Emerging Media Arts
Undergraduates begin their coursework at the Bass School based in the foundations of computer animation, game studies, UX/UI design, motion graphics, digital fabrication, and media histories. Beginning their third year of study, students have the option to select a concentration in Animation and Games, Critical Media Studies, or Emerging Media Arts.
Students who wish to specialize in Emerging Media Arts (EMA) within the Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication major may apply to be admitted into the EMA concentration after consultation with their Academic Advisor. Emerging Media Arts offers students coursework in digital arts areas such as digital fabrication, projection mapping, new media art and performance, sound, time-based media, and video. EMA students have the opportunity to engage in studio art practices with emerging media and technology.
The EMA concentration centers on building a portfolio of studio-based artwork as part of the ongoing social role that art plays in reimagining and projecting the human condition. By selecting courses from a variety of School elective headings, students are able to synthesize other areas of interest into their focus on Emerging Media Arts.
View the UT Dallas undergraduate catalog for the BA in ATEC with Emerging Media Arts courses.
Featured Projects
Students and faculty explore the evolution of media and technology to create innovations that shape how we live, work, and play. We are makers who learn through doing. We believe that making is a method, a process, and a way of thinking. The Bass School’s maker-culture blends art, technology, the humanities, science, robotics, and programming to design technological experiences that shape the future.
Learn about these projects and future-making at the Bass School.
Research Labs & Creative Practice Studios
We believe if you can imagine it, we can make it. At the Bass School students use critical analysis, creative thinking, and ethical reasoning to explore the how and why of media. Students and faculty conduct art-based research in one of 19 research labs and creative practice studios. At the Bass School students are encouraged to explore new interests, sharpen skills, and build their portfolios.
Learn about the Bass School’s Research Labs and creative practice studios.
Alumni Spotlight
ATEC alum Nagaris Johnson shares his story about the Gold record he received for his sound engineering work on Quavo’s solo album, ‘Quavo Huncho.’ Johnson also completed record engineering work on the Kanye West album “Donda,” released August 2021 in three genres, hip-hop, pop, and gospel.