Master of Fine Arts in Digital Design

As digital media continue to proliferate, locally, regionally, nationally, and globally, the demand for qualified professionals able to fill positions in digital content creation, management, and distribution is growing. 

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The Master of Fine Arts in Digital Design (MFADD) is a low-residency 60-credit to 75-credit terminal graduate program credential designed to offer paths for students entering with varying levels of previous knowledge and experience. For students with minimal previous formal design experience, or none at all, the degree offers up to 15 credits of preparatory course work. These courses are designed to address deficiencies in areas of basic 2D color and composition, 3D modeling and composition, 4D video and animation and history of art and design identified in the undergraduate transcript and portfolio review process. They are offered to position students for success in any of the graduate Digital Design concentrations. 

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Students may take MFA Digital Design course work in any of three concentration areas: Animation Essentials, Game Design and Interactivity Essentials, or UI/UX Essentials. The modular curricular structure of the program allows students to earn stand-alone certificates or a Master of Science in Digital Design (MSDD) in any of these concentrations on their way to a terminal degree. 

WHY A GRADUATE DEGREE IN DIGITAL DESIGN?
Digital Design is an evolving multidisciplinary field that underlies many of today’s fast-growing industries. It is used in areas ranging from web-based media, to UI/UX design, to production and entertainment. Nearly all industries benefit from digital design skills to turn the complex into the relatable or to use storytelling and animation to better communicate a message. 

Sample MSDD and MFADD Courses:

  • Game Design and Interactivity
  • Animation, and UI/UX
  • Visual Storytelling
  • History of Games
  • Environment Design
  • Acting for Animators
  • Character Modeling
  • Digital Audio
  • UI/UX in Digital Design
  • User Experience Design
  • Customer Discovery

Contact or email: 

Sasha Corchado 
Senior Academic Adviser 
corchado@njit.edu 
973-642-4983 

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