The Visual Communication and Digital Media Arts (VCDMA) enables and empowers students for a career in visual communication and media arts. Students who follow this concentration are introduced to opportunities in graphic design, digital filmmaking, animation, fashion design, digital art and imaging, and multimedia. By building upon foundation courses, students merge skills in art, marketing, technology, and communication.
The new VCDMA (BS) major replaces the previous Computer Graphics Art concentration. The new VCDMA offers (5) five new concentrations in Advertising Design, Digital Media Arts, Animation & Motion Graphics, Digital Cinema & Time-Based Media and Fashion Design.
The minimum number of semester hours required for the bachelor's of science degree is 120. Students who choose to concentrate in a particular area must consult with the VCDMA Program Coordinator . Additionally, students from other departments may seek to minor in VCDMA and should develop a track scheme with faculty in VCDMA and complete 24 credits in a specific VCDMA area of concentration. Transfer and prospective students must also submit a portfolio with their application.
