Media Arts and Science Bachelor of Science

Master emerging tech in game design, VFX, and more

You can help to shape the fast-changing digital media landscape. Let your imagination guide you to opportunities in emerging industries with a Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Science.

Earn your degree through our results-driven program and turn your creative ideas into a career.

Careers: Turning passion into profession

Your degree can take you beyond 3D and 5G. Our Media Arts and Science students have opportunities to work on research and collaborative projects right away, improving their skills in film, audio, VR apps, and web design.

Graduate with an impressive portfolio of work that showcases your marketable skills to employers, or leverage your research to earn a graduate degree.

Careers in Media Arts and Science

Jordan Nelsen

Alumna, Media Arts and Science
Carmel, IN

Researched:
3D Maxillofacial Prosthetics

I've always been very interested in both anatomy and art. I've had the opportunity to work on a variety of patient cases, one of them involving the creation of a dental surgical guide that was the first of its kind in the world.

Make your Media Arts and Science degree your own

In our program you’ll focus on one area of specialization and make it yours. Learn more about the undergraduate Media Arts and Science specializations:

3D Graphics & Animation

Place yourself on the cusp of virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D printing. Use emerging media to develop simulations, create 3D prosthetics, and change the ways companies do business.

Digital Storytelling

Work in teams to create stories and scripts for developing media platforms. Market your vision, as a brand strategist, storyboard artist—or maybe even a position that hasn’t been invented yet.

Game Design & Development

Take your game ideas from theory to finished product, working in business-based groups to brainstorm, research, program, illustrate, and pitch your concept.

Video Production & Sound Design

Dive into an immersive experience, shooting stories and emulating the professional world of video and sound production, using industry-standard equipment.

Web Design & Development

Develop web design and programming skills to create user-friendly websites and enterprise apps that inform, entertain, connect, and communicate.

Learn to be a Full-Stack Developer

In four years you can earn two B.S. degrees: in Informatics, and Media Arts and Science with Web Design and Development specialization. Learn to develop both client-side and server-side applications.

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Table with display for Capstone project showing images of skulls. Title: Creating a Digital Pipeline for Forensic Facial Reconstruction of Unidentified Remains.

“Our students innovate broadly, from the design of patient prosthetics in health care to transforming what it means to preserve historical spaces through virtual reality.”
Zeb Wood, Media Arts and Science lecturer

Opportunities to grow and excel

Your MAS studies can include working with cutting-edge technology, or studying abroad. Your work will culminate with a senior-year Capstone project.

Facilities

If you can imagine it, we’ll help you create it, utilizing industry-standard equipment in our state-of-the-art facilities.

Study abroad

Travel to Greece and return with real-world skills and finished projects for your portfolio as you document the past and present on a Greek island.

Save time and money: earn 2 degrees in 5 years

You can earn a Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Science plus a Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction in only five years.

Accelerated 4+1 programs are time and cost efficient—allowing you to complete two degrees in five years—with increased career opportunities and earning potential. Take advantage of our program’s gateway to accelerated graduate studies.

Explore your options

Explore more about this degree, and how you can make it your own by adding interdisciplinary skills that tailor your talents to employers’ needs