可在数字电影制作或动画和视觉效果中获得创意媒体学士学位。该课程侧重于艺术，手工艺和讲故事的业务。学生选择一个重点领域，但是他们研究数字电影制作和数字艺术的各个方面，无论他们是有抱负的作家，动画师，导演，编辑还是电影摄影师。当学生使用行业标准技术来处理文本，声音和图像时，理论和实践都将融入到每个步骤中。CMI拥有最先进的数字投影放映室，后期制作实验室，动画实验室和制作空间。
New Mexico State University's Creative Media Institute (CMI) prepares students to become digital storytellers using state of the art, industry-standard tools. The Creative Media Institute is dedicated to developing and nurturing the artistic endeavors of student filmmakers through industry-standard education, research and collaboration in the art, craft and production of the moving image through storytelling, resulting in a Bachelor of Creative Media degree. The program provides learning opportunities for newly admitted NMSU students, and provides some credit transfer opportunities for students with an associate degree from a NMSU community college or other two-year degree granting institution. The Bachelor of Creative Media provides a liberal arts background enabling students to pursue further education, professional training or employment in the digital media-based industry. Study in the CMI program fosters collaborative expression based on a clear understanding of media culture, history, design and practice. CMI also offers students the opportunity for internships in digital video, animation, visualization and simulation, industrial and educational video at varied production facilities on and off campus.<br><br>Theory and practice are integrated at every step as students manipulate text, sound and images using industry-standard technology. CMI houses a state of the art digital projection system screening room, post-production lab, animation lab, production space, motion capture laboratory and THX sound mixing theatre.