JMU School of Media Arts and Design graduates tell the best stories. We prepare students to serve as creative, reflective and highly skilled media producers and storytellers, sensitive to the personal and social impact of the messages they create and to the important role media can play in advancing the public interest. Graduates of the School of Media Arts and Design work in media or in media-related careers. Program concentrations allow students to pursue interests in journalism, digital video and cinema, creative advertising or interactive design. The major also prepares students for graduate study in mass communication, journalism, advertising, visual communication or digital production. SMAD’s 39-credit-hour requirement allows students to pursue minors and second majors, to strengthen their knowledge about the types of stories they want to tell.

Digital Media Design offers students a unique degree in Visual Communication Design,  combining many aspects of art and digital media with technical training in video, photography, graphic design, audio production, web design, new media, and animation. Students develop a broad range of communication skills in visualization, communication, presentation, writing, and technology and grow as creative storytellers over a broad range of media.

Our programme delivers interdisciplinary teaching by crossing the boundaries among digital media, design and computer science, which bridges creative and technical sides of computer-based media art production. Students will be trained in computer graphics, digital imaging, mobile media, user-interface (UI) and user-experience (UX) design, computer games and interactive media.

Online technologies are evolving quickly, revolutionizing the way we communicate with each other, disseminate information, and tell stories. Carleton’s Bachelor of Media Production and Design degree will give you the skills you need to leverage web technologies to produce highly visual, compelling, and immersive user experiences that bring data and stories to life.

A Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Design prepares students to meet the needs of the digital age as designers of content, systems, and products, where text, image, video, audio, graphics and animation converge. Starting from a generalized approach, students learn specializations in interaction design or digital video. In Digital Media Design, students engage with and apply digital technologies innovatively, in order to design products to communicate and enhance life experiences.

Students will learn to analyze, conceptualize and create video games and related components, such as animation, audio, non-linear stories, software interfaces, and user experience. All students complete courses in media theory, basic computer coding languages, visual art and design, and general education courses. They will choose an emphasis on visual design, audio design, narrative design, or a combination of the three. Culminating in a multi-disciplinary, year-long project, the degree will equip students with the skills, theoretical framework, and experience necessary to enter the gaming industry or pursue work in the related interactive media fields.

A world of knowledge at your fingertips! Studying Media Design will make your digital projects a concrete reality You’ll acquire in-depth knowledge of graphic design and communication methodologies, creating unique proposals with complete autonomy, and in your style.

Trevecca’s rich media design concentration is available to you if you are pursuing your Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, graphic design, or information technology. This track teaches you skills in animation and motion graphics so you can create video-based media in rich, interactive experiences, as well as produce creative solutions for design and technical problems for a variety of businesses and organizations.

The BACM major crosses the boundaries between different digital media arts practices and combines critical studies and creative practice. You will acquire both breadth learning and specialist training in media arts and study courses in photography, computational art, gaming and interactive media, sound, animation, film and media art installation.

A major in Media Studies will provide you with essential skills in oral, visual and written communications. You will gain proficiency in critical thinking and social media, some of the top skills that employers seek in any career field. The program balances practical media skills with a solid academic path.

The BAS major is a unique programme that fosters interdisciplinary enquiry, balances theoretical knowledge and practical skills in new media arts, connects technological and scientific concepts and methods to creative practices, offers signature courses in Arts Tech, and prepares students for jobs in new media arts and creative industries

The digital revolution has opened up communication design to new disciplines that require students to excel not only in traditional design skills but in design research methodology, human-centered concept development, and system design processes.

DIDI's multi-disciplinary Bachelor of Design (BDes) program allows students to combine two of four design disciplines. The first year features 'Exploring Design' coursework, providing a solid foundation. In later years, students select from Product Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Design, and Strategic Design Management, creating personalized study paths and engaging in design internships.

In this exciting era of technology and creativity, Digital Arts emerge as an innovative and captivating form of expression. The fusion between digital technology and traditional artistic disciplines has given life to a universe of limitless creative possibilities.

Creative Media Design (CMD) students will learn and develop an expertise in drawing, typography, packaging design, advertising design, photography, web development, motion design, video production, interactive design and 3D design. With these skills, CMD graduates will have the ability and knowledge needed for advertising and communication in various media, including the highly in-demand field of digital media.