Media Arts and Technology Graduate Degree Program

Description
Media Arts and Technology (MAT) is an interdisciplinary graduate program that offers an unparalleled opportunity for working at the frontiers of art, science, and technology, where new art forms are born and new expressive media are invented. MAT offers MS, MA, and Ph.D. degrees in three areas of emphasis:
  • Electronic Music and Sound Design
  • Visual and Spatial Arts
  • Multimedia Engineering
    MAT students work with faculty and other graduate students in collaborative, multidisciplinary research courses and projects.

    • General Information
    Website http://www.mat.ucsb.edu
    Address Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Media Arts and Technology
    University of California, Santa Barbara
    Phelps Hall, Room 3309S
    Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6065
    (USA)
    Phone (805) 893-5244
    Email mat-info@mat.ucsb.edu
    Degrees Offered MA, MS, PhD
    Requirements
    • Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
    • Statement of Purpose with completed coversheets (2 copies)
    • Statement of Personal Achievements/Contributions (2 copies)
    • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 copies)
    • Three Letters of Recommendation (Submitted online. Note: if submitted via postal mail, please attach required coversheets)
    • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (2 copies)
    • GRE General test scores
    • TOEFL scores 550 Paper-Based Test (PBT), 80 Internet-Based Test (IBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Overall Band score of 7 or higher (if applicable)
    • See department website for additional information: www.mat.ucsb.edu, click on Admissions
    Pre-Application No Pre-Application necessary
    Deadlines Fall Only - December 1, 2009
    Emphases Multimedia Engineering (MS); Electronic Music & Sound Design (MA); Visual & Spatial Arts (MA). Optional Ph.D. emphasis in Technology and Society