Undergraduate
Undergraduate Programs in Art, Culture and Technology
The Program in Art Culture and Technology (ACT) offers a diverse range of subjects from classes exploring media that include photography, video and sound, to examinations of cinema, public art, and the intersections of art and culture in the public sphere. It also offers a minor and a concentration in ACT within the purview of the Institute's Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) program.
HASS Minor in ACT
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The program consists of six subjects arranged into three levels of study. Two are taken from Tier I, three from Tier II, and one from Tier III.
Tier I — 2 Subjects
4.301— Introduction to Artistic Experimentation
OR
4.302 — Foundations in Art, Design, and Spatial Practices
AND one from the following list
4.601 — Introduction to Art History
4.602 — Modern Art and Mass Culture
4.606 — Visual Perception and Art
4.635 — Early Modern Architecture and Art
4.641 — 19th-Century Art
4.651 — Art Since 1940
4.671 — Nationalism, Internationalism, and Globalism in Modern Art
Tier II — 3 Subjects
4.320 — Introduction to Sound Creations
4.322 — Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work
4.341 — Introduction to Photography and Related Media
4.354 — Introduction to Video and Related Media
Tier III — 1 Subject
4.312 — Advanced Studio on the Production of Space
4.314 — Advanced Workshop in Artistic Practice and Transdisciplinary Research
4.344 — Advanced Photography and Related Media
4.352 — Advanced Video and Related Media
4.356 — Cinematic Migrations
4.361 — Performance Art Workshop
4.368 — Studio Seminar in Public Art/Public Space
4.373 — Advanced Projects in Visual Arts
Total for Minor in Art, Culture and Technology: 6 Subjects
HASS Concentration in ACT
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Concentration Advisor Prof. Azra Aksamija
Four subjects are required from two groups of study, three from Group A and one from Group B.
Group A — 3 subjects
Introductory Subjects
4.301 — Introduction to Artistic Experimentation
4.302 — Foundations in Art, Design and Spatial Practices
4.320 — Introduction to Sound Creations
4.322 — Introduction to 3D Art Work
4.341 — Introduction to Photography and Related Media
4.354 — Introduction to Video and Related Media
Intermediate / Advanced Subjects
4.307 — Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue
4.312 — Advanced Studio on the Production of Space
4.314 — Advanced Workshop in Artistic Practice and Transdisciplinary Research
4.344 — Advanced Photography and Related Media
4.352 — Advanced Video and Related Media
4.356 — Cinematic Migrations
4.361 — Performance Art Workshop
4.368 — Studio Seminar in Public Art / Public Space
4.373 — Advanced Projects in Visual Arts
Group B— 1 subject
Choose from Group A on the History of Architecture, Art, and Design Concentration list.
Total for Concentration in ACT = 4 Subjects