Program Description

The digital media arts certificate program is a subset of the associate of applied science in digital media arts degree offering only the specific design and computer imaging skills to train the student to provide essential digital media technology assistance in the business environment. As with the associate’s degree program, students are prepared for employment in the fields of digital imaging, graphic, multimedia, and web design.

Career and Educational Advancement Opportunities

The digital media arts certificate provides the student with the same 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.

Program Requirements

Total credit hours required: 37 (6 hours of general education courses and 31 hours of program specific-courses).

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.