2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
The digital arts and sciences (DAS) program crosses college boundaries between engineering and fine arts. This degree is an interdisciplinary engineering program.
Students take courses in music and art, along with the core computer classes Introduction to Computer Science, Discrete Structures, and Program and Data Structures. DAS students are required to submit a portfolio, subject to approval, at the conclusion of the sophomore year for continuation in the major.
Transfer into the DAS program is allowed only during the summer and fall semesters. Transfer students are required to submit a portfolio by March 15 at 5:00 p.m., prior to the first term of enrollment at UF. Admission to the program depends on acceptance of the portfolio.
Graduates will be well versed in issues and solutions for basic art technique, graphic art design, electronic music and sound editing, as well as modeling 3D virtual worlds. The DAS graduate also will be well versed in collaborative multidisciplinary team models. Intermediate and final class projects are centered around a balanced-team composition with fine arts and engineering students focusing on multimedia productions.
Digital Arts and Sciences
To remain ‘on track’ for this major a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. Critical-tracking courses are bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 8 tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts. (CHM 2045, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049 and ARH 2051)
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional course with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts
Semester 5:
- Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C in each course within 2 attempts
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
|
MAC 2311 Geometry & Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
4 |
|
ARH 2051 History of Art (GE-H,I) |
3 |
|
CHM 2045 General Chemistry (GE-P) |
3 |
|
CHM 2045L General Chemistry Lab (GE-P) |
1 |
|
EGN 1002 (not required but recommended) |
1 |
|
Total |
11 or 12 |
|
Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
MAC 2312 Geometry & Calculus 2 |
4 |
|
ART 2305C or ART 2374 Drawing Studio |
3 |
|
ART 2930C Digital Montage Studio |
3 |
|
General education course |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Summer |
Credits |
|
MAC 2313 Geometry and Calculus 3 (GE-M) |
4 |
|
ART 2701C Sculpture: Shaping Form & Space |
3 |
|
ENC 1101 Intro to College Writing (if necessary) |
3 |
|
Total |
7 or 10 |
|
Semester 3 |
Credits |
|
CIS 3020 Intro to CIS |
3 |
|
PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 |
3 |
|
PHY 2048L Lab for PHY 2048 |
1 |
|
ART 2930C Time-Based Media |
3 |
|
Interdisciplinary elective (approved list) |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 |
3 |
|
PHY 2049L Lab for PHY 2049 |
1 |
|
General education course |
3 |
|
General education course |
3 |
|
Interdisciplinary elective (approved list) |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
|
MAP 2302 Elementary Diff. Equations |
3 |
|
CIS 3### Intro to DAS Production Studio 11 |
3 |
|
COT 3100 Applications of Discrete Structures |
3 |
|
Interdisciplinary elective (approved list) |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
COP 3530 Data Structures & Algorithms |
4 |
|
CIS 3### Intro to DAS Production Studio 21 |
3 |
|
General education elective (approved list) |
3 |
|
Interdisciplinary elective (approved list) |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
MAS 3114 Computational Linear Algebra |
3 |
|
CAP 4800 System Simulation |
3 |
|
EEL 3701C Digital Logic and Computer Systems |
4 |
|
CIS 4###C DAS Senior Project 11 |
3 |
|
CISE elective (see approved list) |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
CAP 4730 Comp. Struct. In Comp. Graphics |
3 |
|
CIS 4###C DAS Senior Senior Project 21 |
3 |
|
COT 4501 Numerical Analysis-A Comparative Approach OR MAD 4401 Intro to Numerical Analysis OR CDA 3101 Intro to Computer Organization |
3 |
|
CISE elective (approved list) |
3 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
Semester 9 |
Credits |
|
CEN 3031 Intro to Software Engineering |
3 |
|
COP 4720 Programming Language Concepts |
3 |
|
ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GR/GE) OR ENC 3254 Writing in the Discipline (GR/GE) |
3 |
|
Interdisciplinary elective (approved list) |
2 |
|
Total |
11 |
|
Total Required for the Degree |
121 |
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A portfolio must be submitted in the spring semester before enrolling.