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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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:
Graduates from the Colleger 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
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.
Student Spotlight
Meet Amanda Kilhenny:
Amanda is heading to the stars, virtually. The Digital Media major completed an internship
in the Hybrid Reality Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. She used her 3D modeling
skills to create realistic tools in a virtual reality simulation of the International
Space Station. Although she originally aspired to work on animated movies, Amanda
is realizing that her career goals incorporate both digital media and science.
Accreditation
East Tennessee State University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).