Digital Media & Design Pathway
Careers in Digital Media & Design
Turn your creativity into a career at The Tennessee BIS pathway in Digital Media & Design, where you'll learn conceptualization, layout, illustration, advertising, and multimedia design from the ground up. You'll build a portfolio through hands-on courses in drawing, typography, photo editing, web page design, and a capstone final design project — all taught with the industry-standard Adobe toolkit. Graduate ready with stackable credentials, including certificates as a Graphics Layout Technician and Digital Technical Illustrator, plus the chance to earn four Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certifications in Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Illustrator.
Explore the Careers Waiting for You
Bring brands to life as a Graphic Designer, creating the logos, packaging, displays, and visuals that make companies stand out and consumers stop and look. It's a career where creativity meets commerce — and where every project is a chance to turn a blank page into something memorable.
Shape the way the world clicks, taps, and scrolls as a Web and Digital Interface Designer, crafting websites and user interfaces that look great and work seamlessly across every browser and device. From layout and navigation to accessibility, graphics, and search optimization, you'll blend design and technology to create digital experiences people actually love to use.
Bring publications to life as a Desktop Publisher, using industry-standard software to format text and graphics into polished, print-ready and digital materials. It's a detail-driven role behind the scenes of magazines, books, brochures, and marketing campaigns — where great design meets flawless production.
Turn imagination into motion as a Special Effects Artist or Animator, creating the eye-catching visuals that power video games, movies, music videos, and commercials. It's a career where storytelling meets cutting-edge tech — and where every frame you craft has the power to wow audiences worldwide.
Be the bridge between design and the printed page as a Prepress Technician, formatting and proofing text and images so every project comes off the press looking flawless. From digital typesetting to producing printing plates, it's a precision-driven role that keeps the world of print, packaging, and publishing running.
A New Way to Grow
Skills move faster than ever, and your credentials should too. Micro-credentials, also called non-degree, non-credit, or non-traditional credentials, have become one of the most valuable tools in today's rapidly changing workplace. These focused, standalone credentials prove what you can do right now, letting you build expertise, signal new skills to employers, and advance your career without stepping away from it.
What sets The University of Tennessee's Bachelor's Degree in Integrated or Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) approach apart is the pathway. Micro-credentials can be mapped directly to community college courses and, through the BIS pathways, all the way to a bachelor's degree. Start with a single credential, stack it into a certificate, roll that into an associate degree, and continue on to a four-year degree if and when you choose. Your education scales at the same pace as your career.