Discover DMD
Welcome to UConn Digital Media & Design (DMD)!
Explore this page to learn more about our 7 career paths:
- 3D Animation B.F.A.*
- Digital Film / Video Production B.F.A.
- Game Design B.F.A.*
- Motion Design & Animation B.F.A.
- Web / Interactive Media Design B.F.A.*
- Digital Culture B.A.
- Digital Media Business Strategies B.A.
- B.A. in Digital Media Design
* Game Design, 3D Animation, and Web/Interactive Media Design are only offered at the main campus in Storrs.
FALL EVENTS for Digital Media & Design
FALL CAMPUS VISIT DAYS - STORRS CAMPUS
Sunday, October 12, 2025 or Saturday, October 25, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (DMD events from 10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
Join us on our main campus for a Fall Campus Visit Day designed to highlight the very best that UConn has to offer. From academic sessions and admissions presentations, to student panels and more, discover what makes UConn one of the nation’s top public universities. Visit Bishop Center to meet DMD faculty and students and tour facilities.
DMD concentrations include: 3D Animation, Digital Film/Video Production, Game Design, Digital Culture, Digital Media Business Strategies, Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design.
Visit Day Schedule:
SFA Dean’s Welcome
von der Mehden Recital Hall
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Student-led Facility Tours + Meet & Greet with Faculty
Tours start in Bishop Center, Room 136
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Meet with faculty and students as you explore DMD facilities and career-focused concentrations
Presentation on the DMD Program
Bishop Center, Room 146
10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
Learn about our program, portfolio tips, digital media careers, and alumni success.
Tour of Advanced Film Studio
Bishop Center, lobby
12:30-1:00pm
Interested in the Film Major? Walking Tours to the Advanced Film Studio in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will leave from the lobby in Bishop Center at approximately 12:30 p.m.
When registering, choose "Fine Arts" program, and be sure to select “Digital Media and Design (BA) or (BFA)” as your “Intended Major*”
STAMFORD - FALL CAMPUS VISIT DAY
Saturday, October 18 from 9:00am to 1:00pm
Connect with faculty, staff, and current Huskies; tour campus; and learn more about UConn Stamford at this open house visit opportunity for prospective students.
DMD Stamford concentrations are: Digital Film / Video Production, Digital Culture, Digital Media Business Strategies, and Motion Design & Animation.
REGISTER FOR DISCOVER DMD STAMFORD
Husky-for-a-Day in Storrs
The Husky-for-a-Day program on the Storrs campus offers prospective students an up-close look at UConn life. Participants will be matched with a current UConn student and explore campus as it was meant to be seen - from the student perspective! Learn more at: https://admissions.uconn.edu/visit/husky-for-a-day/
Husky-for-a-Day in Stamford
UConn Stamford's Husky-for-a-Day program (3 hrs) offers prospective students a close-up opportunity to attend a class, tour the campus and residence hall, and chat one-on-one with a current UConn Stamford student! Learn more at: https://connect.uconn.edu/portal/uconn-stamford
UConn Stamford Digital Media & Design VIP Tour (by appointment)
Students interested in Digital Media & Design are invited to visit campus to learn more about the program and its concentrations. Visits include a tour of our newly remodeled facilities, including our Advanced Computing Lab, Film Production Studio, Media Cage, and Art Studio. Contact rossy.pichardo@uconn.edu to schedule a one-on-one meeting and tour.
CHECK OUT LAST YEAR'S STORRS VISIT DAY!
Our Concentrations
Check out these helpful videos and links:
Take a Virtual Tour of DMD Storrs
Explore our Motion Capture Studio, Film Production Studio, VR / Gaming Studio, Social Media Analytics Command Center, Digital Experience Lab, Cintiq Lab, and more!Watch our Virtual Open House With DMD Faculty and Students (11/21/20)
Recording of the live Zoom event where potential future Huskies learned about our seven concentrations, the application process, and the DMD student experience. After a brief presentation and introductions, we broke out into rotating sessions to meet faculty and current students in our 7 concentrations, ask questions, and view student work. This video contains a 7-minute rapid overview of the department, followed by introductions by faculty and select students. After this recording, students did an interactive poll and went into the breakout rooms to talk with DMD faculty and students.Watch a Day in the Life of a Storrs DMD Student
The BFA Portfolio in Slideroom
Learn what we are looking for in a BFA portfolio and how to submit!About DMD
We create future leaders in design, communications, business, and entertainment. Students can study animation, gaming, web design & development, digital media business strategies, film / video production, and the digital humanities.
Under the guidance of faculty who are all experienced professionals and practitioners, students have access to state-of-the-art facilities and engage with leading-edge hardware and software to both produce and measure digital media content for both today - and tomorrow’s - brave new digital world. Our commitment to experiential learning in the classroom prepares our students to respond to real-world challenges that will distinguish them as thinkers, creators and innovators in the digital space.
DMD BY THE NUMBERS
26
FULL-TIME FACULTY
who are industry professionals and award-winning artists
375+
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
across our 7 concentrations
12:1
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO
89%
OF ALUMNI LAND AN INDUSTRY JOB
within a year of graduation
2
CAMPUSES
both Storrs & Stamford offer four-year undergraduate degrees
80+
UNIQUE CLASSES
provide a rich educational experience in each concentrations
100+
INTERNSHIPS
secured at leading companies in Connecticut and beyond!
20+
COLLABORATIONS
EACH YEAR with creative arts entities and corporate clients
25+
VISITING EXPERTS
on campus to present, network, workshop, and mentor students each year