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Women’s Colleges with Digital Media Majors/Minors

Carlow University, PA, has /Graphic , Media & Animation, and Multimedia and Web Design majors. These are associated with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and are designed to combine a liberal arts education with concentration in the arts using the Art Institute’s established studios. http://www.carlow.edu/academics/schools/div-humanities/art-graphic-major.html

Chatham University, Pittsburgh PA, offers a major with an Electronic Media Concentration, in which courses “emphasize emerging media production and critical analysis of new media forms.” The University has new technology and and other resources within the Electronic Media program. http://www.chatham.edu/departments/artdesign/undergrad/visualart/index.cfm

College of Notre Dame, Baltimore MD, has a new Digital Media Arts major for academic year 2007-2008. This major will include “a solid foundation in technology, a rich creative background in the arts, and the communication skills necessary to convey ideas in the digital realm.” Part of the reason for the major is because of the value digital media in businesses and communication. In order to fulfill the major, students complete an advanced internship with a local business in order to “refine their professional competencies.” http://www.ndm.edu/Academics/UndergraduateMajors/digitalmediaarts.cfm

Georgian Court University, Lakewood NJ, offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art with a graphic design/illustration concentration. Required courses for this major include Computer Graphics, Professional Practices in Imaging, and . This program relates more to the business/communications aspect of graphic design, rather than having a technological focus. http://www.georgian.edu/art/index.htm

Immaculata University, Immaculata PA, recently became a co-ed University. Immaculata offers a Graphic Arts minor with a required 18 credits. This program exists to introduce students to computer art and design so that they may become familiar with graphic design and computer art programs. http://www.immaculata.edu/Academics/Departments/Art/index.htm

Judson College, Marion AL, offers a Web Development Minor. Although this minor does not include a concentration in art or digital media, it has an emphasis on programming with HTML codes and JavaScript, as well as introduction to Adobe Dreamweaver. This minor can be completed alongside a major in Art, if a student is interested in web design or graphic design using the web. http://www.judson.edu/content.asp?id=85046

The Art Institute of Boston at , Boston MA, offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design. They also offer a 5-year double major in illustration/graphic design or graphic design/illustration. These departments offer an exchange program abroad in the Netherlands for juniors and seniors. http://www.lesley.edu/aib/admissions/undergraduate.html

Mary Baldwin College, Staunton VA, offers a Studio Art major with an emphasis on graphic design. Students can choose one or two disciplines of art as the focus of their degree, including graphic design and extended media. The College has small studio art class sizes, and the studio art program has a close relationship to the art history department. One of the goals of the major is to provide students with an understanding of issues in . http://www.mbc.edu/studies/studioart/

Meredith College, Raleigh NC, has a Graphics Design major that “combines a background in traditional art concepts with computer design skills.” The major requires 67 credit hours, 29 of which are particular to the Graphic Design program. http://www.meredith.edu/art/cs-graphic-design-major.htm

Mills College, CA, has an Intermedia Arts program, which “focuses on conceptual, critical, and aesthetic explorations in artistic production, utilizing a variety of current technological means.” The program addresses issues such as experimental approaches to art and the impact of technology on the way we use social space. The program is a collaboration between departments, and includes work with image processing, hypertext, and digital sound manipulation, among other practices. The college offers both a major and a minor in Intermedia Arts. http://www.mills.edu/academics/undergraduate/iart/

Mississippi University for Women, Columbus MS, offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Graphic Design. Students wishing to pursue this major must complete the University’s art core requirements as well as eleven other classes and electives particular to the area of graphic design. http://www.muw.edu/fine_arts/graphicdesign.html

Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia PA, offers a Graphic Design major as well as a degree in and Digital Arts. The Graphic Design major balances theory and practice of graphic design, and requires an internship to receive a degree. Photography and Digital Arts is for students wishing to combine photographic art with , and also requires an internship. http://www.moore.edu/index.cfm/nodeID/65eb7e42-b1cd-4da8-8103- 8fb183bc033d//fuseaction/content.page http://www.moore.edu/index.cfm/nodeID/ef4c7712-2dd7-4a31-a725- 8219953b21ff//fuseaction/content.page

Mount Mary College, Milwaukee WI, has a design program with majors in Graphic Design, Graphic Design with an emphasis in Illustration, and Graphic Design with a concentration in Communication. The main objective of this program is to prepare students for design and media in the professional world. The major is linked to the college’s Arts and Design Division. http://www.mtmary.edu/graphics.htm

Peace College, Raleigh NC, offers a Graphic Design major within the setting of a liberal arts college which teaches students to “communicate ideas with a creative and strategic process that combines art and technology.” The program allows students to collaborate with other departments on real-world design projects. http://www.peace.edu/graphic_design/graphic_design.htm

Pine , Brookline, MA offers a Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts with a concentration in Graphic Design. The major requires a senior thesis project and senior internship in the field of graphics design. http://www.pmc.edu/academic/baccalaureate/2006/visualarts.html

Rosemont College, Rosemont PA, offers a BA and BFA with a Graphic Design concentration. Courses required for these degrees include history of art, computer graphics, and graphics design. http://www.rosemont.edu/uwc/academics/programs/studio_art/major.php

Russel Sage College, Albany NY, offers a Graphic Design major through Sage College of Albany. This program incorporates communication design, technology, and business into graphic design. http://www.sage.edu/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid =33

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offers a major in Graphics Design through its performing and visual arts department. Courses include core art classes, graphic design classes, and electronic document design/electronic illustration and design. http://www.smwc.edu/cgi- bin/site.pl?3208&dwContent_contentID=428&menuID=202&weight=0

Scripps College, Claremont CA, has a Program as part of its Studio Art Department. There is a computer art lab on campus with image, , and audio editing software and equipment. Scripps also has an “ARThive,” a digital archive of Scripps College Computer Art with over 1200 student-created images. http://www.scrippscollege.edu/academics/department/art/digital-art.php

Stephens College, Columbia, MO, has a Graphics Design program with a major where students are “taught to communicate information about products, services and ideas in print and digital media.” Related fields at Stephens include Digital and Mass Media. http://www.stephens.edu/academics/programs/graphicdesign/

Texas Woman’s University, Denton TX, offers a BFA with a concentration in Graphic Design, a Graphic Design minor, and a Digital Media minor. Within this major or minor, students become proficient in programs including and Quark Xpress. The university also has new courses in web design and multimedia that have been added to the curriculum. http://www.twu.edu/soa/va/pages/va_degrees.html

Ursuline College, Pepper Pike OH, offers Graphic Design as a field of study within its Art Department. Courses for a degree in this area include courses in Visual Communication Design, Design Foundations, and Web Design, which develop students’ design skills in a digital medium. http://www.ursuline.edu/academics/artsci/art/courses.php

Wellesley College, Wellesley MA, offers a Media Arts and Science major. The major is an interdisciplinary study involving the Art Department and Computer Science Department, and students can choose an emphasis in either Media Sciences or Media Arts, or a balance of the two. Required courses fall under the Studio Arts, Art History, and Computer Science departments, with more required credits in either Art or Computer Science depending on the student’s concentration. Courses are also offered for students at MIT and at The Olin College of Engineering, both in Massachusetts. http://www.wellesley.edu/MAS/