Hi
My daughter was admitted into this program and we are just curious about what kind of coops students in the CS/Digital Art get. Because it is a program that is a crossover between the CS and Arts do they still get somewhat creative coops (more than other computer science majors)? She is concerned that the students in full art/design majors will get the more creative coops.
Any insight into the program in general would also be helpful. We are trying to decide if it is a good return-on-investment decision. She already got into Temple Honors (full tuition) and is waiting to hear from some other schools. Temple is very tempting but not much animation (her interest, as of now) and what there is is reserved for upper classmen.
For a specific question about a very narrow area (digital media/animation) you may not have enough posters familiar with specific programs. Read course offerings, attend accepted student days or reach out to the department directly.
For CS / Digital Art, it’s really your choice - there’s two very different co-op directions, and only some really fit the exact middle ground.
CS co-ops are amazing for a variety of reasons and as a combined major she wouldn’t have any trouble landing a CS co-op. Animation co-ops are a lot more competitive, but the CS experience could even play to her advantage depending on the job.
Both will look fondly upon out of class work in the field - CS co-ops like to see personal projects, as do Animation co-ops which will probably want a portfolio - it will really be up to her which route she wants to do. I don’t think being a combined major will hold her back from getting artistic co-ops - it could very well be an advantage for many.
In the middle, there’s things like UI/UX design and Front End Development which, while more technical, require a lot of artistic eye - these are some of the most underpopulated areas in tech in fact - most developers would agree with the phrase “Wow, you can really tell the developer made the front end!”. I know a friend who switched from pure CS to CS and Interactive Media specifically because she had that artistic eye and wanted to work in Front End/UI/UX.