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Undergraduate Program in Arts Technology

Our program is unique in that it integrates study across the arts with the study of digital technologies. As David Williams, Professor of Music and key designer of the Arts Technology Program, puts it, "We put the emphasis on the 's' in 'Arts Technology.'"

The Illinois State University Program in Arts Technology offers a wide range of experience for students who wish to develop their artistic talents through new technologies. Our students explore the borders of disciplines made blurry by the advent of digital technologies.

Often Arts Technology students have interests across the Arts, and see the computer as a way to bridge those interests. Some of our best student work has been created by students who are strong musicians, but discover a new way to meld sound, visuals, and interactivity in a web project, or students who are primarily focused on the visual arts who discover that working with digital audio opens up new horizons for them.

Upon graduation, students with an undergraduate degree in Arts Technology will be able to:

  • Use html and WYSIWYG editors to create interactive web experiences that are visually and aurally inventive
  • Create and edit sound materials digitally
  • Operate either a Windows or Macintosh PC
  • Capture, edit, and manipulate both motion and still images
  • Work with other artists in collaborative projects
  • Grasp basic concepts in Theatre, Art and Music and apply them in digital arts
  • Identify and analyze strategies of composition in the work of digital artists
  • Solve problems, both technical and aesthetic, in a digital environment
  • Explore computer arts as a performance medium