Media Arts - Middlesex County College

Media Arts from Middlesex County College is a Campus Associate Digital Arts degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. In this program, students combine computer-linked commercial photography and commercial art with business and general education. The program emphasizes hands-on experience in the laboratory or studio to develop both creative ability and the mechanical skills essential to business-oriented art and photography careers. It prepares students for a career as a commercial artist or photographer in advertising agencies, company advertising departments, publishing companies, photography studios, color reproduction laboratories, printing firms, or retail establishments. The faculty who teach major courses have professional experience in the fields of commercial art and photography as well as in marketing and business. Can students transfer to a four-year college or university? Many colleges and universities will apply the courses toward a bachelor\\\'s degree . Articulation agreements exist with some colleges that will accept graduates as juniors. Why major in Media Arts & Design? There is a growing need for computer graphic artists. This program includes a cooperative work experience option. Students who choose this option may be placed in a paid approved position that will enhance competency by providing hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment used by professional designers and photographers. They spend a semester working part-time on a one-to-one basis with a graphic designer or commercial photographer learning the latest techniques used in these fields. Job coordinators visit students at these worksites to hold progress review sessions with students and employers. Students also attend a weekly co-op seminar on campus. View more details on Middlesex County College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Digital Arts courses.