The University of Georgia in Athens, about 60 miles outside of Atlanta, offers a bachelor's degree in digital and broadcast journalism through the university's New Media Institute, which is an interdisciplinary program under the auspices of the school's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Required courses focus on such topics as production, new media design and project management, the latter designed to give students the tools they'll need to see a complex project from beginning to end. A major in digital mass media is also offered.
Savannah College of Art and Design, with campuses in Savannah, Atlanta, Hong Kong and Lacoste, France, is a highly regarded design school. Savannah College of Art and Design offers digital-media students a wide array of areas in which to focus, including animation, television production, visual effects, interactive design and game development, and production design. Degrees are offered through the college's School of Film, Digital Media and Performing Arts.
Georgia Institute of Technology offers university graduates some options for post-graduate studies. Located in Atlanta, GIT offers master's and doctorate degrees in digital media. Only 25 full-time students each fall are accepted to this highly selective program, which is specifically geared toward students who are seeking to take a leadership role in digital media upon graduation.
College students in Georgia looking to study digital media without earning a degree can explore opportunities offered at Georgia College, a public liberal arts university. Although Georgia College in Milledgeville does not offer a degree in digital media, students can pursue a minor in digital media. The minor is meant to appeal to students interested in exploring the myriad possibilities inherent in using the computer as a creative tool in the creation of various forms of digital media.