StudyQA — Bachelor: Creative Media — University of Hawaii at Manoa

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The Academy for Creative Media, part of the University of Hawai‘i at College of Arts and Humanities, emphasizes narrative, or story telling, theories, skills and application across multiple platforms of digital media and within a context of cultural and aesthetic values. ACM seeks to empower students to tell their own stories of Hawaii, the Pacific and Asia rather than have those stories told for them through a different cultural lens that is distant and often distorted.

Beyond a required core of ACM courses, students have the flexibility to design an academic program in their chosen curricular track, supplemented by ACM electives and electives from a variety of UHM departments offering courses in film studies. Students work in close consultation with a faculty advisor to develop a program that reflects the development of theoretical, writing, technical, creative, and critical thinking skills.

ACM offers a core curriculum and electives in three tracks: Digital Cinema, Computer Animation, and Critical Studies. To insure that students in the Bachelor of Arts program satisfy ACM learning objectives in Critical Thinking, Writing, History & Aesthetics, Technical Skills of Digital Story Telling, Creativity, and Responsibility, all majors must take a core of 18 credit hours:

The introductory course
One Basic Production Skills Course
One Writing Course
Three Courses in Critical Studies

Required Core Courses for All Student Majors (18 credits)

3 Credits: ACM 255 – Cinematic and Digital Media

3 Credits: One of:

For Digital Cinema and/or Critical Studies Track ACM 310 -Cinematic Narrative Production
For Animation and/or Critical Studies Track -ACM 316 -3D Character Animation

Note: A minimum grade of B in ACM 255 is a pre-requisite for both courses

3 Credits: One of:

ACM 350 – Screenwriting
ACM 355 – Oral Tradition to Screenplay

9 Credits: Three of:

ACM 352/AMST 352 – Screening Asian Americans
ACM 360 – Indigenous Aesthetics
ACM 380 – Genre & Narrative Theory
ACM 382 – Authors in Creative Media
ACM 385 – Topics in Creative Media
ACM 460 – Ethics and Film
ACM 480 – Oceanic Media Culture
ACM 485 – Seminar in Creative Media
ACM 490 – Global Media

Major Track or Sequence Courses (at least 12 additional credits)

Digital Cinema

312 – Cinematography
325 – Visual Effects
350 – Screenwriting
355 – Oral Tradition to Screenplay
370 – Directing the Actor on Screen
372 – Editing for the Screen
374 – Post Production Sound
375 – Directing the Camera
386 – Techniques in Creative Media
390 – Workshop in Creative Media
399 – Independent Group Project
405 – Documentary Production
410 – Advanced Cinematic Production
450 – Advanced Screenwriting
455 – Indigenous Filmmaking
495 – Creative Media Internship
499 – Directed Reading and Research

Computer Animation & Game Design

For Portfolio Requirements for entry into ACM 215/216: www.hawaii.edu/acm/acmanimation

215 – 3D Scene Design*
216 – 3D Character Animation*
315 – Narrative Game Design
316 – 3D Character Animation
317 – 3D Cinematography & Dynamics
318 – Drawing for Animation
320 – 3D Computer Animation Prod I
325 – Visual Effects
386 – Techniques in Creative Media
390 – Workshop in Creative Media
399 – Independent Group Project
415 – Computer Game Production
420 – Computer Animation Production II
495 – Creative Media Internship
499 – Directed Reading and Research

Critical Studies

352 – Screening Asian Americans
360 – Indigenous Aesthetics
380 – Genre & Narrative Theory
382 – Authors in Creative Media
384 – Study Abroad
385 – Topics in Creative Media
460 – Ethics and Film
480 – Oceanic Media and Culture
485 – Seminar in Creative Media
490 – Global Media
499 – Directed Reading and Research

Requirements

University of Hawaiʻi System Admission Application
You may apply online. Please read the instructions carefully.
Application Fee: $70 U.S.
The application fee is nonrefundable and nontransferable and valid only for the semester indicated on the application. Please send a money order or check payable to the University of Hawaiʻi or download the credit card authorization form (PDF).
Official Secondary and Post-secondary School Transcripts
All official transcripts, examination certifications (e.g., General Certificate of Education) and other documents showing all high school and any completed post-secondary work must be submitted to the Office of Admissions. All official transcripts must be mailed directly by the institution or Ministry of Education to the Office of Admissions. Documents mailed or hand carried by you or anyone else will not be accepted as official or used for admission consideration.

