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Minor
Digital Art and Design

Digital Art and Design Minor

Blending technological skill with theoretical and historical perspectives on the fields, this undergraduate minor provides students with a secondary interest in digital art and design the knowledge and skills to conceive and create digitally based art and design work.

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Degree Details

Official Degree Title

Minor, Digital Art and Design

Format
Full-time or Part-time
Credits
16

What You'll Learn

This 16-credit, 4-course minor will offer you the skills and expertise to develop and create work in the fields of digital art and design. Led by experts in the fields of interactive design, graphic design, and art direction, you will hone your technical and artistic skills while exploring theories of visual communication and gaining hands-on experience with digital fabrication. 

After taking two required courses that cover topics in typology, layout, composition, and color, you can participate in electives and a design studio course with topics that vary by semester, such as animation, motion graphics, book arts, branding, and site-specific design.

For further information on the Digital Art and Design minor, please contact artadvising@nyu.edu.

Program Requirements

Readings and discussion, along with assigned projects. The studio art minor requires 16 credits, selected from the courses listed below.

Course Title Credits
Required Courses
ART-UE 401Design I for Non-Majors (Typography)4
ART-UE 402Design II for Non-Majors (Layout, Composition, and Color)4
ART-UE 1421Design Studio for Non-Majors (Topics vary each semester, including Animation, Motion Graphics, Book Arts, Branding, and Site-Specific Design)4
Electives
Select one of the following:4
ART-UE 303
Digital Art I for Non-Majors
ART-UE 1421 Design Studio for Non-Majors (Topic must be different from previous Design Studio course.)
Total Credits16