Interactive Arts and Technology (PhD) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

This program offers a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree in art, design, media and information technology with particular expertise in the computational and interactive aspects of art, design, new media learning, business, computer games, cognition, performing arts, social science and cultural studies. The program is geared toward students who wish to learn about technology and how it is made and used.

Faculty: Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology | Department: School of Interactive Arts and Technology | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

This program consists of courses, two terms of a research colloquium, a comprehensive examination and a thesis. Students complete a minimum of 12 course units, of which six units must normally be SIAT graduate courses. For students with a non-SIAT master's, nine units must normally be SIAT graduate courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

There will be annual admission with the possibility of early or out-of-cycle admissions in special cases. Applicants must satisfy the university admission requirements as stated in Graduate General Regulations 1.3 in the SFU Calendar. The school aims to admit students with diverse backgrounds, across the broad areas in which our faculty have disciplinary expertise. The following admission requirements encourage such diversity while setting minimum standards for acceptance into the program.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Trimester system: Fall term runs September through December, Spring term January through April, Summer term May through August. Admission is specific to each programme.

The application fee is 112 CAD for applicants with Canadian transcripts and 160 CAD for applicants with international transcripts, paid online after submitting the application form. Deadlines are set by each programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply.html

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