Do you want to be a cutting-edge visual storyteller who helps others understand the world around them?
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital and Visual Storytelling program prepares students to communicate effectively through versatile, technology-rich skill sets which includes a strong theoretical and technical understanding of filmmaking, theatre performance, writing, directing and production through multiple forms of expressive media.
This program from Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences’ Department of Art & Design culminates in a capstone course in which students assemble an industry-ready body of work to launch a career on stage, on screen or behind the camera.
Augusta University’s digital and visual storytelling program offers an opportunity like no other — one that allows you to learn the skills you need to enter the career that’s right for you.
Digital & Visual Storytelling is for you if you consider yourself
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A Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital and Visual Storytelling allows you to have a professional career in art by giving you hands-on skills in the techniques and technologies of your chosen field. This program is a practice-intensive concentration giving students an exceptional range of creative skills to visually express ideas through film and performance. These include abstract problem-solving, critical thinking, performing, creative visioning, digital storytelling, and other professional practice skills related to visual and performing arts.
Experience-based Education
Dynamic faculty with deep connections in the art world bring in professional artists, designers, scholars and leaders from an array of fields to interact with students through lectures, workshops and critiques.
Taking advantage of our designation as one of Georgia’s four research universities, the department hosts a series of interactive talks sponsored by Leonardo: The International Institute for the Arts, Sciences and Technology that promote collaboration between the arts and sciences.
The Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art is located on campus and supports the arts and the department by promoting smart and relevant works by contemporary artists in all phases of their careers.
Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student, you’ll have opportunities to create your own research projects or work with faculty to tackle some of the world’s most complex and pressing challenges.
Pamplin College’s Center for Social Science Research involves students as active partners in research projects that assist local public and nonprofit agencies improve their effectiveness.
Student publications are an excellent way to find your voice and strengthen your portfolio, and Pamplin College has a wide range to get involved with.
Student clubs and organizations help you “plug in” to campus life in a way that can lead to meaningful connections, new interests and resume-enhancing experiences.
Your Future
Graduates are prepared for professional careers in film and theatre, as well as a wide variety of creative storytelling- and communication-related roles through digital and social media. Some possible career fields and their salary ranges are:
Learning Like No Other
Wide variety of in-demand concentrations prepares you for the career you want.
Dynamic campus with opportunities to interact in a multitude of collaborative ways.
State of the art facilities and technology provides the experience needed to step directly into your career.
The on-campus gallery and the department’s long history of hosting visiting artists and lecturers brings the greater art world to you.
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