Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Sciences - Art

STEM-classified degree: graduates are eligible for 3 years of Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the USA. ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the USA. The School of Arts, Media and Engineering educates the next generation of learners and empowers them with technofluency --- its development, application and implications.The BA program in media arts and sciences offers students technical skills to develop computational media, and cultural skills to apply them meaningfully. Students immerse themselves in hands-on projects, explore the intertwined evolution of culture, society and tech, and create computational media systems with sound, video, objects, space and immersive media. This fusion of arts, humanities and engineering foundations allows students not only to craft innovative digital media but also to think critically about how technology and society are coproductive. The program's overarching goal is to develop socially conscious global citizens who are ready to navigate and shape a more connected and creative digital world.Media Arts and Sciences -- Art concentrationThis concentration program is offered in partnership with the School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. In the concentration in art, students specialize in visual composition aspects of new media and focus on the historical and theoretical aspects of visual arts, learn foundational visual arts skills, and practice hands-on knowledge of visual composition through digital means.

A high school diploma or equivalent Grade in previous study: options range from no minimum requirement to GPA 2.75, or equivalent