Arts Technology and Emerging Communication

The School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (AHT) is home to artists, scientists, designers, scholars, and researchers who collaborate to create an exciting and dynamic academic program. Faculty, students, and researchers explore cutting-edge topics through the study of emerging media, artistic production and experimentation with new technologies, and critical engagement with pressing social issues.

Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at UT Dallas

Students who complete a BA in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication receive a thorough grounding in the mutually productive interaction of technology with the arts, with specific emphasis on the interplay of visual art, music and narrative with the new modes of expression and communication that have emerged from the convergence of computing and media technologies. The School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology provides multiple creative labs that feature leading-edge technologies and high performance workstations. Students also have access to a games and media library that holds over 1,000 digital and analog games spanning multiple game platforms including both classics and new releases, and a 24-node, 288-core render farm used by game and animation students. All undergraduate students start their studies under the design and production umbrella, which provides a solid foundation in applied design while giving students the flexibility to pursue coursework in any of the areas of study within the school. Students interested in pursuing advanced work in a particular area may apply for one of the following specialized pathways/concentrations, which require a portfolio review:
Animation and Gaming
Critical Media Studies
Design and Creative Practice

General Certificate of SecondaryEducation

Transcripts for each year of study completed and/or the finalexamination results and Final diploma/examinationcertificate

Students earning an Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication degree can enter into a wide
range of fields across many industries. Graduates gravitate to careers in the fields of media studies,
emerging media, user experience and interaction, digital journalism, game design, animation,
education, and the medical and science industries.