With 19 credit hours of coursework and connecting experiences, students may earn a BDP certificate in Digital Arts and Media. For a complete list of courses and requirements:
download the Digital Arts and Media BDP curriculum sheet (PDF).
Students may focus on games and entertainment, image and film, mixed media, music and audio, or a strand of their own design. Courses may come from Communication, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences, or Engineering.
Students must complete an independent creative project course under the supervision of two faculty mentors. In addition, students have the option of completing a second research or internship connecting experience.
3-4 page essay written at the end of the BDP experience, drawing together the different pieces of the BDP.
Courses counting toward a BDP in Digital Arts and Media may also satisfy core, major, and elective requirements in a student’s degree plan. With planning, the BDP should not add time to students’ UT careers, but instead helps students choose the courses they already have to take in an integrated way.
“I found the BDP to provide a starting point for me to narrow down my wide range of interests. I wasn’t completely sure what major I wanted, but I did know the general direction I wanted to follow. The Digital Arts and Media BDP had classes that covered all my potential options.”
