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Digital Media Production

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Undergraduate Programs of Study(Majors, Minors & Requirements)

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Introduction

The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Production emphasizes the production & distribution of creative digital content in multiple media formats. This highly interdisciplinary program integrates video production, photography, computer graphics, graphic design, audio production, animation, writing for the media, and media theory & analysis. It prepares students for successful careers in digital art & animation, graphics & design, audio production, video production & media writing.

Our students have recently interned or have been hired by ABC News, ABC News Radio, CNN America, CNBC, Rolling Stone Magazine, Nickelodeon, The Colbert Report, Sirius XM Radio, The Creative Group, The Creators Project, Seventeen Magazine, Music Choice, and Viacom.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Optional Minors

Students can also choose to minor in Digital Media Production

Career Ideas

Director, Producer, Video Editor, Camera Operator, Motion Graphics Artist, Sound Designer, Script Supervisor, Audio Engineer, Title Designer, Lighting Designer, Storyboard Artist, Photographer, Art/Photo Director, Animator, Production Manager

Program Administrators

Jim Frank, Program Chair, (914) 323-5410, Jim.Frank@mville.edu

Faculty and Staff

PROGRAM CHAIR

Jim Frank – Digital photography, studio photography, graphic design, computer graphics

FACULTY

Nikhil Ghodke – motion graphics, video production

Christine Dehne – Video production, computer graphics, animation, and alternative media

Dara Murray – advertising, gender and communication, media criticism, social media

Brian Snee – Media history, theory, and analysis; rhetoric; documentary film studies

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Jeff Bens – Screenwriting and narrative writing

Gillian Greenhill Hannum – History of photography

Geoffrey Kidde – Music technology and audio recording

David Lugowski – Film history, theory and analysis

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Holly Avella – media studies, interpersonal communication

Mark Beech – sport communication and media

Cynthia Brosnan – public speaking, business communication

Michael Castaldo – Technician, video production

Jeanne Christie – Public speaking, small group and visual communication

Tony Ely – TV, video and digital media production

Laura Katen – public speaking, business communication

Susan Morelock – Technician, Digital Photography, 3D printing, computer graphics

John Proctor – Media convergence and "new" journalism, blogging and media writing, communication theory

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Production prepares students for successful careers in digital art and animation, graphics and design, audio production, video production, and media writing. In addition to class work, students will hone their skills by contributing to Manhattanville College’s student-run media, and compete for top internships and jobs in nearby New York City and Stamford, Conn.

Major Requirements

Digital Media Production Major Requirements

Ten (10) courses plus a required credit-bearing internship. NOTE: Some of the courses listed above have prerequisites or require instructor permission.