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Multimedia & Digital Arts

Associate of Fine Arts

Transfer Major

Students interested in Multimedia & Digital Arts at Bucks need to meet with a Visual Arts faculty member for advising. Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.

Arts & Communication
Hicks Art Center • Phone (215) 968-8425
Curriculum code No. 1175

The Multimedia & Digital Arts Transfer Major provides students with experiences creating image, text, sound, and video, with an emphasis on digital media. Using interactive design, students will combine these different digital components into projects that convey their ideas as Web sites, multimedia or digital arts projects. The Multimedia & Digital Arts Transfer Major strongly emphasizes the concepts and the fundamentals of design, as well as the artistic skills needed to create interactive projects. The program also prepares students with technical skills using up-to-date technology and industry-standard software applications. Graduates from this program may pursue transfer to professional art schools and complete a baccalaureate degree or begin a career as an entry level digital designer. Digital artists may find work with advertising agencies, publishing companies, television stations, training companies, and other firms in the communications business.

Graduates of this program are able to

  • Design and create web sites, digital art and multimedia projects;
  • prepare and present a formal, professional-quality portfolio of work which may be used to apply for admission to a four-year college or entry level employment; and*
  • apply skills associated with the digital arts including: digital imaging, digital video, photography, web design, and multimedia.

* In preparing and presenting a portfolio in VAMM250, students currently need an array of digital skills, such as, but not limited to, media capture, manipulation, and presentation. Students take several required digital courses (e.g. VAMM100, VAMM110, VAPH110, VACV140) and then reinforce/develop their digital skills across the major. Essential digital competencies associated with portfolio preparation and presentation will be assessed within this course.

Full time day students entering as visual arts and digital arts majors require an assessment interview. A portfolio review is not required for admission, but is recommended for placement purposes. An art advisor will help select the appropriate sequence of courses.

Note: Studio courses can be expensive. Lab Fees may be required.


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Learn about the job market, average salary, and necessary level of training you can expect to encounter in the workforce after completing this program based on data from the PA Department of Labor.

Degree Course Requirements*

Course Credits
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
VACV140
Digital Editing
3
VACV145
Videography
3
VACV230
Motion Graphics D
3
VAFA100
Drawing I
3
VAMM100
Digital Imaging 1
3
VAMM110
Web and Interactive Design D
3
VAMM120
Interface Design
3
VAMM130
3D Modeling Concepts D
3
VAMM209
Multimedia Concepts I D
3
VAMM250
Digital Arts Portfolio Studio D,5,9
3
VAPH110
Digital Photography Fundamentals
3
COMP110
English Composition I A,10
3
COMP111
English Composition II D,2,4,10
3
Art or Flim History C,1 6
Math/Science A,B,6,7 3/4
Social Science/Diversity E,3,8 3
Program Electives 9
Total Credit Hours 61/62

Program Elective Courses (select at least 9 credits)

Course Credits
CISC113
Visual Basic Programming A,D
3
CISC115
Computer Science 1 A,D
3
CISC135
Programming for Mobile Devices D
3
COMM111
Media and Society
3
MGMT100
Introduction to Business
3
MGMT155
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
3
MKTG220
Digital Marketing
3
MKTG230
Social Media Marketing
3
MUSC124
Music Technology
3
VACV141
Art of Independent Cinema A
3
VACV142
Art of Theatrical Cinema A
3
VACV231
Video Field Production D
3
VACV238
Cinematography D
3
VAGD101
Layout and Typography D
3
VAGD102
Illustration: Drawing and Digital D
3
VAFA104
2-D Design Color D
3
VAFA191
Art History Before 1450 A,D
3
VAFA192
Art History After 1450 A
3
VAFA193
Modern Art History A,D
3
VAPH196
History of Photography A,D
3
VAPH210
Digital Photography II D
3
VAPH211
Studio Light D
3

Recommended Semester Sequence

The recommended course sequence is designed for full- time students who average l5 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.

First Semester

Course Credits
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
VAFA100
Drawing I 1
3
VAMM100
Digital Imaging 1
3
COMP110
English Composition I A,10
3
VACV140
Digital Editing
3
Art or Film History A,C,1 3
Total Credit Hours 16

Second Semester

Course Credits
VAMM120
Interface Design
3
VAMM110
Web and Interactive Design D
3
VAPH110
Digital Photography Fundamentals
3
COMP111
English Composition II D,2,4,10
3
Art or Film History A,C,1 3
Total Credit Hours 15

Third Semester

Course Credits
VACV145
Videography
3
VACV230
Motion Graphics D
3
VAMM130
3D Modeling Concepts D
3
Program Elective 3
Math/Science A,B,6,7 3/4
Total Credit Hours

15/16

Fourth Semester

Course Credits
VAMM209
Multimedia Concepts I D
3
VAMM250
Digital Arts Portfolio Studio D,5,9
3
Program Electives 6
Social Science/Diversity E,3,8 3
Total Credit Hours 15

A Placement testing required.
B Any of the following may be chosen: SCIE101, SCIE102, SCIE104, CHEM101.
C Any of the following may be chosen: VAFA191,VAFA192, VAFA193, VACV142, VAPH196.
D Course requires prerequisite.
E Any of the following may be chosen: COMM111, ECON111, GEOG110, MUSC103, POLI111, PSYC110, SOCI110, SOCI120.

1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities.
2 Satisfies Critical Thinking.
3 Satisfies Diversity.
4 Satisfies Information Literacy.
5 Satisfies Oral Communication.
6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy.
7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy.
8 Satisfies Social Sciences.
9 Satisfies Technological Competence.
10 Satisfies Writing.

Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.

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Arts & Communication

215-968-8425 arts.comm@bucks.edu 125 Hicks Art Center

Arts & Communication

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