MA in Arts and Technology
The program leading to the Masters of Arts (MA) in Arts and Technology is designed both for individuals engaged in professional practice who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills and for students intending to pursue a doctorate in a related field. It offers advanced studies in interactive media and computer-based arts that emphasize the fusion of creative with critical thinking and theory with practice. Students must complete 36 hours of course work and an advanced project.
MA in Arts and Technology Degree Plan
The interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Arts and Technology focuses on the creation, application and implications of technologicaly sophisticated interactive communication. The program provides students with a flexible, interdisciplinary context within which to pursue their studies, built on connections among specific courses and areas of interest.
Within the specific degree plans, each student plans an individual program of studies in consultation with an assigned faculty advisor. Most courses for the MA are offered under the rubric of Arts and Technology (ATEC), but the degree plan also include select courses in Aesthetic Studies (HUAS), History of Ideas (HUHI) and Studies in Literature (HUSL).
To be a full-time student, nine hours of courses per semester is required; three hours of courses per semester is required to be enrolled in the program.
The Graduate Program in Arts and Technology is allied with the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering.
