Program Description

The associate of applied science in digital media arts degree program offers general education and specific design and computer imaging skills to train the student to provide essential digital media technology assistance in the business environment. Students are prepared for employment in the fields of digital imaging, graphic, multimedia, and web design.

Career and Educational Advancement Opportunities

The associate of applied science in digital media drts degree provides the student with a well-rounded, design-oriented, applications knowledge base and creative problem solving skills that employers will appreciate in the digital media professional. In addition, the DMA core courses will help prepare the student for national certification. The associate of applied science in digital media arts degree, while occupational in nature, can be transferred to the UNM–Albuquerque Campus and applied towards a bachelor’s in organizational learning and instructional technologies at the College of Education.

Program Requirements

Total credit hours required: 65 (35 hours of general education courses and 30 hours of program specific-courses). Please refer to the University of New Mexico Core Curriculum on pages 72-74 for a list of allowed courses for Writing & Speaking, Mathematics and Physical & Natural Sciences.

Contact and Advising Information

Information about the Media Arts Certificate program is available from:

Advisement & Counseling (505) 925-8560 vcadvise@unm.edu,

Coordinator of Digital Media Arts program, Michael Ceschiat 505.925.8712 or ceschiat@unm.edu

Lecturer III of Digital Media Arts program, Alexa Wheeler, 505.925.8702 or alexa08@unm.edu

Chair of the Business & Technology Division, Cindy Chávez, @ 505.925.8706 or c2chavez@unm.edu,

Dean of Instruction, Reinaldo A. Z. García, (505) 925-8601 rgarcia@unm.edu.