MS Media Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University

Programme overview

If you are a practitioner and maker in design and the arts who has an interest in software and system development and seek to enhance your practice through expanded engagement with interactive, embodied media design in an interdisciplinary environment, the Master of Science program in media arts and sciences is for you. The program enables you to explore new avenues for real-time media creation that go beyond current paradigms.

What you will study

33 credit hours including the required applied project course (AME 593) Required Core (9 credit hours) AME 520 Movement and Computing (3) AME 530 Philosophy of Media and Technology (3) AME 532 Creating Interactive Media (3) Other Requirements (6 credit hours) AME 533 Design for Media Arts (3) AME 534 Machine Learning for Media Arts (3) Electives (15 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) AME 593 Applied Project (3)

Career pathways

Graduates go on to careers in areas such as: acoustics research communications graphic design marketing mobile development museum and curatorial work sound design 3D modeling

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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 a related field, such as arts, humanities, design, media studies, computer science or engineering. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts three letters of recommendation letter of intent professional resume portfolio writing sample proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency. Acceptable writing samples include research writing, published articles and other scholarly work.

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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