Overview

Key Features

Rooted in a maker culture of “learning by doing”, the Interactive Media Arts program delivered at New York University offers students a degree focused on the production, application, and understanding of interactive media for creative expression and critical engagement. By participating in this program, graduates will be empowered to more thoughtfully engage with the interactive media technologies, systems, materials and actors informing our world today.

The year-long degree involves 3 site-specific sessions at NYU New York (Summer), NYU Berlin (January), and NYU Shanghai (Summer) interspersed with 2 online semesters in the Fall and Spring. A curricular emphasis on context and connectivity along with a spirit of experimentation, collaboration and community will be infused across the entire experience. By traversing a series of locations and environments, both physical and digital, the program is designed to provide students with an active understanding of the current global landscape of computational media and technology.

Intentions

The 1-year continuous sequence of intensive in-person sessions in Summer and Winter paired with online semesters in the Fall and Spring is designed to allow people to earn a graduate degree with limited sacrifice to employment and professional opportunities. In comparison to a part-time format, where students come in at night after work across many years and shifting cohorts, the low residency entails shorter periods of complete immersion, intense study and opportunities for deep relationships with a single cohort.

Similar to both ITP and IMA, the Low Res MA in Interactive Media Arts will leverage a project-based curriculum as a vehicle to explore the intersection of emerging media and humanistic values. Aspects of computer science, engineering, and design will be fused with arts and humanities in a workshop-style approach to learning. Instruction will focus on demystifying the inner workings of computational technologies, facilitating production and practice-based research, encouraging critical investigation, and fostering discussion through multi-disciplinary lenses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Concepts, Culture & Critique

Creative Coding

Exploratory Making

Interface Lab

Conversations New York

Design for Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Shanghai, China
New York City, United States

Disciplines

Media Studies & Mass Media View 9 other Masters in Media Studies & Mass Media in China

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Academic requirements

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

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General requirements

Personal Statement (prompt available within the application)

Video Response (prompt available within the application)

Resume / CV

Two letters of recommendations

Official transcripts showing at least a bachelor’s degree

English language test scores for non-native English language speakers

Creative Portfolio (optional, but highly encouraged)

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Tuition Fees

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28716 USD / year

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28716 USD / year

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28716 USD / year

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Living costs

Shanghai

China

5481 - 10133 CNY / month

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

Funding

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