The Master of Fine Arts in Digital Arts degree program delivers graduate-level education rooted in traditional art-making knowledge, and emphasizes creativity and personal voice. The application of these skills in a digital context prepares graduates for careers in the 3D graphics and interactive media industries. Graduates will have the tools and vision to become leaders advancing the artistic styling of video games, animated films, and related digital media. The MFA in Digital Arts degree program emphasizes the mastery of foundational studies in art, which support coinciding courses in art as a digital medium. Graduates will be well-versed in traditional art studies of their choosing, including anatomy, figure drawing, sculpture, and painting. They will also be proficient in their choice of character or concept design, digital sculpting, hard surface modeling, lighting, texturing, rendering, rigging, and the integration of these stages into a project. Innovative digital work for a thesis project is created by combining these studies with original research. Candidates for the MFA in Digital Arts will focus their workaround a central theme of study and demonstrate mastery of the chosen field through the production of a thesis project. Graduates portfolios must exhibit a level of proficiency commensurate with specialists in the industry. Graduates will be qualified for positions with titles such as 3D Artist, 3D Modeler, Character Artist, Technical Artist, Texture Artist, Environment Artist, and Art Instructor. In addition, after some years of experience, MFA in Digital Arts graduates may attain positions with titles such as Art Lead, Art Director, Senior Artist, Senior Character Artist, and College Professor.