Digital Media Degree | Elmhurst University

Turn your creativity into opportunity with a degree in digital media

Digital media is playing an increasing role in our daily lives.

Our lives are saturated with technology, from the content on our mobile devices to the websites we visit, the movies and shows we watch, and the digital games we play. New developments and advances are occurring rapidly in areas such as virtual reality and human-computer interaction. The production of all this digital content opens up numerous employment opportunities as well as venues for artistic expression. This degree helps prepare students for the world of digital media. The transferable core skills learned in this degree will also enable students to move into media as employers increasingly incorporate digital media-related tasks into jobs that previously did not require media knowledge. You’ll be more employable in jobs you don’t focus on. This degree also creates opportunities for students interested in pursuing film arts to do so in a way that not only cultivates their innate creative voice but also provides a practical skill set. This combination expands employment opportunities for students after graduation.

This interdisciplinary degree in digital media provides students with a core set of digital media production skills, software proficiency, media history and theory, and knowledge of different narratives and narrative structures. Students will be able to choose courses based on their interests. The list of courses to choose from includes numerous courses in digital audio and video production, digital animation and game design, and film and television writing. All students complete a digital media capstone project tailored to their unique interests.

The Bachelor of Digital Media degree is designed for students who want to pursue a path that combines art and technology, allowing for both artistic expression and preparation for a career in a variety of digital media.

Main requirements

Required core courses

• art 113 Art software introduction
• MUS290 Digital music I
• DM/Art 296 Principles of digital animation
• DM/ENG 298 Narrative structure in literature, film, and media
• DM299 digital storytelling
• DM301 movie and soul or Bid 301 movie philosophy
• DM/CGE 305 Introduction to digital cinema
• DM/ENG 317 Introduction to screenwriting
• DM499 The pinnacle of digital media

Minor in Digital Media

The Digital Media minor is designed for students who want to learn tools, techniques, and skills for creating digital media.

Students can customize their learning through a comprehensive range of electives. This coursework expands your career options by providing opportunities for artistic expression while teaching you to become a critical and effective content creator.

Recent research shows that having digital media skills increases employability in fields other than media, particularly in the humanities.

Required subjects

• DM/ENG 298 Narrative structure in literature, film, and media
• DM299 digital storytelling

Minor in Film Studies

How many minutes a day do people spend watching content on screens of different sizes? The Film Studies minor prepares students to become critical consumers of the media that permeate our daily lives. It helps you become.

Students study the history of film, including its evolution from earlier media forms and the influence of other art forms on the development of film. They consider multiple critical and theoretical approaches to film and media analysis, and how films can and have been influenced by advances in technology.

Other areas of exploration include the different narrative structures used in film and television, the ever-changing role that film storytelling plays in modern society, and the role of film in local and international culture.

Required subjects

• DM/ENG 295 Introduction to film studies
• DM/ENG 298 Narrative structure in literature, film, and media
• WL309 world cinema