ARKANSAS: Arkansas Tech University (ATU) will develop two new undergraduate degree programs following Thursday’s action by the ATU Board of Trustees. Trustees approved letters of intent that will be forwarded to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB) announcing the university’s plans to create a Bachelor of Arts degree in game and interactive media design and a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science.
Dr. A.J. Anglin, interim vice president for academic affairs, wrote in a memorandum presented to the board that the game and interactive media design degree will “enable students to work in various entertainment fields, utilizing skills in animation, programming and web design.”In regard to the environmental science degree, Anglin wrote that it “will include courses in animal and plant taxonomy, geographic information systems and environmental assessment.
The memorandum states that the degree will prepare graduates for careers in both government and private industry. The next step in the process will be for the Arkansas Tech Department of Art and the Arkansas Tech Department of Biological Sciences to continue program proposal preparations. Once complete, the program proposals would require approval by faculty governance, trustees and the AHECB before the degree tracks are made available to students.
