Earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Design and Animation at Rasmussen College

Learn the Art of Multimedia with an Advanced Degree in a Growing Creative Industry

Go beyond graphic design, and become a part of the creative world of multimedia with a Digital Design and Animation Bachelors degree. Multimedia Artists have the unique ability to use a combination of classical art skills such as painting, drawing, and color theory together with new technology - computers, video games, and even the Internet - to create interactive visual art.

In our Digital Design program, you will learn the complexities of design including Web programming, animation, and 3-D arts. In addition, our Bachelor of Science degree will give you the management, critical thinking, and research skills necessary to be successful in a Digital Design career.

Learn more:
What Will I Learn?
What Specialty Courses Are Offered?
Why Earn a Degree in Digital Design and Animation?
Digital Design and Animation Job Opportunities
Digital Design and Animation Salary Information

Note: Degree offered at all Florida campuses.

Rasmussen College is the Right Choice for Your Education

Why should you choose Rasmussen College to earn your Bachelors degree? At Rasmussen College, we offer you unprecedented Student Support that will help you deal with any difficult times you face during your education, flexible class schedules to help you accommodate your other responsibilities while earning your degree, and exceptional Career Placement to help you find a job after graduation.

Call us at (888) 549-6755 to learn more about any of our programs. One of our Admissions Representatives will be able to any questions you might have about why Rasmussen College is the right choice for your education.

Learn more:
Great Careers in Digital Design
Request More Information
Apply Online to Rasmussen College

What Will I Learn While I Study Digital Design and Animation?

While you study for your Digital Design and Animation Bachelor degree, you’ll take a wide-range of interesting classes that will ready you for your new career in this highly creative industry.

You will learn all about:

  • 3D Animation
  • Digital Publishing
  • Web Design and Programming
  • Digital Effects Creation
  • Digital Video/Audio Editing
  • 3D Game Character Creation and Animation
  • HTML Coding
  • Digital Photography
  • Flash Animation
  • E-commerce Management
  • Digital Media Management
  • Success Strategies
  • Career Development

back to top

What Specialty Courses Are Offered?

Flash Animation
This course is an introduction to Macromedia’s Flash, which will cover the basics of Flash - importing, creating and editing vector graphics and creating simple animations, creating interactive elements and incorporating sound and video and testing Flash movies. In addition, you will explore the steps in creating Flash productions from start-to-finish, including site and navigation building, button making and output.

Polygon Modeling
This course will provide you with a solid grounding in a variety of three-dimensional modeling mechanisms. You will research the development issues associated with this software (3DS Max). You will then explore various creation and texturing techniques in both Z-Brush and 3DS Max as they apply to the computer game model. In this course, you will also learn to identify the various roles in a game/art development team.

Digital Photography
This course will show you how to evaluate images for communicative effectiveness and aesthetic appeal. You will also learn to digitize images, adjust, and manipulate them in the computer, and output them for on-screen and printed use. Through the course, you will gain a firm foundation on the fundamental differences between digital photography and traditional manual film including lighting and print.

Advanced HTML Coding with CSS
This class covers advanced elements of web-page creation using a text editor and HTML and XML standard tags, and focuses on web terminology, advanced HTML coding to include hyperlinks, anchors, tables, forms, CSS, frames, design principles, and accessibility issues. Emphasis will be placed on understanding values and creation of CSS for business environments.

3D Game Character Creation
This course is deigned to equip our digital media students with skills in 3D character creation and effects in a game environment. During this course, you will explore advanced 3D modeling and animation theory and principles, which focus on character animation as it applies to the gaming environment. Specifically, these principles and theories are applied to the context of interactive narratives and games. Advanced modeling will also be explored. You will engage in the study of character posing and rigging for games, advanced animation, creative character animation, as well as morphing and blending to create expressive characters.

back to top

You may also be interested in:

If you would like more information, please call us at (888) 549-6755. Speak with one of our Admission Representatives who will be happy to tell you all about how Rasmussen College can help you get the great career you’ve always wanted.

Degree also offered completely online.


Request More Info Apply Online