Arts & Culture Get creative with UTEP’s Digital Media Production Program

BY ELISHA NUÑEZ The Prospector

As new students prepare to start the next step of their education at UTEP, the time has come to choose degree plans and programs that fit their goals. With over 160-degree programs, UTEP has a variety of choices where students can find their calling. One such program is UTEP’s Digital Media Production program, which allows students to explore the steps of audio/video editing, photography, writing and much more.

Although UTEP is known nationwide for being an engineering and research university, there is still plenty of room for students who feel compelled to pursue something else. Inside the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Communication you will find Digital Media Production. In a department with approximately 800 students, according to one professor, the pro - gram boasts being the most popular of the others.

“I think it’s a great major if you are interested in producing creative work in a digital environment,” said Richard Pineda Ph.D., associate professor and department chair for UTEP’s communication department. “This (program) gives you an opportunity to be able to figure out how to use technology, to be able to create these digital products. There’s a lot of creative rewards in picking this major, but there’s also some financial rewards. Once you understand the core elements of digital media production, you will have some experience working with different entities. You could work for advertising firms, the film industry, a TV station, or other creative studios that are doing that work. There are a lot of different opportunities (in this program).”

Meagan Garcia, editor