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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Digital Media Major, B.S. (Digital Animation Concentration)


Department Information


College of Business and Technology
PO Box 70309
Phone: (423) 439-5110
Web Address: ETSUDigitalMedia.com/

Niswonger Digital Media Center, Room 196
Contact: Digm.Info@etsu.edu

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.

The Digital Media Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media with concentrations in Digital Animation, Digital Game Design, Digital Visualization, and Digital Visual Effects. There is also a Digital Media Minor for students who wish to get a broad exposure in the four areas.

The Digital Media Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

No grade below a C (2.0) in DIGM courses may be applied to the B.S. degree.

Digital Media Fee: A Digital Media Enhancement Fee of $135 per semester hour will be applied to all DIGM courses for all students.

Digital Animation Concentration


 Animated boy and dog
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This 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 would typically be preparing for careers in 3-D animation, 2-D animation, motion graphics, character animation, and technical direction.

Degree Requirements: 120 credits


General Education 41-42 credits
Major Total Requirement 79 credits
     Major Core    (35 credits)
     Concentration    (24 credits)
     Advisor Approved Electives    (20 credits)
TOTAL 120 credits

Suggested Four-Year Program of Study: DIGM-BS (ANIM) (3D Pathway)  

Suggested Four-Year Program of Study: DIGM-BS (ANIM) (2D Pathway)  


Grade Requirement: No grade below a C (2.0) in DIGM courses may be applied to the B.S. degree.


General Education Requirements    

These requirements include earning 41-42 credits in Communication, Humanities and Fine Arts, Social and Behavior Sciences, History, Natural Sciences and Mathematics categories.

Major Specific courses listed in General Education Requirements:

Total Requirements for Digital Media Major: 79 credits


Digital Animation Concentration Requirements: 24 credits


Complete the required courses below and select either the 3D or 2D Pathway.

Advisor Approved Electives: 20 credits


Choose 20 credits from the following:

No Minor Required


Additional Information


Click here to view Degree and Graduation Requirements  for all ETSU students.

CSCI 1100  or Proficiency exam: Must be completed to meet Bachelor’s Degree Requirements. 

Most minors range from 18-24 credits. Those few minors with more than 24 credits may affect the number of free electives allowed.

International Student Seminar Policy


International Students : Must complete 4 credits of International Student Seminar  as part of their undergraduate program.