Bachelor of Design in Digital Multimedia Design

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“It’s a really exciting time to be a designer. The tools are amazing, the process is highly rewarding, and there is plenty of fertile ground for discovery and community. It may sound like a cliché, but the world faces increasingly complex challenges deserving of solutions borne from interdisciplinary thinkers. Silos of practice and the status quo have become design enemies for which we need heroes—design leaders.

“In this program, we break down the silos, encouraging students to produce creative and expressive projects across disciplines, including visual art, communications, and information sciences. One of the most appealing aspects of the Digital Multimedia

Design program is the self-selected course pathways, which give students the opportunity to design the curriculum according to their interests. The digital portfolios that students produce over the course of their education will demonstrate technical, creative, and intellectual capabilities highly valued in the job market.”

—Michael Collins Assistant Professor of Art Penn State School of Visual Arts Lead Faculty Coordinator for the Digital Multimedia Design Program

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Bachelor of Design in Digital Multimedia Design

Penn State’s online 120-credit Bachelor of Design in Digital Multimedia Design helps you develop your creative communication abilities and express them through the design process, intertwining human interaction and information technology. This interdisciplinary program focuses on helping you cultivate the abilities needed to succeed at creating, developing, and delivering captivating design.

Offered in a convenient online format, the program is designed to be an interactive, engaging, and collaborative learning experience that will help you build the skills and capabilities you need to become a leader in the digital media and multimedia creative industries.

As a graduate of this program you should be able to:

• appreciate imagination and creativity as valuable human resources to be leveraged to design projects that stimulate their audience

• demonstrate capacity to create projects that integrate human need, information, and technology to address problems and challenges

• effectively use cutting-edge digital technologies in multimedia projects

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CurriculumTo graduate from this program, you will be required to successfully complete a minimum of 120 credits of course work. The curriculum develops your skills in art and design, digital technology, and communication. Your learning will enhance your ability to use creative thinking and critical reasoning to organize ideas and present them in a range of visual implementations.

Courses in graphic communications, digital design, strategic communications, arts and media, social media strategies, and software and application development will help you gain relevant experience to build your career as a creative professional. Your courses will present you with a variety of opportunities to engage with professors and your fellow students to enrich your learning.

While pursuing your degree, you’ll develop a digital portfolio that will not only serve as a repository for your projects and assignments, but also provide a professional resource that you can leverage when seeking employment.

Career Opportunities for Graduates

Acquiring your degree from Penn State World Campus can expand your opportunities for employment and prepare you for a challenging and rewarding career in a wide range of fields, including:

• digital art and design • marketing• web design • video, photography, and animation• application development • user experience design

View a full list of learning outcomes and course offerings at: worldcampus.psu.edu/onlinedmd

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Why Penn State?Penn State has been serving students for more than 100 years through distance education and more than 15 years through online learning; we’ve used that experience to develop a nationally recognized support system for students who are geographically removed from campus.

A Reputation of Excellence

Penn State is regarded as one of the finest higher education institutions in the United States and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, with an outstanding reputation in research and teaching. As a pioneer in distance learning, we have significant experience in understanding the needs of off-campus students. Our faculty and course designers develop our degrees specifically for the online adult learner. And Penn State World Campus is the real Penn State. The only difference is the way in which the courses are delivered to you.

You can experience courses that are:

• designed around best practices in online delivery

• taught by faculty with experience teaching in an online environment

• created using technology to support successful learning outcomes, not just convenience

Library Services

As a Penn State World Campus student, you will have access to one of the leading university research libraries in North America—the Penn State University Libraries system, which holds more than 750 online research databases, 110,000 scholarly journals, and 444,000 electronic books. You can search the online catalog and review databases as if you were sitting at a terminal in any Penn State library.

Learner and Technical Support

Without having to set foot on campus, you will have access to various support services that resident students enjoy, including course scheduling and academic advising, technical support offered by the Penn State World Campus HelpDesk staff, and career counseling with a licensed professional counselor.

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Frequently Asked Questions How much is tuition? How long will it take me to finish

my program? Tuition is based on cost-per-credit as is associated with your program of This answer varies for each student. study. Tuition rates are assessed every There are many factors (e.g., transfer semester of enrollment. As a student you credits, course load per semester) may incur additional charges, such as that influence how long it will take. credit-by-examination, exam proctor, Depending on the program, some and transcript fees, during your course students are able to complete 12 credits of study. Please visit our website for the every year—others more than 20 credits. most up-to-date tuition rate. You will work closely with an adviser to

determine the best course of action for Can I obtain financial aid to pay you to complete the program.

for my courses? Is this the real Penn State? Penn State realizes that one of the biggest

challenges of returning to school is the Yes. Penn State values online education cost. That’s why our advisers have been as highly as it does resident instruction. trained to help you make the most of the No distinction will be made on your financial aid options and opportunities official Penn State transcript or diploma available to you. Full- and part-time that your courses were completed at a degree-seeking students are eligible for distance. The credits you receive are federal student aid. We also have flexible exactly the same as those awarded to payment options to help you, including resident students.deferred payment plans, third-party payments for employed professionals, and military payment options.

What does the online classroom look like?

Our philosophy for designing online courses: Use the latest technology to best deliver the content in the most flexible way while keeping the technology transparent to you.

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Begin Your Application TodayHow to Begin

1. Visit worldcampus.psu.edu/onlinedmd.

2. Click the “Apply Now” button to access your application.

Application Materials Deadlines• Complete online application form and fee Your degree application, including receipt • Official high school transcripts or GED of all transcripts, must be received by

transcript the following deadlines to be considered complete:

• Official military transcripts (if applicable) and/or official college or university June 30 for fall semester admissiontranscripts, if you attended another institution October 31 for spring semester admission

• TOEFL or IELTS score (if applicable) March 15 for summer semester admission

Please visit our website for a more detailed description and most up-to-date information about the program requirements and application procedure:

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Did You Know? I n 2016, U.S. News & World Report P enn State credits and degrees earned ranked Penn State World Campus as online are identical to those earned on No. 1 in the country for having the: campus.

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