Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThe creative potential that multimedia allows us cannot be studied in a vacuum. Today's powerful new technologies demand a critical examination of the disciplines of art, music, theatre, audio-video and film to fully understand the impact that multimedia can have in every aspect of our contemporary lives. This cross-disciplinary survey course will provide the perspective needed to fully understand the computer's relevance to the creative endeavors of visual and performing artists, photographers, musicians, filmmakers and videographers. This course will present a short history of each discipline, attempting to isolate important issues within a larger historical context as well as providing the cultural, aesthetic and ethical implications each medium has encountered with the introduction of the computer as a creative tool. Students will be guided toward defining the relevance of each medium within the broader context of multimedia, as well as exploring the convergence of these disciplines within the broader context of multimedia, as well as exploring the convergence of these disciplines within the ever-changing new technologies of this century. (CSU/UC) 