Digital Media Arts Program

Digital technology has radically altered the ways in which we craft and communicate message and meaning. The courses offered through the Digital Media Arts program provide opportunities to develop both technical skills and aesthetic understandings that are shaping this rapidly expanding field. By design, the courses in this discipline emphasize the integration of theory and practice.

Students who elect a Digital Media Arts major will find their skills and abilities in demand in a variety of professions as well as being a critical component of the direct work of being an artist working with digital tools. Medical imaging, legal exhibit design, commercial displays, social media development, and graphic novel design and creation are but a few of the many areas that are seeking individuals with strong skills in digital media design and creation. As you participate in the courses in the Department you are encouraged to talk with instructors about your career ideas and to participate in our information social sessions where we discuss and experience work in (and about) digital media.

The Digital Media Arts program is an active participant in the Collaborative Research Program and works with students to develop proposals for consideration.

Faculty in the Digital Media Arts program include artist/practitioners in a wide range of fields as well as scholars engaged in analyzing the ways in which digital media is changing society.

Course Fees

Digital Media Arts courses all include an automatic $25.00 course fee which is used to assist with software licenses, consumable supplies and the upgrade of hardware. Students enrolled in digital media courses have exclusive access to Digital Media Labs.

Computer and Software Requirements

The Digital Media Arts program provides enrolled students with exclusive access to specialized lab space for work on course projects. Access for students working on advanced individual projects or collaborative research projects who are digital media arts majors or minors may be arranged with the permission of the Department. All computers used in the Digital Media Arts courses are connected to dedicated high speed servers and student have individual folders for their course work.
Students wishing to bring their own equipment should review the recommended computer and peripherals equipment list located on the Digital Media Arts website.