Media Arts & Cultures
General Information
Media Arts & Cultures is an interdisciplinary program that combines the study of media forms, texts, and contexts with a hands-on approach to creativity and technology. In this program, students learn about media by making media. They not only consider, critique, and engage intellectually with media, but also learn tools and techniques with which media content is created today. In Media Arts & Cultures, we blur the line between critical consumers and creative producers, between scholars of media and authors of media.
Honours, Majors, and Minors
Students interested in Media Arts & Cultures have the following five options
- Honours in Media Arts & Cultures
- Honours in Media Arts & Cultures (Film Production)
- Major in Media Arts & Cultures
- Major in Media Arts & Cultures (Film Production)
- Minor in Media Arts & Cultures
Honours programs are for students who are interested in a concentrated course of study (typically in preparation for further studies). The Film Production options are designed to allow students with an interest in filmmaking to focus their MAAC elective courses in this area. All students electing the Film Production option still complete all of the core courses for the general Media Arts & Cultures program. The Minor consists of 24 ch of MAAC courses for students majoring in other disciplines. Joint Honours and Double Majors with Media Arts & Cultures are also possible.
Honours
Major in Media Arts & Cultures
A Major in Media Arts & Cultures requires the completion of 42ch of MAAC courses, with a grade of C or better in each. The specific requirements are as follows:
Single Major Requirements
- 12 ch of Introductory and Intermediate level MAAC courses (including at least MAAC 2001 or MAAC 2021)
- 30 ch of Advanced level MAAC courses.
Double Major Requirements
A student completing a Major in Media Arts & Cultures jointly with another subject follows the same requirements as Single Majors but may reduce the required number of Advanced level ch in MAAC courses to 24.
Optional Majors Program: Media Arts & Cultures (Film Production)
The Department offers students wishing to concentrate in film production the following Major option: Media Arts & Cultures (Film Production). The requirements for this program are:
- MAAC/FILM 2999 & MAAC 2022
- An additional 6 ch of Introductory and Intermediate level MAAC courses (chosen from MAAC 1001, MAAC 1002, MAAC 2001, or MAAC 2021)
- 30 ch of advanced level MAAC courses
Students considering this option should discuss their plans with the Director of Media Arts & Cultures when they declare their major. All students following the Film Production option must have their course of study approved by the Director.
List A
FILM/ENGL 3183 Screenwriting & Writing for the New Media (this is a limited enrolment course)
MAAC/MUS 3362 Sound Design
MAAC/FILM 3981 Introduction to Directing and Acting for Film & TV
MAAC/FILM 3998 Film Production
List B
ENGL 3906-9 Film Genre
ENGL 3916-9 National Cinemas
FILM/ENGL 3903 Film Theory
MAAC/WLCS 3065 The Thrill of Fear: Horror Narratives across Media & Cultures
MAAC/FILM 3075 Framing Reality: Theory and Practice of Documentary Media
MAAC 3085 Television Studies
MAAC/WLCS 3066 Trauma and Seduction: Early German Cinema
MAAC/WLCS 3072 (Re)constructing National Identity: Contemporary German Cinema
MAAC/WLCS 3082 History of Canadian Cinema
WLCS/SPAN 3455 The Cinema of Spain
WLCS/SPAN 3456 Latin America Cinema
Minor in Music & Arts Cultures
The Minor in Media Arts & Cultures consists of at least 24 ch in MAAC completed with a grade of C or better. MM 3401 is required. At least 9 ch, and no more than 12 ch, must be from Introductory and Intermediate level courses. Students should note that any courses compulsory for their degree programs cannot be counted toward a Minor. Students transferring credits from another university should note that at least half the credits counted towards a UNB Minor in MAAC must be from courses taken at the University of New Brunswick.
