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Goodbye, CTI; Hello, College of Computing and Digital Media

Because the digital media landscape is expanding and evolving rapidly, so, too, must the approach and focus of technology schools. Fields of study that used to address a specialized, niche area of digital arts now are part of billion-dollar industries. Nearly every company in America looks for ways to incorporate interactivity into its online presence. As a result, the number of students majoring in creative technology fields has skyrocketed in recent years.

In a move compelled by double-digit growth in the digital filmmaking and computer gaming fields—disciplines just emerging into full-fledged schools and gaining recognition in higher education—DePaul University has introduced its newest college to replace the former School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems.

 

On April 15, DePaul launched the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM). The

college is organized into two schools: the School of Computing (SoC), which incorporates traditional information technology majors, such as computer science, security, information systems, networking and software engineering; and the School of Cinema and Interactive Media (CIM), which features digital arts majors, such as digital cinema, computer games development, animation and interactive media.

 

“This new identity gives the world a more complete picture of who we are and what we offer,” says David Miller, CDM dean. “The new structure provides a platform for the digital arts majors, which have seen phenomenal growth, while complementing our existing,outstanding computing programs to maintain the

robust experience our students have come to expect.”

 

The rise of new media and the market demands for skilled graduates in digital arts fields have helped fuel tremendous growth in related majors. Digital Cinema, a program just four years old, is now the largest undergraduate major at the college, increasing nearly 30 percent since last year. Meanwhile, the number of computer games development majors has risen nearly 15 percent in that time. DePaul also recently added degree programs in animation, which are rapidly attracting student enrollment.

Read the full article in the Summer 2008 issue of Hyperlink (PDF)

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