Overview

Media Arts and Technology provides opportunity for aspiring storytellers, designers, filmmakers, photographers, artists and technologists to exercise creativity through technology. The M.F.A. at Duquesne University is 42 credit hours.

Students choose one of the program tracks:

Creative and Strategic Media

Creative and Strategic Media guides students in the art of telling good stories, through video, sound, text and graphic design. Students learn which medium best tells their stories and which messages reach their audiences for biggest positive impact.

The program enhances students' appreciation for ethical practices and public goods. Students develop sensitivity to the complex definitions of communities of people at large when the internet carries messages beyond historic borders and the United States moves rapidly toward a 'minority' majority population.

Interactive Design

The confluence of the physical and digital worlds, technology, and media presents some of the most captivating issues in contemporary culture. Every day we interact with products such as smartphones, automobiles, and home appliances that have both physical and digital properties. And the way we interact with them varies - we touch screens, speak to devices, fixate our eyes or move our bodies. How (and why) are these products built? What problems do they solve? Are they easy to use, safe, helpful, and understandable? These are some of the questions we explore in Interactive Design.

Interactive Design integrates human-technology interaction, design, digital media, and information technology. Students learn to:

Design products and interfaces (e.g., websites, mobile apps, auto dashboards, appliances)
Design user experiences (UX) that may include locative media, wearables, augmented reality, Internet of Things (IOT)
Research, design, prototype, and test products
Evaluate product usability

Photography and Film

Photography and Film examines theories, practices and the history of "lens-based" media, incorporating design and technological processes used for product deployment in these areas. Students use storytelling techniques, coupled with visual representation, to communicate ideas through sight and sound. Visual artists in the program, through visual design theory and individual experimentation, experience a project-based curriculum, preparing them to contribute to the industry through employment and/or entrepreneurship.

Developing student creative competence and design thinking skills is central to our teaching philosophy. In each program track, project-oriented classes focus on creative and designed projects such as literary works, films and documentaries, photography exhibits, interactive apps and websites, digital user experiences (UX), and public relations and advertising campaigns.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media Writing
Graphic Design Process
Critical Studies in Media
Seminar: Media Entrepreneurship
Human-Computer Interaction Studio
Photography Studio

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

42 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed online application

Official application transcripts

Three letters of reference

Self-nomination letter

One or more of the following: Website address, Portfolio, or Writing sample

Candidate interview. Once application materials are submitted, you will be contacted for an interview

International applicants must also submit official TOEFL or IELTS test scores

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

57246 USD / year

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Out-of-State

57246 USD / year

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Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Students choose one of the program tracks:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

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General requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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