Secondary school transcripts must include a list of courses taken and grades/internal marks received each year, class rank for the last four years of secondary school, and an explanation of the school's grading system. If transcripts with annual internal marks are unavailable directly from the school, you may photocopy your mark sheets or grade reports and have them certified by a school official who verifies that a transcript is otherwise not available.

Post-secondary school transcripts must include a list of courses taken, grades/marks received, number of hours spent in each class per term, explanation of the school's grading system, and your rank in class. You may also be asked to provide course descriptions and a list of text books used in each course.

Photocopies of external examination certificates must be certified by a school or Ministry of Education official or issued by the examining board and be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.

All documents must be in English or accompanied by an English translation that has been certified by a school or Ministry of Education official.
Official Test Scores
You must take either the SAT, the American College Test (ACT), or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and request that the results be forwarded to UH Mānoa. Our college codes are SAT/GRE 4867 and ACT 0902. Ask your school counselor for more information on testing locations and deadlines or visit the SAT website, ACT website, or GRE website. If the test is not available to you in your area, the SAT/ACT may be substituted. Please contact the Office of Admission for more information.

Undergraduate applicants who have earned 24 or more transferable semester credits at the time of application are not required to submit test scores. The credits must be from courses comparable to those offered at UH Mānoa (excluding English Language Institute and Second Language Studies courses) and have been taken at a recognized, regionally accredited college/university in the United States or an institution recognized by the Office of Admissions.

The GRE can be taken when SAT or ACT tests are unavailable.
Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Scores
All applicants whose native language is not English must submit an official TOEFL score report from a test taken within the last two years. An official TOEFL score report must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to the Office of Admissions. Our college codes are institution 4867, department 00.

TOEFL Exemptions
The following types of applicants are exempt from taking the TOEFL:
- Received a D or better grade for UH Manoa English 100 equivalent (as determined by the UH Manoa Office of Admissions).
- Received an SAT Critical Reading score of 510 or better.
- Received an ACT English + Reading score of 44 with no score below 20.
- Received an English Language Performance Test (ELPT) score of 950 or better (students attending U.S. high schools only).
- Received an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.0 or better (must be academic section).
- Completed at least 3 years of high school in the U.S. at the time of application with a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 and SAT Critical Reading score of 460.
- Completed the last 6 years of secondary/post-secondary education in American Samoa.
- Meet any of the English Language Institute Placement Test Exemptions listed below .
Refer to the Educational Testing Service for more information on testing locations and deadlines. Applications may be obtained by writing to Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 899, Princeton, NJ 08541.
English Language Institute Placement Test
If you are admitted and your native language is not English, you may be required to take the UH Mānoa English Language Institute placement test.

English Language Institute Placement Test Exemptions
The following applicants are exempt from taking the ELI placement test:
- Native speakers of English.
- Received an SAT Critical Reading score of 540 or better.
- Received an ACT English + Reading score of 48 with no score below 21.
- Received a GRE Verbal Reasoning score of 151 or better.
- Received a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600 or more (paper-based) or a score of 100 or more (internet-based).
- Received an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 or better (must be academic section).
- Completed 60 transferable semester credits with a GPA of 2.0 or better from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.
- Completed all degree coursework at and earned an Associate of Arts degree from a University of Hawaiʻi Community College.
- Completed the last 6 years of secondary/post-secondary education in Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Guam, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
- Completed all degree coursework at and earned a Bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a recognized college or university in any of the countries listed above (as determined by the UH Mānoa Office of Admissions).
High school or any college transcripts, translated and certified by a school or U.S. consular official.