1.   Basic Information

Founded in 2014, the Department of Digital Media offers four majors, including Digital Media Technology, Digital Media Art, Art and Technology, and Visual Communication, for students to choose. Based on the idea of Big Data and Internet plus culture/art/product and cultural innovation industry in Guizhou, backed by the innovation industry groups set by Taihao group co. LTD, we committed to build a data visual professional group. In this group, we develop and design products concerning films, cartoons, arts, VR interaction, and cultural innovation.

The Department of Digital Media is an essential practice-oriented department in the College which follows the developing goal of a combination of producing, studying and researching. We keeps a teaching team in which the teachers are well qualified in both teaching and researching, and practices. What’s more, we encourage our students to innovate and start their own business, which is outstanding among independent colleges in Guizhou.

2.   Characteristics

2.1 An exploration of unique education models

Teaching in 3 stages: 1+2+1=4

Students will be given some liberal courses, along with some basic specialized courses in the first year; In the second and the third year, they will be mainly given the specialized courses for their majors; and in the last year, students will be offered some opportunities to practice in some projects, which will qualified them into a good profession in the field.

Practice in 3 levels

Students in level one will be offered the chances to observe and experience how their work is going to be. In level two, they will enter a model company and be taught with some key practice skills. The ones who passed the test in level two will go to level three, in which students will do the internships in companies and will be given the salaries.

3 dimensional education: study in classroom, self-learn education, and practice in company.

Double-criteria evaluation: evaluation by school+evaluation by company.

3.   Majors

We offers 6 majors for students to choose: Animation, Games, Digital Media Art, Digital Media Technology, Art and Technology, and Visual Communication, aiming at building up a practical group specialized in films, animation, games, digital music and VR interaction.

4.       The number of students

At present, the total amount of students of the Department of Digital Media reached 1,400, among which 158 belongs to grade 2014, 242 to grade 2015, 496 to grade 2016 and 599 to grade 2017.

5.       Team building of Teachers

We committed to build a teaching team well-qualified in both teaching and practice, thus, teachers will go through the latest training every semester and give classes based on professional criteria set by companies.

6.       Innovation and Start ups

The Department of Digital Media are all trying to set up an unique innovation center, and encourage students to join some innovation and business competition. Currently, we have set up 9 studios for students to do their own business.

7.       Taking part in the Competitions

By September in 2014, we have taken part in professional competition for 3 times, and have hosted micro film contests, games contest and department gala for 7 times in total. Students in this department have taken part in all kinds of digital and business competitions for over 20 times. Through these activities, students have develop their career ability and broaden their horizon.

8.        Fruits in Studies, Researches and Competition

1) We offer services and support for China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week in 2016 and 2017, and the Global promotion conference on ‘open China, Global Guizhou’ in 2016.

2)Publishing textbooks: 3 textbooks has been put into use since 2016

3)Publishing books: The book , has been published in 2016.

4)Research projects: , and so on.