Curriculum

This concentration gives students the background necessary to animate in any media/software with strong skills in one of several specialty areas of animation, such as character animation and special effects animation. Students in the animation concentration would typically be aiming for careers in 3D animation, 2D animation, motion graphics, character animation, and technical direction.

The General Education classes are part of every bachelors degree and ensure that students are exposed to areas that facilitate a well rounded education.  These classes help students develop reading, writing and speaking skills, with exposure to the arts and humanities.

The Digital Media Core is required by all digital media majors, regardless of concentration.  These classes develop skills required of professionals across all areas of digital media.  The last class in this series, Portfolio Development (DIGM4930) prepares students to transition from college to professional life by working on resumes, cover letters, presentation skills, and most importantly: developing a professional digital media portfolio.

The Digital Animation Concentration Requirements are a list of specific courses required for animation students.  These classes develop the specific animation skills and knowledge for students wishing to pursue a career in the different areas of animation.

The Digital Animation concentration also has 4 credit hours of Digital Media electives. Electives are courses related to your concentration that you select in consultation with the DIGM Advisor and Faculty. All electives must be approved by the department.

This concentration gives students the background necessary to create dimensional digital models that solve visual problems and provide solutions for both the physical and virtual worlds. Students in this concentration would typically be preparing for careers in product design, architecture, interior design, entertainment, gaming, and data visualization.

The General Education classes are part of every bachelors degree and ensure that students are exposed to areas that facilitate a well rounded education. These classes help students develop advanced reading, writing and speaking skills, in addition to exposure to the arts and humanities.

The Digital Media Core is required by all digital media majors, regardless of concentration. These classes develop skills required of professionals across all areas of digital media. The last class in this series, Portfolio Development (DIGM4930) prepares students to transition from college life to professional life by working on resumes, cover letters, presentation skills, and most importantly: developing a professional digital media portfolio.

The Digital Visualization Concentration Requirements are a list of specific courses required for visualization students.   These classes develop the specific visualization skills and knowledge for students wishing to pursue a career in the different visualization areas.

The Digital Visualization concentration also has 16 credit hours of Digital Media electives, and 14 hours of related electives.  While DIGM electives must be courses within the major discipline, related electives can come from other disciplines including Technology, Art, Computer Science, Communications, Business and Theater. All electives must be approved by the department.

This concentration gives students the background necessary to create games and interactive environments with strong skills in one of several specialty areas such as environment design, level design, modeling for games, materials, scripting for interaction, etc. Students in the interaction and game design concentration are typically preparing for careers in the game industry in one of these fields.

The General Education classes are part of every bachelors degree and ensure that students are exposed to areas that facilitate a well rounded education. These classes help students develop advanced reading, writing and speaking skills, in addition to exposure to the arts and humanities.

The Digital Media Core is required by all digital media majors, regardless of concentration. These classes develop skills required of professionals across all areas of digital media. The last class in this series, Portfolio Development (DIGM4930) prepares students to transition from college life to professional life by working on resumes, cover letters, presentation skills, and most importantly: developing a professional digital media portfolio.

The Digital Interaction and Game Design Concentration Requirements are a list of specific courses required for interaction students. These classes develop the specific skills and knowledge for students wishing to pursue a career in the different interaction areas.

The Digital Interaction and Game Design concentration also has 8 credit hours of Digital Media electives, and 9 hours of related electives.  While DIGM electives must be courses within the major discipline, related electives can come from other disciplines including Technology, Art, Computer Science, Communications, Business and Theater. All electives must be approved by the department.