Design, Enterprise, and Visionary Arts

The Design, Enterprise & Visionary Arts Pathway gives students the chance to pursue creative professions like film production and graphic design, or to pursue business careers in management and entrepreneurship. 

"The Cinematography and Video Production pathway prepares students to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings by making and producing videos and cinematographic expressions. The pathway includes the theory of video, video technology and equipment operation, video production, video directing, video editing, cinematographic art, video and audio technique, and multimedia production. The pathway prepares students to function as staff, producers, directors, and managers of media programming and media organizations. Topics of study in this pathway include writing and editing; performing; media regulations, law, and policy; aesthetic meaning, appreciation, and analysis; construction, development, processing, modeling, simulation, and programming of audio and moving image programs and messages; transmission, distribution, and marketing; contextual, cultural and historical aspects, and considerations." 

"The Graphic Design pathway prepares students to apply skills that focus on the principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas/information and packaging products to business and consumer audiences both in digital and other formats. Topics of study in this pathway include aesthetic meaning, appreciation, and analysis; construction, development, processing, modeling, simulation and programming of interactive experiences; transmission, distribution and marketing; contextual, cultural and historical aspects and considerations."

"The Management & Entrepreneurship pathway generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making." 

• BFA in Visual Arts with the following concentrations:

  • Animation

  • Game Design

  • Graphic Design

  • User Experience

• BA in Film

• BFA in Film Production 

• BA in Broadcasting

• BA in Communication

• BA in Journalism 

• BA in Visual Journalism and Photography

• BS in Management with the following concentrations: 

  • Business Administration

  • Entrepreneurship 

• Students will be able to take Dual Credit courses through Western Kentucky University in Graphic Design and Animation, Film, Journalism, and other communications fields. They will also be able to complete Dual Credit courses in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. Dual Credit alignments for the Kentucky Work-Ready Scholarship are in progress with WKU. Stay tuned for updates! 

Cinematography and Video Production 

What you'll do:  Combine technical skills with creative vision to capture and produce moving images for films, television, commercials, and online content. 

• Camera Operator- $50,000

• Film and Video Editors- $55,000

• Audio and Video Technicians- $40,040

• Production Designer (Film / Video)- $65,000

• Producer (Film / Video)- $70,000

Management and Entrepreneurship

What you'll do:  Lead a business or venture by developing strategies to promote growth and opportunities.  

• Project Management Specialist- $78,558

• Advertising and Promotions Manager- $$81,600

• Human Resources Manager- $106,080

• Project Manager- $85,000

• Marketing Manger- $85,000

Graphic Design

What you'll do: Combine creativity and technical skills to create designs that effectively convey messages and engage audiences. 

• Graphic Designer- $45,818

• Web Developer- $59,428

• Art Director / Creative Director- $90,000

• Motion Graphics Designer- $60,000

• Brand Identity / Brand Designer- $65,000

• MBA Research Kentucky Business Teachers Curriculum 

• MUJO Marketing and Entrepreneurship 

• Edynamic Learning Knowledge Matters Simulations 

Curriculum supports (textbooks, modules, simulations, etc.) are still being added to all academies. Stay tuned for updates!