BS Digital Media Design at University of Kentucky

Programme overview

Bring creativity and technology together with our Digital Media Design bachelor's degree, a program that prepares you to thrive in today’s dynamic digital landscape. Through hands-on coursework in graphic design, web development, animation, and user experience (UX) design, you’ll learn to create visually compelling and functional digital content. This program equips you with the technical and creative skills needed for careers in digital marketing, multimedia production, web design, or interactive media.

Faculty: College of Fine Arts | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Lexington, KY, United States

What you will study

In the Digital Media Design program, students build creative and technical skills across a range of media. Coursework covers graphic design, digital illustration, photography, video production, animation, digital fabrication, web programming, and print media. Students gain hands-on experience with tools and techniques such as 3D printing, laser cutting, motion graphics, Risograph printing, and both digital and analog photography.

Career pathways

Commercial Photography Documentary Videography

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Application information

Entry requirements

University/college-level requirements (not programme-specific): official high school transcript with pre-college curriculum; ACT or SAT optional (test-optional admission). Applies to admission to College of Fine Arts. Programme-specific requirements: For freshman applicants, no application beyond the UK Admissions application is required. Transfer students—whether from other UK programs or other universities—must complete additional questions and submit a portfolio as part of the application process. This includes students already enrolled at UK who want to change their major or add DMDE as a second major. Admission to the program is competitive and considers both academic performance and creative goals.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry term: Fall 2027 (applications open August 1). Transfer entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer.

UK is test-optional for admission and scholarships through the 2028-29 academic year; most freshman applicants may apply without an ACT or SAT score.

First-year applicants for Fall 2027: Early Action deadline December 1 (recommended for Lewis Honors College and competitive and academic scholarships); Regular Decision deadline February 15. Application fee is $50 for domestic and $60 for international applicants. Apply with the UK application or the Common App.

Transfer applicants: application deadlines are August 1 for Fall (scholarship deadline June 15), November 15 for Spring and April 15 for Summer. The application fee is $50, waived for applications fully submitted on listed Transfer Tuesday dates.

Graduate applicants apply online through The Graduate School application system; deadlines and supplemental materials are set by each programme page. Minimum undergraduate GPA 2.75, minimum graduate GPA 3.0, and 2.5 for graduate certificate applicants (programmes may require more).

Apply through the official page: https://academics.uky.edu/apply

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