Multimedia Design

The multimedia design major provides an intensive background in design and offers specialized classes in digital media, motion graphics, animation and film. In addition, there is a wide range of elective classes to choose from. Multimedia graduates from AUS are working in the broadcast, web and interactive design, filmmaking, animation, and as in-house production professionals in industries around the region.

Graduates from the multimedia design program should be equipped with the skills, knowledge and confidence to contribute to:

• work in a design company as a creative designer
  (logo, corporate identity, information graphics, interactive graphics, web design)
• work in an advertising company as a visualizer/multimedia designer in the creative department
  (advertisements, corporate identity, promotions, time-based graphic presentations)
• work in an in-house design department of a company (e.g., government/public sector) as a multimedia graphic designer/art director/design coordinator/ web designer/publicity and promotion design
  (company communications, information graphics, corporate identity)
• work as freelance designers for individuals/organizations requiring specialist design solutions/image and concept generation
• work in broadcast related industries as program developers/pre-production consultants/visualizers/production crew/assistant directors/post production editors

Graduates should also have a working knowledge of the following and may have concentrated in one of the following specialist areas:

• filmmaking
• interactive graphics
• Web design
• animation
• image making
• photography
• illustration

Graduates have a portfolio of their works that will demonstrate the particular skills, preferences and knowledge related to visual communications as a practice.

Curriculum and Courses

Detailed information on the program and course descriptions can be found in the online version of the university catalog.