Degrees

If you are unsure about which degree path to take if you are interested in a career in conceptual art, you’re not alone. Conceptual art is often misunderstood and defined incorrectly. Also referred to as “concept art,” “concept design,” or conceptual design,” conceptual art is artwork whose medium is the idea (or concept), usually manipulated by the tools of language and often documented by photography. Its concerns were idea-based rather than formal.

With the right media arts degree, you could be well on your way to a successful career as a media art artist, animator, computer graphics professional, digital artist, special effects artist or computer robotics specialist. Media arts degrees are available through certificate, associate, and bachelor degree programs at more than 300 National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) accredited programs across the U.S. Media arts degrees are also on the menu at many 2-year and 4-year universities, at technical schools, and specialty schools.

Sustainable design graduates can find ample opportunities for work in transportation, manufacturing, construction materials management, retail, agriculture, and forestry industries. In fact, sustainable design graduates, especially management graduates, can expect to have more than 2.3 million new green jobs to choose from for the 2008-2018 decade. As businesses continue to make progress with doing their part to create a greener environment, the need for skilled sustainable design professionals will continue to grow.

Interactive media designers (also computer game specialists) plan and write interactive media (computer game) software. These creative computer software engineers are also responsible for testing and evaluating software systems and programs. In addition to advanced computer game design and programming skills, interactive media designers must have good storytelling skills and the ability to create fun interactive learning and training materials.