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Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication Programs

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Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication

ATEC programs encourage students to blend art, technology, design, engineering, science, and the humanities to develop innovative solutions. The undergraduate program offers students foundational courses in UX/UI design, motion graphics, digital fabrication, and media histories. Students can then choose to specialize in Critical Media Studies, focusing on media analysis, or Emerging Media Arts, emphasizing the creation of digital arts, or opt to remain on a generalist path to explore all ATEC has to offer. Our graduate programs emphasize critical analysis and creative innovation. The MA’s Emerging Media Studies pathway explores the cultural and political impacts of digital media, while the MFA’s Creative Practice pathway focuses on producing new art and technology in studio environments. The PhD in ATEC prepares graduates for teaching or developing new applications of digital technology and emerging media.

BA Concentrations: Critical Media Studies | Emerging Media Arts

MA Concentrations: Emerging Media Studies | MFA Concentrations: Creative Practice

Certificates: Certificate in Applied Experience Design and Research

Career Paths with a Degree in ATEC

3D artist, 3D modeler, art director, artist, audio technician, concept artist, content creator, digital communications, digital fabrication specialist, digital musician, environment artist, grant writer, graphic designer, human resources, illustrator, journalist, law professor, media artist, motion graphics artist, motion graphics designer, new media artist, nonprofit management, photographer, product design, project manager, radio technical direction, social justice advocate, social media specialist, technical artist, UX designer, VFX artist, videographer, video editor

Research

Our lab and studio culture blends art, technology, design, engineering, science, and the humanities to create an incubative environment rich with possibilities.

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