Overview

Key facts

The MS program in Digital Culture - Extended Reality Technologies at Arizona State University focuses on the development of innovative tools and methodologies for extended reality and immersive technologies, including simulation, visualization, interaction, computer vision, human-computer interaction, experience design, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Students develop a fundamental understanding of how emerging media technologies can be used to create virtual worlds that simulate the existing world alongside entirely new ones. In addition, students develop skills in programming languages and software applications necessary to these production workflows, and they have the ability to manage projects; work effectively in collaborative teams transform research into creative and technological products and reflect upon the ethical, cultural and social frameworks within which their work occurs.

This program is unique among emerging media programs through the application of these technologies and practices in socially engaged and transdisciplinary modalities, taking tools that evolved primarily from and for entertainment and applying them to the modeling of real-world challenges and futures.

Career opportunities

Graduates of this program are well prepared for careers in a variety of fields related to the application of extended reality technologies and practices. Virtual and augmented reality have obvious and popular applications in entertainment, gaming, workforce development and research, but alumni of this program also have had direct experience with the application of these tools to other areas that can expand their available pathways: urban planning, health care and education, among others. They are ideally suited for the rapidly changing climate of this field.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Understanding Activity
Experiential Media Studies
Media Synthesis
Prototyping Futures
Designing Extended-Reality Experiences)
Digital Workflow in the Graphics Industry
Emerging Media Colloquium

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tempe, United States
Arizona City, United States

Disciplines

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General 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 media arts, engineering, design or a related field from a regionally accredited institution.

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 applicants must have 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
letter of intent
resume
proof of English proficiency

In the letter of intent, applicants should detail their professional goals and the alignment of those goals with the program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30348 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27810 USD / year

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12940 USD / year

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Living costs

Tempe

United States

900 - 1350 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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