Media Arts and Digital Technology AAS
MEDIAN SALARY
$58,537*
SALARY RANGE $32,944 - $110,058
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects. (bls.gov)
Over 900 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
MEDIAN SALARY
$50,287*
SALARY RANGE $16,120 - $194,902
Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject’s appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists. (bls.gov).
Nearly 500 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
MEDIAN SALARY
$56,936*
SALARY RANGE $26,906 - $101,475
Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design. (bls.gov).
Over 300 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
MEDIAN SALARY
$70,211*
SALARY RANGE $33,179 - $130,196
Utilize their creativity to come up with a cutting-edge game. They develop the overall concept as well as all the creative details of the gameplay, characters, scripts and plot that create the immersive experience. They also work closely with other team members, including artists, writers and developers, to ensure their vision becomes a reality. (indeed.com).
Over 300 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
Internship Opportunities
Students have opportunities for internships in their senior year and have subsequently been placed in local and regional businesses.
Dual Admissions Opportunities
Take advantage of the dual admissions opportunity and be accepted into SUNY Cobleskill’s Bachelors of Science degree in Graphic Design Technology while attending the Media Arts and Digital Technology program at SUNY FMCC.
Course Highlights
Course Catalog
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2024-2025 FMCC CATALOGProgram Course Layout
The Media Arts and Digital Technology program offers a variety of unique courses to help you develop or refine your skillset. Here are a few examples.
This course introduces students to digital SLR cameras, ISO, memory, white balance, aperture priority, shutter priority, lenses, DNG, RAW files and manual camera settings. It includes photography fundamentals such as light, motion, depth of field, composition and exposure. Students learn how to use digital photography as a way to think visually to communicate and craft photo themes that tell a story.
This course emphasizes a capstone approach to digital and traditional portfolio design. Students plan their own design agency and corporate identity from conceptual stages to the final presentation. Students create pdf print media brochures, digital ads, marketing materials, publishing and interactive media using Adobe® CS applications. Students research college transfer requirements and employment opportunities. The course also emphasizes the concepts and basic principles of building a free-lance media business.
This course is an introduction to the development of basic skills and knowledge necessary to begin a successful digital communications and transmedia career. Course topics include generating creative ideas and concepts across digital media, creative thinking, and introduction to advertising campaigns, brand ideas, copywriting concepts and storytelling. Basic digital drawing techniques and digital software applications are taught to engage students to apply digital design concepts to cross-media advertisements.