School of Digital Arts

Wichita State's Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) in Media Arts combines your creativity with the technical skills necessary for an engaging career in the video game, film or recording industries. As a Media Arts student, you have access to our technology-rich production facility—Shocker Studios—where you can hone your craft among peers, faculty, and industry professionals.

Shocker Studios

Grow professionally in our 35,000 sq ft production facility

Animation studio
Computer lab
Motion-capture studio
Film studios
Recording studios
Clay modeling studio
Design studio
Classrooms, meeting spaces and more

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Media Arts Degree Programs

Animation

Our animation program gives students the skills and techniques necessary to bring their artwork to life – and land their dream job. With classes ranging from Foundation Drawing and Digital Animation to Story Boarding and Rigging, students will develop a technological acumen, combined with design-thinking skills, to help them master their craft.

Audio Production

The audio production program brings some of the foundational music education elements into the modern-day paradigm of digital media. Students learn the skills of music theory and music literature, music business, electronic music production, and advanced editing and mastering.

Collaborative Design

Media Arts’ collaborative design concentration is an interdisciplinary program which teaches students the importance of cooperative efforts among creatives and designers. The collaborative design core combines design thinking with a range of possibilities from the other four Media Arts concentrations, allowing students to tailor their degree to their unique project work. Collaborative design graduates are ideal candidates to pursue a Master’s in Innovation Design.

Filmmaking

This program brings a high level of quality and design to the filmmaking process by teaching both on- and off-camera skills – from acting and principles of video to scriptwriting and lighting. Students in all of our media arts programs take part in at least three different practicum projects.

Game Design

Students in game design learn how to work with a team to design characters, levels and storylines. Courses cover everything from the history of motion, sound and gaming to audio recording, figure drawing, animation, clay modeling, prop and character design, and advanced game design.

Certificates

Media Arts offers four undergraduate certificates in animation, audio production, filmmaking and game design. Similar to a minor, certificates are a group of courses that address a special topic — equipping you with additional knowledge and skills that complement your major.

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If you're still in the deciding phase of your college search, there is no better way to make your decision than by visiting Wichita State. During your visit you’ll explore our campus, talk to current students, meet a faculty advisor and get a feel for what it's like to be a Shocker.

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