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Undergraduate Programmes in Interactive Media

SFU

School of Interactive Arts and Technology: http://www.siat.sfu.ca/undergrad/program-overview/overview/

"SIAT offers three (3) concentrations of undergraduate study: Informatics, Design and Media Arts. All share a fundamental concern with how people use technology in their lives. There is flexibility to pursue a BA or BSc Degree."

McMaster

Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia: http://csmm.mcmaster.ca/undergraduate/index.html

McMaster has a BA in Multimedia. There is talk of changing it into a BFA in Media Arts.

Ryerson

New Media: http://ryerson.ca/undergraduate/admission/programs/newmedia.html

Program has a portfolio requirement.

University of Toronto

U of T has a number of programs in the neighborhood. See http://www.arts.utoronto.ca/new-media.htm

The programs include CCIT (Communications, Culture and Information Technology) with Sheridan and New Media Studies with Centennial (http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jtprogs/newMedia.html).

Art Schools

Concordia

Department of Design and Computation Arts - http://design.concordia.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=53

Concordia has a Specialization, Major and Minor in Computation Arts. The Major includes the core curriculum of CS. The BFA in Design also has multimedia stream.

York

Digital Media: http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/ffa/digital_media

In the Faculty of Arts. It isn't clear if this is a stream or a programme.

Emily Carr

Digital and Interactive Arts: http://www.ecuad.ca/programs/undergrad/bfa/visualarts/dia

Emily Carr has a BFA with streams in Interactivity, Digital Visual Arts, and Digital Media. There are also some other programs that sound related like Interaction Design Major and Film, Video + Integrated Media Major. See http://www.ecuad.ca/programs/undergrad

OCAD

The Ontario College of Art and Design has an Integrated Media program: http://www.ocad.ca/programs/art/intm.htm

Programs Outside of Canada

Rensselaer

Electronic Media, Arts and Communication: http://www.hass.rpi.edu/pl/emac

"The B.S. in EMAC (Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication) is a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that includes courses in communication as well as in digital art and animation, video, electronic music, and graphic design, supported by Rensselaer's strong technological infrastructure. The program, offered jointly by the Department of the Arts and the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication, encourages EMAC students to be creative problem solvers, critical thinkers, team leaders, and entrepreneurs who will use technology in innovative ways in industry, art, and education, giving our graduates a flexible advantage in today's challenging economy.

The EMAC curriculum offers concentrations in Digital Storytelling (Animation, Video, Game Design), Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Marketing Communication and Design, and Sound Design and Popular Culture."

UCLA

Digital Humanities Minor (and Grad Certificate): http://www.cdh.ucla.edu/

A minor that builds on courses in other units.

University of Sydney

Digital Cultures Major: http://sydney.edu.au/arts/digital_cultures/undergrad/index.shtml

Heavily theoretical major. Seems to be replacing earlier programs in digital arts and culture and informatics.

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