Digital Media Design

Degree Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Credits Required: 60

Digital Media Designers work in a world of integrated media and they are concerned with how messages, information, or entertainment are visually presented to an audience. Students will develop skills in photography, basic audio and video production, graphic and typographic design, and digital technology through hands-on experience. They design interactive CDrom, DVD, Flash, Shockwave, and web-based projects for individuals or corporate clients.

The Visual Communications-Digital Media Design program is project oriented and focuses on the creation of a variety of media tools that include interactive media, presentation design, video production, web page design, and web animation. Students interested in the Visual Communications-Media Design program must have a strong interest in art and digital presentation media. The Digital Media Design program places a portfolio in the hands of students. This portfolio can be used to seek employment or entrance into a baccalaureate or art institution.

Employment is typically found in graphic design firms, corporate art departments, educational media graphics departments, advertising or news agencies, publishing houses and pre-press companies. Companies that specialize in new media, such as website development, computer animation and interactive media are also sources of employment for graduates of the Visual Communications-Digital Media Design program. Entry-level job titles are multimedia designer, interactive designer, web page designer, videographer, computer animator, media designer, or producer.