Digital Media, Certificate of Proficiency
Visit the Digital Media Department page for more information on the program and access to advising.
Program Description
This certificate is designed to provide high school students an opportunity to obtain a certificate of proficiency while still enrolled in high school, which not only gives initial employability skills, but also stacks into associate degrees at UVU.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
General Education Requirements | 6 Credits | |
ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing (Course must be completed with grade 'C' or higher. ) | 3 |
or ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | |
Complete one of the following: (Course must be completed with grade 'C' or higher. ) | 3 | |
Quantitative Reasoning (3) | ||
Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6) | ||
Introduction to Statistics (3) | ||
Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5) | ||
College Algebra (4) | ||
College Algebra with Preliminaries (5) | ||
College Algebra for Business (3) | ||
Discipline Core Requirements | 10 Credits | |
DGM 1110 | Digital Media Essentials I | 4 |
Choose 6 credits from one of the following categories: | 6 | |
--Animation and Games | ||
3D Modeling Essentials (3) | ||
Animation Essentials and Animation Essentials Lab (3) | ||
Scripting Essentials (3) | ||
--Digital Cinema Production | ||
Digital Cinema Editing I (2) | ||
Filmmaking I (3) | ||
--Digital Audio | ||
Digital Audio Essentials and Digital Audio Essentials Lab (4) | ||
Podcast and Radio Production (3) | ||
--Web Development | ||
Web Essentials (3) | ||
Digital Design Essentials (3) |
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 16 semester credits.
- Overall grade point average of 2.5 or above.
- All DGM courses must be completed with grade 'C' or higher.
- Residency hours-- minimum of 5 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
First Year | ||
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Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
Math Requirement | 3 | |
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | 3 |
DGM 1110 | Digital Media Essentials I | 4 |
Credit Hours | 10 | |
Semester 2 | ||
2 courses from one of the tracks | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 6 | |
Total Credit Hours | 16 |
Program Learning Outcomes
- Develop critical thinking skills to solve industry-related problems.
- Describe the industry opportunities for Digital Media.
- Create media for use in an introductory level project.
- Produce a introductory level project using current industry tools.
Web developers
- Total Positions94,100
- Field Growth9.0%
- Median Salary$84,960
- Average Openings6.6
Web and digital interface designers
- Total Positions128,600
- Field Growth7.9%
- Median Salary$98,540
- Average Openings9.9
Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary
- Total Positions121,800
- Field Growth0.1%
- Median Salary$62,060
- Average Openings9.0
Special effects artists and animators
- Total Positions73,300
- Field Growth4.3%
- Median Salary$99,060
- Average Openings6.7
Graphic designers
- Total Positions267,200
- Field Growth2.5%
- Median Salary$58,910
- Average Openings21.1