252B-C PROGRAMMING II
Studio, six hours; outside study, nine hours. Requisite: course C252A. Limited to majors. Computer programming to develop dynamic interactive art and design. Exploration of conceptual space to be enabled by electronic media and through exercises, presentations, discussions, and critiques, culminating in self-motivated final project. Prototyping with diverse software materials and advanced programming techniques. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C152B. Letter grading.
259-M DATA & MEDIA ARTS
(Same as Statistics M237.) Studio, six hours. Requisites: courses 254, 256. Through expanding reach of telecommunications networks and general advancement of data collection technologies, almost every aspect of our lives can be "rendered" in data. Contemplation of use of data in creation of media art and examination of each step in process of data collection, analysis, and representation. Topics include databases and data warehousing, exploratory analysis and visualization, clustering and pattern finding, sampling, and various data mining algorithms. Exploration, through discussions, of fundamental concepts like complexity and randomness. Techniques that organize data, search for patterns, and create meaningful and/or expressive representations. Letter grading.
269 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Seminar, four hours. Designed for graduate design | media arts majors. Survey of critical theories in media art and design. Critical examination of student work by peers, faculty, and expert guests. Must be taken twice for M.F.A. degree. May be repeated for credit with consent of adviser. Letter grading.
289 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DESIGN
Seminar, to be arranged. Examination of specific problems relevant to design theory and performance. Topics announced in advance. May be taken for maximum of 8 units. Letter grading.
375 TEACHING APPRENTICE PROGRAM
Seminar, to be arranged. Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at UCLA. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
401 DESMA STUDIO 1
Studio, to be arranged. Limited to first-year graduate design | media arts students. Introduction to advanced experimentation and integration of media, technologies, and concepts, with emphasis on development of design work of individual graduate students. May be repeated for credit with consent of adviser. Letter grading.
402 DESMA STUDIO 2
Studio, to be arranged. Requisites: courses C206, 254, 256, 401. Continuation of advanced design research based on experimentation integrated into disciplined approach to design process. Focus on development of comprehensive body of work that forms basis of M.F.A. thesis exhibition. May be repeated for credit with consent of adviser. Letter grading.
* Classes are closed to non-majors. Students seeking to enroll must consult with the instructor on the first day of instruction. Non-majors are limited to a maximum of five DESMA courses. '-C' indicates class concurrently enrolls undergraduate and graduate students.