Digital Media Arts
Learn to craft compelling visual stories using professional tools in graphic design, photography, video, and animation—preparing you for creative careers in media, marketing, and design.
About Our Digital Media Arts Degrees
Focused on visual communication and creative thinking, the Digital Media Arts major helps students learn and apply those skills across a variety of computer-assisted media. Students strive to master professional-level software used for graphic design, photography, video editing, and related fields.
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts – Digital Media Arts Major
(Minimum 36 Cr.)
| CVA 100 | Introduction to Media and Visual Arts |
| CVA 163 | Photography |
| CVA 230 | Graphic Design |
| CVA 271 | Cinema Production |
| CVA 302 | Intellectual Property and Communication Law |
| CVA 386 | Internship |
| CVA 499 | Capstone Senior Project |
| Plus one course From the following options (satisfies WID): |
|---|
| CVA 244 | Persuasion and Advocacy |
| CVA 361 | Advanced Journalism |
| CVA 472 | Screenwriting |
| MUS 405 | Arts & Entertainment |
| Plus two courses From the following options: |
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| CVA 121 | Drawing |
| CVA 125 | Ideation |
| CVA 160 | Media Storytelling |
| CVA 243 | Public Speaking |
| CVA 272 | Lighting the Story |
| CVA 300 | Podcasting |
| CVA 331 | Web Design |
| CVA 350 | Audio Production |
| Plus two courses from the following options: |
|---|
| CVA 121 | Drawing |
| CVA 125 | Ideation |
| CVA 160 | Media Storytelling |
| CVA 251 | Studio Television Production |
| CVA 263 | Advanced Photography |
| CVA 272 | Lighting the Story |
| CVA 270 | Introduction to Cinema Studies |
| CVA 291 | Topics in World Cinema |
| CVA 292 | Special Topics in Visual Arts |
| CVA 300 | Podcasting |
| CVA 322 | Sports Media Formats |
| CVA 324 | Video Art |
| CVA 330 | Advanced Design |
| CVA 350 | Audio Production |
| CVA 351 | Documentary Production |
| CVA 352 | Live Stream Production |
| CVA 371 | Advanced Cinema Production |
| CVA 390 | Topics in Communication and Visual Arts |
| CVA 392 | Special Topics in Visual Arts |
| CVA 465 | Race, Class, and Gender in the Media |
| CVA 472 | Screenwriting |
| CVA 490 | Topics in Communication and Visual Arts |
| CVA 492 | Special Topics in Digital Media Arts |
| CVA 497 | Honors Work |
| CVA 498 | Honors Candidacy |
Degree Requirements
Digital Media Arts Minor (Minimum 15 Cr.)
From the Digital Media Arts Major, take 3 credits from the 100-level, 6 credits from the 200-level, and 6 credits from 300-level or higher.
Suggested Courses:
- 100: Intro to Media and Visual Arts
- 125: Ideation
- 160: Media Storytelling
- 163: Photography
- 230: Graphic Design
- 251: Studio Television Production
- 263: Advanced Photography
- 270: Intro to Cinema Studies
- 271: Cinema Production
- 272: Lighting the Story
- 286: Campus Media Practicum
- 290: Topics in Communication and Visual Arts
- 291: Topics in World Cinema
- 292: Special Topics in Visual Arts
- 300: Podcasting
- 302: Intellectual Property and Comm Law
- 322: Sports Media Formats
- 324: Video Art
- 331: Web Design
- 350: Audio Production
- 351: Documentary Production
- 352: Live Stream Production
- 371: Advanced Cinema Production
- 373: Legal Environment of Digital Media
- 390: Topics in Communication and Visual Arts
- 472: Screenwriting
- 490: Topics in Communication and Visual Arts
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