The Multimedia & Web Design degree was created to prepare today's students for careers involving the Internet and focusing on marketing and design. Multimedia & Web Design is a professional discipline which integrates the elements of audio, video, still images, animation, text, and data for the delivery of interactive content either through CD-ROM or over the World-Wide Web. Course work begins with drawing and design, digital image manipulation, multimedia system design, scriptwriting, sound, video, and animation, then progresses to more complex classes such as interactive information design and Web development -- all under the guidance of faculty members recruited from this fascinating industry. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in this exciting field.

The Art Institute Online is a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, which is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). ACICS is a national accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

The prospective student must be a high school graduate with a high school GPA of 2.0, or hold a General Education Development (GED) Certificate with a score of 225 or higher, or a bachelor's degree or higher as a prerequisite for admission.