Digital Media

 A Bridge Between the Arts and Sciences

ETSU Digital Media Center

"ETSU’s Digital Media Department seeks to bridge the arts and sciences by providing students with technical knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics to create digital media professionals capable of working at the highest artistic and technical levels."
So Many Possibilities

The Digital Media Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media with concentrations in Digital Animation, Digital Game Design, Digital Visualization, and Visual Effects. There is also a Digital Media Minor for students who wish to gain broad exposure in each of the four areas. At the graduate level, the MFA in Digital Media attracts regional, national and international students.

 

Concentrations

  • Animation
    The Digital Animation 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 prepare for careers in 3-D animation, 2-D animation, motion graphics, character animation, and technical direction
  • Game Design
    The Digital Game Design concentration teaches students 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 and scripting for interaction for careers in the game industry.
  • Visual Effects
    Students in the Visual Effects concentration will learn how to produce strong visual sequences. Students prepare for a career in video and cinematography production, video editing, visual effects compositing, and 2D and 3D motion graphic design.
  • Visualization
    The Visualization concentration gives students the background to develop conceptual, technical, and aesthetic design skills important in the creation of digital media art assets. Students in this concentration prepare concept art and design elements for careers in entertainment media, game art, electronic publishing, photographic imaging, advertising design, and 3-D modeling.
Digital Media MFA

MFA in Digital Media

The Master of Fine Arts in Digital Media is the terminal degree in the field and is designed for students who are passionate about creating original digital content in the creative economy.

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Common Career Paths

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media can choose from a wide range of career paths, but the most common are:

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Game Development & Level Design

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Animator for Games, Movies, Broadcast

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Modeler for Entertainment

Graduates from the College of Business and Technology's Digital Media program have worked on various media and video game productions such as:
  • Thor
  • Captain America
  • The Peanuts Movie
  • TMNT II
  • World of Warcraft
  • Avatar
 
  • Kung Fu Panda III
  • Halo 5
  • Guitar Hero
  • Lord of the Rings
  • inFamous 2
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • Rango
  • AdventureTime
  • Pacific Rim
  • The Avengers
  • Ice Age: Continental Drift

Join the Future

Your future is digital at ETSU! ✨ Ranked #1 in the state of Tennessee for Animation, ETSU's Department of Digital Media offers competitive degrees to prepare students for the challenges of careers in the industry! Digital Media offers Bachelors in Science in Animation, Visualization, Game Design, & Visual Effects.

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Career Services

The College of Business and Technology is the only college on campus to have its own Career Services department geared toward your specific major and career goals. Because we have our own career services, digital media students are given all the necessary resources and networking opportunities to excel post-graduation.

 

Accreditation

East Tennessee State University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).