Our new Digital Arts concentration within the studio art major, inaugurated in 2007, prepares students to conceptualize, produce and analyze works of digital art, including video and web-based media, in the context of contemporary art theory and practice. Students will also have the opportunity to apply their digital skills to a company or studio setting in a semester-long internship.

A major in Digital Arts requires the following eleven courses:

Drawing I
Drawing II
Sculpture
Digital Arts I
Digital Arts II: Topics in Digital Arts
Internship in Digital Arts
Advanced Studio in Digital Arts
One additional studio course
Two art history courses
Senior Seminar in Studio Art with a senior project in Digital Arts.

A minor in Digital Arts requires the following five courses:

Drawing I
Digital Arts I
Digital Arts II (or Special Topics in Digital Arts)
Internship in Digital Arts or another Digital Arts course
One other studio course

Digital Arts I (four semester hours) explores the use of digital media for artistic expression, with a focus on enhancing technical abilities and understanding related issues of design.

Digital Arts II: Topics in Digital Arts (four semester hours) varies in its specific focus. Topics may include digital printmaking, video, and web-based media. This course may be repeated for credit with a different topic.

Internship in Digital Arts (four semester hours) requires at least 12 hours of work each week during the semester with a local digital artist or design firm as well as meetings with the Digital Arts mentor and other interns.