{"id":1085,"date":"2016-08-04T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T18:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1085"},"modified":"2025-03-29T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T23:03:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/emda\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About EMDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8nb0mdc-5f574b901cbbafeb9fb6ca3dc53e62c9\">\n.avia-section.av-m8nb0mdc-5f574b901cbbafeb9fb6ca3dc53e62c9{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/Bobby-Arellano-Jelly-Innovators-EMCON-Title-Image.jpg);\nbackground-position:100% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m8nb0mdc-5f574b901cbbafeb9fb6ca3dc53e62c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  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modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  small-pillow head-fog av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >ABOUT EMERGING MEDIA <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> DIGITAL ARTS<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8nb05q4-c65dffb9e34d652fae0fd8307266a959\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m8nb05q4-c65dffb9e34d652fae0fd8307266a959 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8nb05q4-c65dffb9e34d652fae0fd8307266a959 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock big-pillow av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Transforming obstacles into means.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-ykec19-b1e68eaf8b420386bdf19b17f612a3f6 alternate_color  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  no-border goofy-foot av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id=\"menu-emda-program\" class=\"av-subnav-menu\" role=\"menu\"><li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-1202\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/emda\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Emerging Media &amp; Digital Arts<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span 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el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Make What You Love \u2013 Stand Out With a Critical Edge<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fimmbh-dfd3dce24fdd4e132420214e29b32682\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-fimmbh-dfd3dce24fdd4e132420214e29b32682 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-fimmbh-dfd3dce24fdd4e132420214e29b32682 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The EMDA program is designed to meet the challenges facing contemporary creative industries and is built around a culture of collaboration and experimentation. In addition to hard technical skills, EMDA students develop their ability to think critically and analytically, convincingly articulate and present their ideas, and organize and manage complicated long-term projects.<\/p>\n<p>Collaboration is a core EMDA value. EMDA Foundations courses are team-taught to ensure trans-disciplinary perspectives. During the course of the year, faculty collaborate with students, employers, assist with developing projects, performances, and facilitating internships.<\/p>\n<p>EMDA provides a flexible, creative environment students for students to graduate not just with technical skills and a strong portfolio, but also a sense of how they best work with others, an understanding of the challenges that go along with completing complex projects, and concrete examples of people who have succeeded in the fields that interest them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-efqsst-a5001a3b1c1060c905b76bd16007c6cc\">\n.flex_column.av-efqsst-a5001a3b1c1060c905b76bd16007c6cc{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-efqsst-a5001a3b1c1060c905b76bd16007c6cc av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-88aa1dce24bde71ba541926fa983a5ee\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-88aa1dce24bde71ba541926fa983a5ee{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3' aria-label='SOU Business Home Page - 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