28 Media and Design Bachelors Degree Programs

Degree in Digital Art (4–5 years, on-site, online, or blended, in English and Spanish). Dual certification USA–Spain. Specializations in Video Game Art, 3D Sculpting, Matte Painting, Concept Art, and Comic Art. Competitive professional portfolio for film, video games, comics, and advertising.

As a Media Designer you’ll develop your passion for digital design and technology, exploring your creative side to improve user experience, knowing that you are a professional in high demand.

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.

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.

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.

The BMPD offers a combination of intensive hands-on workshops and lecture courses that will provide you with a strong foundation in writing, developing, creating, and producing fact-based narratives across various digital media formats. Develop skills in storytelling, computer programming, web design, video production, data management, and visual communication.

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.

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.

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

Our Creative Media Arts BA Honours is an exciting hands-on course that will see you produce art and make content including films, photographs, interactive installations, and immersive and digital media using creative technologies such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), projection mapping, 3D modelling, and game engines.

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.

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.

The Bachelor's in Immersive Media Design prepares students to create innovative experiences through the integration of visual storytelling, interactive media, and cutting-edge technology. The program ...

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 Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Design is designed to help students develop skills in creating digital content across various platforms. The program covers areas like visual design, video pro...