Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art - Digital Media

At UNC Charlotte, we believe that Art is vital. Vital to our students, our university, our communities, and our future. In the Department of Art & Art History, we celebrate the unique role that art and design play in historical and contemporary societies and foster globally informed engagement with visual culture. We are dedicated to effecting change through critical thinking, creative practice, and leadership in art education, art history, design, and studio art. Discover UNC Charlotte’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with seven concentrations: art education, digital media, illustration, painting, photography, print media and 3D Interdisciplinary Studies. The B.F.A. in Art with a concentration in Digital Media explores the intersection of art, technology, entertainment, and contemporary culture through time-based, interactive, and screen-based practices. Students engage with video, animation, 3D modeling, digital imaging, sound, and interactive media to create immersive and experimental works. The program emphasizes conceptual development, technical proficiency, and critical engagement with digital tools and platforms. It prepares students for careers in digital art, animation, motion graphics, video production, game design, and web design, as well as for graduate study and independent artistic practice.This Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art provides in-depth study in the concentration area. Because it requires 79 credit hours of courses within the Department of Art & Art History, and because many of the concentration courses are sequential, it is important to begin taking three studio art courses and one art history course during the first semester of study. All Studio Art and Graphic Design courses are open to Art (BA or BFA) or Graphic Design (BFA) majors only. The department requires an Entrance Portfolio and accepts new students into the Art and Graphic Design majors for Fall semesters only. UNC Charlotte is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Students should have graduated from an approved or accredited high school or have earned a high school equivalency certificate or G.E.D. The high school course units should include the following: 4 units in English, emphasizing grammar, composition and literature; 4 units in mathematics, including Algebra I, Algebra II and geometry, and a higher level mathematics course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite; 2 units in social studies, including one unit in U.S. history; and 3 units in science, including at least one unit in a life or biological science (e.g., biology), at least one unit in a physical science (e.g., chemistry, physics, physical science), and at least one laboratory course; two additional academic units of English, Mathematics, science, social studies, world languages or computer science.