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Digital Media Major in Pennsylvania
Kick your creative energy and storytelling talents into high gear by pursuing a bachelor's degree in digital media at Messiah University, one of the top private Christian universities in the U.S.
Study Digital Media at a Christian University
Digital media is an emerging field, and the multimedia communication skills you’ll develop through our core courses will prepare you to meet the growing demand for digital media specialists in a wide variety of fields. In addition to a foundation in art and design, digital media majors all take required coursework in areas such as film, computer programing and sound design found within other departments. Digital media majors who concentrate in interactive design have the opportunity to take additional courses in art and design.
Messiah University is fully accredited by NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design), which includes the complete digital media program.
Students in the Digital Media program at Messiah University can choose from the following concentrations:
Church Media
Digital Video and Story
Interactive Design
Mobile Application and Game Design
As a digital media major at Messiah University, you’ll be able to:
- Focus on a particular area of digital media that is of interest to you.
- Take plenty of interesting electives or additional digital media courses.
- Take part in a collaborative digital media project in your senior year.
- Prepare for a career as a Web, graphic, sound or game designer; video editor; mobile application or game programmer; or minister of worship.
- Study in one of the 40+ study abroad locations offered by Messiah University.
- Sharpen your skills in our studios dedicated to digital art, digital video and digital audio, and work in the Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts which has state-of-the-art digital equipment as well as two iMac labs dedicated to theater and music technology.
- Practice your skills in our studio space which includes a green room, Foley studio and fully-equipped broadcast control room.
As a graduate of the digital media program, you will be equipped to secure positions such as:
- Web designer
- Sound designer
- Game designer
- Video editor
- Mobile application programmer
- Game programmer
- Graphic designer
- Minister of worship (church media)
For more information on career planning for the digital media program, visit the Messiah University Career and Professional Development Center.
Messiah’s nationally recognized internship program places students in a variety of digital media internships. A few examples include:
- Krone Group Advertising and Design
- AdAbility, Inc.
- D2 Media
- The Hartford Courant
- Central PA Magazine
- Messiah Press and Marketing and Communications Office
- andCulture
- CURE International
- Turkey Hill
Each concentration of the digital media major is offered through a different campus department.
- The interactive design concentration is offered through the Department of Art and Design.
- The digital video and story concentration is offered through the Department of Communication.
- The mobile application and game design concentration is offered through the Department of Computer and Information Science.
- The church media concentration is offered through the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Programs related to Digital Media
In the Digital Media program, you will take a selection of courses that successfully prepare you for a career in a related field. Hands-on experiences and classroom learning within the framework of Christian faith will give you the skills and knowledge to achieve your goals. Our programs offer a wide variety of courses that will not only help you excel in your future career, but challenge you to develop a deeper understanding of your field of study.
Course options for Digital Media:
Digital Media (B.A.) with Church Media Concentration
Digital Media (B.A.) with Digital Video and Story Concentration
Digital Media (B.A.) with Interactive Design Concentration
Digital Media (B.A.) with Mobile Application and Game Design Concentration
Digital Media careers and outcomes
Where our grads work
Graduates of the Digital Media program work in positions of leadership in their places of employment, using the tools and knowledge a Messiah University education prepared them with. Each year, eager employers and some of the nation's best graduate schools welcome Messiah graduates into their organizations.
96% of the Class of 2022 respondents were employed or in graduate school within 6-9 months of graduation.
Our Alumni
Regional and national employers seek out Messiah graduates for their academic preparation, work ethic and personal character. The transformation you experience at Messiah readies you to transform the lives of others through your chosen career path.
Hands-on experience
You won’t have to wait to test out your skills in a business setting, because you can also get real world experience at Messiah by participating in one of our digital media internships. You will take part in a collaborative digital media project during your senior year and practice your skills in the film and media production studio — opened in 2015 but constantly evolving to stay up-to-date to the industry standards—that includes a green room, Foley affects studio, broadcast control room and more. In fact, Messiah's accrediting body, NASAD, called this studio "enviable." Better yet: you'll have access to this high-tech space and equipment early in your college career, rather than junior year at larger universities. In addition to on-campus learning, you may even choose to study at one of our 40 study abroad locations worldwide!
Through your coursework and hands-on experience, you will prepare for a career as a web, graphic, sound or game designer; video editor; mobile application or game programmer; or minister of worship.
Messiah's unique approach to hands-on learning
Learning in the classroom is important but actually applying that knowledge in a hands-on way can make all the difference. At Messiah University, the Experiential Learning Initiative (ELI) allows Messiah to take this hands-on learning to a new level by giving students the opportunity to apply what they have learned to various real world contexts--such as an internship/practica, service learning, off-campus program, holding a student leadership position, or participating in undergraduate research.
Program emphasis
At Messiah University, we offer four very different and practical digital media concentrations within this interdepartmental major: interactive design, digital video and story, mobile applications and game design, and church media. Regardless of which of our four concentrations you choose, the core courses Messiah offers in digital video, sound design, computer science and visual art provide you with a solid foundation for a career in digital communications. Digital media majors all take required coursework in areas including film, computer programming and sound design found within other departments.