MS Entertainment Engineering at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science program in entertainment engineering provides you with the technical expertise to design and develop the systems that power immersive experiences across gaming, virtual reality and related media. Emphasizing innovation, the program prepares you to engineer the underlying technologies that drive the entertainment industry's rapid evolution.

What you will study

30 credit hours including the required applied project course (AME 593) Required Core (15 credit hours) AME 530 Philosophy of Media Technology (3) AME 534 Machine Learning for Media Arts (3) AME 551 Designing Extended-reality Experiences (3) AME 554 Integrated Entertainment Systems (3) DSC 551 Immersive Experience Design I (3) Restricted Electives (12 credit hours) AME 520 Movement and Computing (3) AME 532 Creating Interactive Media (3) CSE 570 Advanced Computer Graphics I (3) CSE 578 Data Visualization (3) EEE 515 Machine Vision and Pattern Recognition (3) THP 555 Advanced Media Design (3) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) AME 593 Applied Project (3) Additional Curriculum Information Students select four of the courses in the restricted electives section in consultation with their program advisor.

Career pathways

Graduates of this program can pursue the following careers: interaction content producer or designer LED volume network engineer or technical director media programmer multimedia installation integrator playback developer prototyping integrator technical director or VP supervisor video systems engineer or designer virtual production supervisor

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in entertainment engineering, media arts, animation, game design, computer graphics, computer music, computer science, engineering or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of a student's first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admissions application and application fee official transcripts personal statement professional resume two letters of recommendation proof of English proficiency Additional Admission Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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