City University of Hong Kong
 School of Creative Media

Critical Intermedia Laboratory Curriculum

CIL CURRICULUM

10 Programme Required Courses +
10 Studio Required Courses +
 5 Studio Electives +
 2 General Elective Courses(SCM) +
 3 Out-of-discipline Elective Courses +
 2 Chinese Civilization Courses +
 2 University Languge Requirements

Programme Rquired Courses

 Course Code  Course Title     2007 Graduates    2008 Graduates  2009 Graduates
 Year 1 Semester A
 SM1001  Introduction of Digital Media
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 SM1007  Visual Thinking and Design
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 SM1012  Creative Writing
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 SM1013  Introduction to Photography
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 SM1014  Sound Basics and Design
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 Year 1 Semester B
 SM1008  Art of the Moving Image
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 SM1011  Introduction to Contemporary Art
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 SM1016  Moving Image Workshop
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 SM1205  Interactivity
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 Year 2 Semester A
 SM2007  Culture, Society and New Technologies
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CIL Studio Required Courses

 Course Code  Course Title  2007 Graduates
[11 courses]
 		 2008 Graduates
[10 courses]
  2009 Graduates
[10 courses]
 Year 2 Sem A
 SM1204  Fundamentals of Programming [course web]
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 SM2202  Micro-Narratives course web
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 SM2204  Cultures of Mediated Perception
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 SM2258  Creative Electronics Workshop [course web]
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 SM2259  Game and Play Studies [course web]
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 SM3127  Philosophy and Psychology of Cognition [course web]
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 SM3128  Research Methods and Expository Writing
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 Year 2 Semester B
 SM2220  Generative Art and Literature course web
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 SM3125  Critical Theory of Society course web
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 SM4146
 Portfolio and Practicum *
- offered in both Year 2 Semester B AND Year 3 Semester A
- limited quota in each semester
- should be taken in Year 2 Semester B, if possible
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 Year 3 Semester A
 SM3112  Cultures and Identities course web
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 SM4139  Dynamic Spaces and Hybrid Environments course web
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 SM4146
 Portfolio and Practicum [course web] *
- offered in both Year 2 Semester B AND Year 3 Semester A
- limited quota in each semester
- should be taken in Year 2 Semester B, if possible
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 Year 3 Semester B
 SM4140  Graduation Thesis [course web]
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 SM4142  Philosophy and History of Computation
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Studio Electives
(for 2007 graduates, max 2 electives of each group
in total 6 electives from 3 groups )
(any 5 for 2008 graduates)

 Course Code source  Course Title     2007 Graduates    2008 Graduates 2009 Graduates
 SM2203 from NMI  Mathematics and Physics for Interactive Media
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 SM2205 CIL  Computational Cinema [Formerly Expanded Cinema]
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 SM2224 CIL  Concepts of Space
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 SM2227 CIL  Art Administration and Curatorial Practice [course web]
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 SM2236 from NMI  Network Based Media [course web]
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 SM2242 from MILA  Music Technology
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 SM2256 from NMI  Kinetic and Interactive Typography
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 SM2261 from NMI  Installation Workshop [course web]
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 SM2263 from NMI  Subversive Computing and Tactical Media [course web]
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 SM2264 from NMI  User Research
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 SM2273 CIL  Art Criticism
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 SM2607 CIL  Game / Interactivity Fundamentals
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 SM3112 CIL Advanced  Cultures and Identities [course web 2006]
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 SM3120 from NMI  Game Design and Development
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 SM3123 from NMI  Image Processing and Augmented Reality Applications
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 SM3127 CIL Advanced  Cognition & the Arts [Formerly Philosophy & Psychology of Cognition][Formerly Spatialized Narratives]
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 SM3129 from MILA  Sound Design and Music for Interactive Applications
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 SM3130 CIL Advanced  Sound Installation and Sound Spatialization [course web]
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 SM3132 CIL Advanced  Space and Narratives [Formerly Spatialized Narratives][course web]
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 SM3136 CIL Advanced  Workshop in Game Design
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 SM3137 CIL Advanced  Network Art and Collaborative Creativity
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 SM3138 CIL Advanced  Creative City and Urban Critique
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 SM3139 CIL  Special Topics In Critical Intermedia
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 SM3140 CIL Advanced  Software Art
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 SM3141 CIL Advanced  Open Source: Software As Social Action
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 SM4123 from Animation  Procedural Animation
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 SM4134 CIL Advanced  Visual Ethnography and Creative Intervention [course web]
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 SM4141 CIL Advanced  History as Narrative
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 SM4143 CIL Advanced  Sonic Arts and the History of Sounds and Noises [course web]
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 SM4147 CIL Advanced  Advanced Topics in Critical Intermedia
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 SM4148 CIL Advanced  Machines, A.I. and Complex Systems
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# Not every elective course will be offered every semester/year

SEE ANALYSIS OF PLAN FOR CIL ELECTIVES ***NEW

General Electives (any 2 for 2008 graduates ONLY)

 Course Code Source  Course Title     2007 Graduates    2008 Graduates 2009 Graduates
 SM1006 MILA  Documentary Media: History and Theory
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 SM1201 Photog  Studio Photography
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 SM1202 MILA  Writing for Mass Communication
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 SM2002 MILA  The Art of Editing
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 SM2206 MILA  Television Commercials
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 SM2208 MILA  Post-Production Workshop
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 SM2211 MILA  Cinematography I
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 SM2213 NMI  Object-oriented Programming
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 SM2214 Photog  Painting with Light
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 SM2218 Photog  Advanced Photography
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 SM2219 MILA  Sound and Music for Moving Image
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 SM2222 NMI  Information Design and Visualization
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 SM2228 Animation  Understanding Animation
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 SM2229 MILA  Documentary Workshop
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 SM2230 MILA  TV Documentary Production
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 SM2235 Photog  Alternative Process in Photography
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 SM2240 NMI  Physical and Embedded Computing
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 SM2251 NMI  Multimedia Performance
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 SM2253 Photog  Digital Photography
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 SM2255 NMI  Camera Eye and Gender
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 SM2257 NMI  Show Control and Entertainment Design
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 SM2260 NMI  Interactive Storytelling
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 SM2265 MILA  Digital Film Production Workshop
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 SM2267 Photog  Image and Object: Projects in Photography and Beyond
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 SM2268 Photog  Expanded Photography
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 SM2269 Photog  Special Topics in Photography/Design
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 SM2701 NMI  Theories of Interactivity
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 SM2270 MILA  Story Sense: Intoduction to Narrative Techniques
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 SM3107 Animation  CG Fundamentals for Animatiors
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 SM3116 MILA  Scriptwriting II
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 SM3124 NMI  Pervasive Computing and Mobile Applications
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 SM3133 MILA  Storytelling: Advanced Narrative Techniques
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 SM4118 NMI  Spatial Design and Virtual Environment
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 SM4125 Animation  Computer Animation for Interactive Content I
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 SM4126 Animation  Computer Animation for Interactive Content II
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 SM4129 Animation  Digital Visual Effects
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 SM4144 MILA  Surround Sound Production
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 SM4145 MILA  Media and Social Activism
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 CS4388 CS  Artificial Intelligence and Art
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# Not every elective course will be offered every semester/year

## Progression Chart