Digital Media Minor

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College of Business and Technology

Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying, and Digital Media

Digital Media Program Information

Main Office
213 Wilson Wallis Hall
ETSU Box 70552
Johnson City, TN 37614
(423) 439-7822 [Voice]
(423) 439-7830 [Fax - Admin.]
(423) 439-7750 [Fax - Faculty]

Digital Media Center
185-VI Niswonger DMC
ETSU Box 70701
Johnson City, TN 37614
(423) 979-3170 [Voice]
(423) 979-3160 [Fax]

etsudigitalmedia.com/

The Digital Media Program seeks to bridge the arts and sciences by providing students with technical knowledge, an understanding of aesthetics, and practical experience in digital media, with a core emphasis on learning how to develop and express ideas, solve problems, and create digital media content. This program leads students through problem, project, and process-based learning experiences that teach them how to define, design, and develop digital media content, computer graphics, and interactive media. The program endeavors to bring together students, faculty, and industry professionals to realize interdisciplinary initiatives and prepare students for the professional challenges of the 21st century in careers in 3- D visualization, animation, gaming, and visual effects.

Digital Media Fee- A Digital Media Enhancement Fee of $100 per semester hour will be applied to all DIGM courses for all students., interactive design, web media, product design,and digital video.

Digital Media Minor Program Information

A minor in Digital Media is available to students from all majors who wish to acquire technical knowledge and skills in Digital Media. Requirements for the minor are 24 credit hours of study in Digital Media. Students must meet the prerequisites listed in the catalog for a particular course they wish to take or obtain permission from the instructor.

Students are encouraged to choose guided electives that provide an emphasis in a particular area of specialization in Digital Media.

Digital Media Minor: 24 Credit Hours

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 semester credit hours. The Digital Media Minor has received approval to waive the requirement that at least 9 hours of coursework should be 3000/4000 level.

DIGM 1100 Visual Thinking (4)
DIGM 1640 Vector-Based Imaging (4)
DIGM 1650 Raster-Based Imaging (4)

DIGM 3000 Principles of Interaction (4) or
DIGM 3010 Principles of Visualization (4)

Please contact the department for a transition plan.

Guided Electives: 8 Credit Hours

Eight hours in guided elective courses must be chosen in consultation with the DIGM academic advisor. No more than 8 hours of credit can be applied to both the student’s major degree and the minor. (Some majors require or allow students to take Digital Media courses to meet requirements within their major program.)

Only courses for which a grade of C (2.0) or higher is earned will be accepted as part of the minor program.

Choices include (but may not be limited to):

DIGM 2870 - Animation Fundamentals (4 credits)
DIGM 2900 - Editing for Digital Media (4 credits)
DIGM 3110 - 3-D Model Design (4 credits)
DIGM 3120 - 3-D Lighting & Rendering (4 credits)
DIGM 3130 - 3-D Animation (4 credits)
DIGM 3200 - Web Design (4 credits)
DIGM 3220 - Digital Publishing (4 credits)
DIGM 3400 - Interactive Design (4 credits)
DIGM 4146 - Character Animation Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4147 - Fundamentals of Character Animation (3 credits)
DIGM 4400 - Interactive Development (4 credits)
DIGM 4616 - Raster-Based Imaging Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4617 - Advanced Raster-Based Imaging (3 credits)
DIGM 4626 - Motion Tools II Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4627 - Motion Tools II:Compositing (3 credits)
DIGM 4816 - 3-D Effects Animation Undergraduate Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4817 - 3-D Effects Animation (3 credits)
DIGM 4886 - Technical Direction Laboratory (1 credit)
DIGM 4887 - Technical Direction for Animation (3 credits)