Digital Media Arts

Associate of Applied Science Degree

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Digital Media Arts

Digital Media Arts

Arts & Humanities

Overview

The Associates of Applied Science degree program in Digital Media Arts merges fine art, journalism and technical knowledge required to develop skills necessary in five areas: Graphic Design, Photography, Computer Animation, Video Production, and Marketing. This degree prepares students for entry into professional art schools with a concentration on digital media art, and entry level employment in multi-media marketing, video/ production, and photography.

This new program is vigorous, flexible, and challenging, with a concentration on access to state-of-the-art technology, practical applications, and contemporary trends in the media and journalism industries.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

  • Create, manipulate, and enhance digital media content and resolve digital media creation related issues.
  • Understand the use and impact of composition, shadow, lighting, color and other visual or graphical concepts as they pertain to visual communication and the digital media arts.
  • Develop the use of photography, video production, audio production, motion graphics, imaging, and multimedia techniques and skills to communicate storytelling or messaging in the digital media arts.
  • Utilizing integrated knowledge, articulate the uses of still photography, including camera, computer software, lighting, lenses, and composition techniques.
  • Determine, as a member of a production team, the correct uses of the digital video camera, camera lenses, audio recording, editing software and computer equipment to communicate a story or digital media message through video production.
  • Apply principles of design, composition, color, line, form, and topography in order to visually communicate an idea, message or specific objective for digital and print mediums.
  • Develop and apply the use of frame, shape, symbols and graphical manipulation to communicate a story or digital media messaging through the use of computer animation software.


Admissions Requirements

Students pursuing a BAS degree must meet with an advisor to determine the appropriate general education and core curriculum requirements. Additional credits required in the general education block for BAS transfer may be used to fulfill core curriculum or elective requirements.

Program Information

Start Dates

Spring: January 13, 2025
Summer:
May 27, 2025
Fall:
August 18, 2025

Review the degree map in the academic catalog to view the recommended program semester start dates.

Review the degree map in the academic catalog to view the recommended program semester start dates.

Program Length

Degree: 4 Semesters

This is the recommended program length for a student taking all of the recommended courses each semester.

This is the recommended program length for a student taking all of the recommended courses each semester.

Total Credits

Degree: 60 - 61 credits

The academic catalog has a list of all of the required courses for this program.

The academic catalog has a list of all of the required courses for this program.

Costs
 

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Please see the Tuition & Fees page for more information about all related costs. Using the Academic Program Cost section can help you find costs related to certain programs.

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Spring: January 13, 2025
Summer:
May 27, 2025
Fall:
August 18, 2025

Review the degree map in the academic catalog to view the recommended program semester start dates.

Campus Landscape

Review the degree map in the academic catalog to view the recommended program semester start dates.

Campus Landscape

Degree: 4 Semesters

This is the recommended program length for a student taking all of the recommended courses each semester.

This is the recommended program length for a student taking all of the recommended courses each semester.

Degree: 60 - 61 credits

The academic catalog has a list of all of the required courses for this program.

The academic catalog has a list of all of the required courses for this program.

 

Please see the Tuition & Fees page for more information about all related costs. Using the Academic Program Cost section can help you find costs related to certain programs.

Learn More

Please see the Tuition & Fees page for more information about all related costs. Using the Academic Program Cost section can help you find costs related to certain programs.

Digital Media Arts Instructors

Name/Email

Location

Contact

Crout, Stephen

 

(520) 452-2650

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