Combine technical and creative skills to design, analyze and communicate ideas visually. Prepare for a career in industry, advertising, gaming, education, entertainment, construction, web development and beyond.
Majors in this degree program
Accreditation
ABET Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission: The Computer Graphics Technology Program at Purdue University is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria with no applicable program criteria.
HLC: All Purdue University programs are institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, https://www.hlcommission.org/
Program Educational Objectives:
Two to five years into their career, CGT graduates:
- Work in fields of computer graphics/UX design or computer graphics technology and advance through career promotions.
- Solve complex problems, communicate solutions professionally, and adapt to changes, demonstrating effective performance in global, technological, or corporate environments and communities.
- Commit to lifelong learning, maintaining technical competence through continuous education and professional engagement.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science degree programs in Computer Graphics Technology will achieve the following learned capabilities:
- an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline
- an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use apprpriate technical literature;
- an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
- an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a lead on technical teams
Enrollment Trends
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West Lafayette | 450 | 425 | 401 | 378 | 326 | 335 | 366 | 386 | 441 | 511 | 575 | 620 | 663 | 660 | 666 | 687 | 684 |
New Albany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 19 | - |
Richmond | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Number of Graduates
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West Lafayette | 108 | 110 | 103 | 101 | 95 | 78 | 66 | 104 | 95 | 97 | 106 | 115 | 152 | 171 | 142 | 151 |
New Albany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Richmond | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Enrollment Trends and Number of Graduates data is sourced from Purdue’s Office of Enrollment Management's Data Digest.