Online Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design
The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design is made for highly motivated creatives, allowing you to tailor your learning experience and gain practical skills for dynamic careers in technology and design.
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Next Application Deadline: April 15
Admission to Boise State Online is offered every seven weeks throughout the fall, spring and summer semesters. While the current application deadline has passed, you can still apply for an upcoming session.
The online digital innovation and design degree is delivered in a convenient, 100% online format, and admission is offered every fall, spring and summer semester. All application materials must be received by the deadline to be considered for admission. You must apply separately for admission to Boise State University.
Program Details
Use the program detail cards to learn more about the online Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design. Still have questions? Register for a live, online information session.
Choose Your Certificates and Focus Areas
The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design allows students to shape their degree path through certificate choices that can lead to careers in areas such as user experience design, digital project management, creative content creation or data analysis.
In addition to the required first-year Certificate in Innovation and Design, students choose three certificates to create the degree that aligns with their interests and goals. Are you unsure which certificates best meet your needs?
More Program Details
Use the program detail cards to learn more about the online Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design. Still have questions? Register for a live, online information session.
Areas covered by the Digital Innovation and Design degree:
- Mobile Photography
- 3D Printing
- Branding
- Project Management
- Mobile App Development
- User Experience (UX) Design
- User Interface (UI) Design
- Artificial Intelligence
- Web Development
- Cybersecurity
- Inclusive and Accessible Design
- Prototyping
- Debate and Feedback
- Data Analysis
- Graphic Design
- Leadership
- Blockchain
- Virtual/Augmented Reality
Digital Innovation and Design Frequently Asked Questions
What is Digital Innovation?
Innovation is change-making. It starts with a new idea, no matter how small. Innovators take risks, try things out, fail and try again. Digital innovation is change-making for a new world, using emerging technologies to speed up the pace of change and extend its reach.
What Does It Mean To Build Your Own Degree?
In the online Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design, you don’t just select courses from a list and hope for the best. We have curated a collection of certificates focused on the modern digital workplace. Each certificate includes two to four courses designed to give you hands-on experience with real-world projects.
These certificates are the building blocks of your degree. You’ll start by laying a solid foundation with the Certificate in Innovation and Design and then assembling a degree custom-made for your plans and aspirations. Along the way, you’ll have academic and career support from program advisors and faculty.
Are Classes Live?
No, the online Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design is fully online and asynchronous, which means no weekly class meetings. Enrolling in a hybrid or fully on-campus version of the program is also an option, if you’d prefer to attend some classes online and in person.
Certificates and courses in the degree may include some teamwork as you grow your skills in collaboration and empathy, but you and your team will coordinate how work gets done, much like remote work teams in the industry.
When Do Classes Start?
Classes start about every seven weeks. You can see the start date for the next seven-week session on the Boise State academic calendar.
How Is This Different From a Graphic Design Degree?
No two graphic design degrees are exactly alike, but generally, graphic design trains students in the areas of visual communication and art, and graphic designers can be responsible for creating individual visual elements, like logos or icons, or managing the entire visual identity of a brand.
The online Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation and Design trains you in design approaches for an array of situations: managing projects, leading teams, generating content, making design decisions and delighting users and keeping them safe.
You can develop a deep focus in an area of interest, like user experience, and gain complementary practice with project management, data analysis or leadership. And all along the way, you’ll grow your aptitude for empathy, curiosity and collaboration.
Student Support
From application to graduation, students are supported throughout their education journey at Boise State.
Hear From Our Graduates
Kaitlin Johnson
“When I saw that the digital innovation and design program is built around certificates, I thought that would be perfect for me. It allows me to pursue a lot of different interests while still getting a four-year degree. I chose AI, Cybersecurity and UX Design. These are all classes I am genuinely interested in, not just degree requirements.”
Sofia Sanchez-Chapman
“Everything I write about UX design, we really did practice that within the certificate program. I always feel like the projects do really well at emulating how it’s actually going to be in the industry. I feel really prepared.”
Among The Top In The Nation
Earning a degree from Boise State University can help open doors to opportunities and a promising future. Boise State’s online programs are specifically created for online learning, offer the same support as our traditional degree programs and are ranked in the top 13% of online bachelor’s degrees in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
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