M.S. Interactive Design & Media
College of Design, Engineering and Commerce

M.S. Interactive Design & Media Curriculum

2-Year Program

First Year

Fall Semester

  • Digital Experience Design
  • Theory of Electronic Communication II (Graduate Seminar)

Spring Semester

  • Digital Innovation Design
  • Database Management and Scripting

Second Year

Fall Semester

  • Interactive Narrative/Drama
  • Interactive Design Synthesis Project Preparation
  • Free Elective

Spring Semester

  • Interactive Design Synthesis Project
  • Free Elective

3-Year Program

This program is open to students with a bachelor’s degree. Typically, this degree will be in a visually based discipline, although in some cases students from other disciplines who demonstrate a particular aptitude for design could also be accepted in the program. Students in the 3-year program will be required to take 18 credits of foundation courses in their first year. After a summer break, they will begin master’s-level coursework.

First Year

Fall Semester

  • Electronic Imaging
  • Interactive Design III (Undergraduate-Level Studio)

Spring Semester

  • Interactive Design IV (Undergraduate-Level Studio)
  • Free Elective

Second Year

Fall Semester

  • Digital Experience Design
  • Theory of Electronic Communication II (Graduate Seminar)

Spring Semester

  • Digital Innovation Design
  • Database Management and Scripting

Third Year

Fall Semester

  • Interactive Narrative/Drama
  • Interactive Design Synthesis Project Preparation
  • Free Elective

Spring Semester

  • Interactive Design Synthesis Project
  • Free Elective