Why study Digital Media?

The BA in Digital Media sits at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts — a space where creative vision and critical thinking meet the tools to bring ideas to life. The program is interdisciplinary and team-based, built around a human-centered approach to storytelling and creative practice. Students work with advanced media tools to craft meaningful narratives and graduate prepared for careers in the fast-moving, ever-evolving world of digital media.

In Digital Media courses, students learn alongside instructors who are leading experts in their fields and professionals with industry experience who remain actively engaged with creative work. Courses are collaborative by design, weaving together theory, history, and hands-on practice so students are both learning about digital media and making it.

Digital Media students gain real-world experience through internships, assistantships, summer camps, and study abroad from the moment they arrive on campus through the completion of their senior project.

Admission Requirements

Freshmen applicants, please visit the Admission Requirements page for more information.

Digital Media students begin building real-world experience from the moment they arrive on campus. Through internships, assistantships, summer camps, and study abroad opportunities, students engage with the broader creative industry throughout their time at UC — culminating in a senior project that brings their skills and vision together. Graduates have gone on to launch independent production companies, build creative businesses, and work as freelance filmmakers and content creators around the world.

Digital Media graduates are entrepreneurial by nature and fluent across disciplines — equipped not just with technical skills, but with the critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability to chart their own paths across a wide range of industries:

  • Creative Business Owner
  • Producer
  • Animator
  • Game Designer
  • Independent Filmmaker / Director
  • Screenwriter / Story Editor
  • Graphics Designer
  • Creative Director
  • Multimedia Journalist
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Certificates include:

  • Animation
  • Directing for Film and Television
  • Screenwriting

Contact the School of Communication, Film, and Media Studies whose information appears on this page.

Students in the UC College of Arts and Sciences enjoy many benefits afforded through study at a research-intensive institution ranked among the nation's top 25 public research universities. UC's urban, Tristate location offers exciting opportunities for global education, research and service learning, while its student-centered focus includes an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, a nationally recognized Center for Exploratory Studies and a highly successful First Year Experience program that teaches critical skills for first-year students and provides connections with important campus resources.

To graduate from UC's College of Arts and Sciences, students must:

  • Earn at least 120 credits. This can include transfer credit, AP credit and free electives, but does not include preparatory coursework. Students who have met all other degree requirements must continue earning credit until the total number of their earned hours comes to at least 120.
  • Attain a 2.0 grade point average for all courses taken at the University of Cincinnati.
  • Be in good academic standing, that is, not on either academic probation or disciplinary probation or suspension.
  • Complete the residency requirement by earning at least 30 credits after matriculating into the university.
  • Complete all of the requirements of at least one major (see major requirements above).
  • Complete the College Core Requirements.
  • Submit an application for graduation to the registrar's office by their posted deadline.

Admission to A&S is generally available for any off-campus student who was admissible directly from high school and has a cumulative 2.0 GPA and a 2.0 in the most recent institution.

Students who were not admissible directly from high school must have:

  • 24 semester (36 quarter) hours earned
  • at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA and a 2.0 at most recent institution

Transfer students should apply using our transfer student online application

University transfer scholarships are available to those who meet specific requirements and ANY admitted A&S transfer student might qualify for an A&S scholarship. Deadlines and eligibility criteria are online via the previous links.

For any inquiries please contact us at artsci@ucmail.uc.edu

Admission to A&S is generally available for any on-campus student who was admissible directly from high school and has a cumulative 2.0 GPA.

Students who were not admissible directly from high school must have:

  • 24 semester (36 quarter) hours earned
  • at least a cumulateive 2.0 GPA 

Explore unique opportunities, faculty, and resources available in School of Communication, Film, and Media Studies

The University of Cincinnati and all regional campuses are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Contact Information

Undergraduate Director
2800 Clifton Avenue
4234A Clifton Court Hall
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0184
(513) 556-4440
SCFMSprograms@ucmail.uc.edu

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Program Code: 15BAC-DMC-BA