About Drexel University

Drexel is a private university committed to research with real-world applications. The university has over 25,000 students in 14 colleges and schools and offers approximately 200 degree programs. Drexel has one of the largest and best known cooperative education programs in the country, with over 1,200 co-op employers. Drexel is located on Philadelphia's Avenue of Technology in the University City District. Philadelphia is a hub of academic, cultural, and historical resources. Its amazing rebirth earned it 3rd place in the NY Times list of "52 Places to Go in 2015." In 2016 Philly was named the #1 place to visit by the Lonely Planet and recently named as the 2nd Best City to Visit in 2017 by US News and World Reports. Philadelphia is also the nation's sixth largest metropolitan region.

The Digital Media Department is housed in Drexel's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, one of the Universities' 12 schools and colleges. The Westphal College offers sixteen undergraduate and five graduate programs in media, design and the performing arts, a number of which are nationally ranked, to over 2,100 students. The Department is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2018 and is home to a vibrant creative and research culture in diverse areas including digital animation, visual effects, virtual heritage, motion capture, virtual reality, augmented reality, interactive design, game design. Courses are taught in small studio settings, featuring hands-on learning and an award-winning faculty of industry practitioners who emphasize the use of the latest technologies. For more information about the College or the Animation & Visual Effects Program please visit http://www.drexel.edu/westphal and http://digm.drexel.edu/acelab