Digital Media Arts Major
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
Major
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:
- 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 additional 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
Minors
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.