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 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.