts I
ASIM 1340 Computational Sculpture
ASIM 2305 Video and Image for Performance/Real-time Visual Manipulation
ASIM 3305 Art and Code II
ASIM 3310 Computational Media Workshop (topic: International Digital Atelier)
ASIM 3320 Physical Computing
ASIM 5302 Intermedia Directed Studies
ASPH 3304 Digital Tools
ASPH 3390 Experimental Camera
5373 Introduction to CAD
CRCP 1330 Sound and Code
CRCP 1350 Art of 3-D Animation
Or:
CSE 5360 Introduction to 3-D Animation
CRCP 2310 Nature and Code
CRCP 2330 Nand to Tetris
CRCP 3310 Data: Narrative, Meaning, and Discovery
CRCP 3320 Postmodern Software Design
CSE 1319 Introduction to Digital Imaging
CSE 1331 Introduction to Web Programming
CSE 3345 Graphical User Interface Design/Implementation
CSE 5382 Computer Graphics
EE 1301 Modern Electronic Technology
EE 1322 Survey of Electrical and Electronic Devices
EE 5390 Mobile Phone Application Programming
FILM 1304 Production 1
FILM 3309 Multicam Production
FILM 3384 Film Audio
FILM 4304 New Media Distribution
FILM 4308 Post-Production Visual FX
FILM 4385 Advanced Sound Design
MSA 3310 Fundamentals of Audio and Sound
MSA 3330 Special Topics
(topics: creative visualization or synthesizing nature)
MUTH 4310 Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music
MUTH 4311 Advanced Topics in Music Technology
PHYS 3320 Physics of Music
PHYS 3340 Computational Physics
PHYS 1320 Musical Acoustics
THEA 2275 Technical Theatre Laboratory
THEA 2333 Technical Drawing for Theatre
THEA 3379, 3380 Computer-Assisted Design I, II

Math, Sciences and Engineering
Any courses within the math, sciences or engineering disciplines may be substituted for up to 6 credit hours of the courses listed below, with adviser approval.

One from the following:

MATH 3308 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
MATH 3353 Introduction to Linear Algebra
PHYS 1313 Fundamentals of Physics

At least 6 credit hours from the following:

CSE 2353 Discrete Computational Structures
CSE 2240 Assembly Language
ANTH 2315 Human Evolution
ANTH 2363 Introduction to Archaeology
BIOL 1303 Essentials of Biology
BIOL 1305 Our Natural Environment
BIOL 1308 Plant Biology
BIOL 1401, 1402 Introductory Biology
CHEM 1301 Chemistry for Liberal Arts
CHEM 1303, 1304 General Chemistry
GEOL 1301 Earth Systems
GEOL 1305 Oceanography
GEOL 1307 The Solar System
GEOL 1308 Evolution and Life History
GEOL 1313 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
PHYS 1303 Introductory Mechanics
PHYS 1304 Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 1314 The Physical Perspective
PHYS 3305 Introduction to Modern Physics

Advanced Engineering (Any Lyle applied technology courses 9 at the 3000 level or above, with adviser approval.)
Advanced Arts
Any Meadows studio or performance arts courses at the 3000 level or above, with adviser approval.
Theory (one from the following:)

ARHS 1332 20th-Century Art
ARHS 3369 Contemporary Art: 1965–Present
CSE 2240 Assembly Language Programming/ Machine Organization
CSE 3353 Fundamentals of Algorithms
MATH 3308 Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
MATH 3353 Introduction to Linear Algebra
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PHIL 3363 Aesthetic Experience and Judgement
PSYC 3310 Memory and Cognition
SOCI 3345 Media Ethics and Gender

Capstone:
CRCP 5301 Creative Computing Major Capstone
Minor or Second Major and Free Electives
Hours vary as needed to meet University residency and degree requirements

Contact-

Southern Methodist University
Meadows School of the Arts
6101 Bishop | Dallas, Texas | 75205 | 214.768.2000
P.O. Box 750356 | Dallas, Texas | 75275-0356