Web and Digital Design Bachelor's Degree

AT A GLANCE

120 credits
Transfer up to 90 credits
All courses are available online
Select on-site and hybrid courses available

TUITION

$250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)

Master Principles of Web Design, Graphic Design, Web Development, & Augmented Reality

Learn career-relevant skills and improve your visibility in the market with an online bachelor’s degree in web and digital design from University of Maryland Global Campus. Explore the latest principles, software, and theories of web and digital design as you familiarize yourself with one of our three design-related degree focus areas.

This degree program is designed to help you learn new skillsets and advance your career. Our curriculum can help you develop a broad knowledge base of web design, augmented reality, graphic design, and electronic publishing, allowing you to master the basics of the field while increasing your knowledge of current design software and workflows. Through rigorous coursework, you’ll discover how to create motion graphics and 3D models while also covering the basics of image editing and content management systems.

As the field continues to grow, UMGC allows students in this major to fulfill elective course requirements by choosing from one of three specialized focus areas: web design, digital design, or augmented/virtual reality. Each degree focus is matched to a current career path in the industry, so you can tailor your degree to match your current interests and chosen career path.

Courses
Requirements

Total Credits Required: 120

Required Major Core Courses: 27
Required Major Capstone Course: 3
General Education Courses: 41
Minor and Elective Courses: 49

Required Major Core Courses

Take the following two required courses:

(3 Credits, CMST 290)

(3 Credits, CMST 295)

Any upper-level CMST courses (21) -- Focused study in web design, digital design, or augmented/virtual reality is recommended as follows in the degree focus.

Degree Focus

To align with the upper-level requirement listed above, we recommend you choose from one of the following groups of classes below to align with your career interests:

Web Design Focus

(3 Credits, CMST 385)

(3 Credits, CMST 386)

(3 Credits, CMST 325)

(3 Credits, CMST 355)

(3 Credits, CMST 387)

(3 Credits, CMST 388)

(3 Credits, CMST 488)

Digital Design Focus

(3 Credits, CMST 310)

(3 Credits, CMST 311)

(3 Credits, CMST 325)

(3 Credits, CMST 320)

(3 Credits, CMST 425)

(3 Credits, CMST 341)

(3 Credits, CMST 351)

Augmented/Virtual Reality Focus

(3 Credits, CMST 308)

(3 Credits, CMST 315)

(3 Credits, CMST 330)

(3 Credits, CMST 331)

(3 Credits, CMST 490)

Required Major Capstone Course

(3 Credits, CMST 495)

_{* This information is for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive}

Bachelor's General Education Requirements