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Additional Requirements for Specific Schools, Departments, and Programs


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titleSchool of Art

Laptops capable of running Adobe Creative Suite are recommended.


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titleDepartment of Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Students in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies are required to own a personal computer with specifications sufficient to conduct research on the web, check email, write papers, and perform related tasks. Syracuse University provides all students with licenses for both Microsoft 365, which includes the Microsoft Office suite of applications, and Google's G-Suite.

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titleDepartment of Drama

Acting, Drama, Musical Theater, and Stage Management Majors 

  • Computer (laptop or tablet) with good wireless and video conferencing capabilities. Audio and video recording and editing capability strongly recommended.
  • Headphones, earbuds, or AirPods.

Theater Design and Technology Majors

Students may use either an Apple Mac or Windows PC with the specifications given below.

Windows PC

ComponentSpecifications
Operating SystemSupported version of Windows 10 or 11
ProcessorMinimum* 4-core 3 GHz Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7
RAMMinimum 16 GB
Graphics

Discrete (not integrated) graphics chipset from Nvidia or AMD;

8 GB graphics memory

StorageMinimum 512 GB

*Note: Higher core counts and higher CPU speeds mean faster performance.

Examples of PCs that meet these requirements:

  • Dell XPS 15 (2024 model) – Intel Core i7-12800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3070, 512GB SSD - $2,099
  • HP Spectre x360 (2024 model) – Intel Core i7-13800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, 512GB SSD - $1,899
  • Lenovo Legion 7 (2024 model) – AMD Ryzen 7 7800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3080, 512GB SSD - $2,199
  • ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024 model) – AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3070, 512GB SSD - $1,999
  • MSI GS66 Stealth (2024 model) – Intel Core i7-13800H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3080, 512GB SSD - $2,299

Apple Mac

ComponentSpecifications
Operating SystemSupported version of macOS Ventura or Sonoma
ProcessorMinimum Apple M1 Pro; M2 Pro/Max or higher preferred
RAMMinimum 16 GB
StorageMinimum 512 GB


Examples of Apple Macs that meet these requirements:

  • Apple MacBook Pro 14” - M3 Pro (11-core CPU, 14-core GPU), 18 GB Unified Memory (RAM), 512 GB SSD Storage - $1,849
  • MacBook Air 13” - M3 chip (8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine), 16 GB Unified Memory (RAM), 512 GB SSD Storage - $1,499
  • MacBook Air 15” - M3 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine), 16 GB Unified Memory (RAM), 512 GB SSD Storage - $1,699

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If you have questions, please contact your program coordinator or assistant program coordinator.

 

Acting

Katie McGerr kemcgerr@syr.edu

Thom Miller tmiller@syr.edu


Musical Theater

Brian Cimmet bcimmet@syr.edu

Kathleen Wrinn kawrinn@syr.edu


Stage Management

Don Buschmann dgbuschm@syr.edu


Theater Management

Jim Clark jaclark@syr.edu

Jill Anderson jianders@syr.edu

 

Theater Design & Technology

Carmen Martinez cmarti46@syr.edu

Rob Andrusko randrusk@syr.edu 



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titleDepartment of Film and Media Arts

All film and media arts majors receive a personal-device license of AdobeCreative Cloud to install and use the Creative Cloud software on a personally-owned computer while enrolled in FMA courses. Based on the current licensing agreement with Adobe, which is subject to change, enrolled students have year-round subscriptions. 

After the first year, some additional software purchases may be required based on course of study and are included in course syllabi. Apple and Adobe products are available at academic discounts from the SU Bookstore

The following are the minimum required computer specifications.

Art Photography Majors

  • Required computer (minimum): Apple 14” or 16” MacBook Pro, 8 10 or 1012-Core CPU
  • Recommended external hard drive: 1 TB 

Computer Art and Animation Majors

  • Required computer (minimum): Dell Alienware, G-Series or other PC gaming laptop with 16GB RAM, 1 TB internal storage, and NVidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics as minimum specs. 
  • Autodesk Maya. Autodesk offers free software downloads to members of their Education Community.

Film Majors

  • Required computer (minimum): Apple 14” or 16” MacBook Pro 8 10 or 1012-Core CPU
  • Recommended External Hard Drives: Rugged 1 TB Type-C interface
  • Recommended Editing Hard Drive: 1 TB 7200 RPM Type-C interface 
  • Additional Recommended Software: DaVinci Resolve (free download)

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