The MFA Design and Technology program provides a dynamic, challenging, and idea-driven environment in which to address the influence of creative practice on society. This program approaches technology with a critical eye, understanding the ever-present impact that computational technologies have on our lives. Areas of practice include wearable technology, game design, new media art, digital fabrication, physical computing, interaction design, data visualization, and critical design.
Design & Technology
University Rank:#787
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Duration2 year(s)
Tuition FeeUSD 28,504 / Semester
Next IntakeAugust 28, 2023
Design & Technology
About
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Art Meets Analysis
Cultivate your creativity in a studio-based program in which you develop your ideas through prototyping while engaging in critical thinking and intensive study of the creative research process.
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Future Focused
Embark on a career in creative, academic, commercial, and educational fields that engage with the growing influence of technology.
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Industry Experience
Work on projects with external partners; past collaborations include Ralph Lauren, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, One Plus, Human Rights Watch, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Creative Collaboration
Work with fellow graduate students in related programs including Communication Design, Transdisciplinary Design, and Data Visualization.
Requirements
Entry Requirements
- Admission Requirements: International applicants are required to follow all admission procedures for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Please pay special attention to the transcript requirements for applicants with foreign credentials.
- Transcripts: Review the admission procedures for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Please pay special attention to the transcript requirements for applicants with foreign credentials.
- TOEFL, IELTS, and PTE, Cambridge English, or Duolingo: A TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE, Cambridge English, or Duolingo score is not required for applicants whose primary language is English or who have earned a four-year degree from a U.S. college/university or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction. Test score requirements are outlined in the application instructions.
- English Language Writing Diagnostic Examination: At Orientation, The New School for Social Research will administer an English Language Writing Diagnostic Examination to all newly enrolling international students who do not meet the criteria for exemption from the TOEFL requirement. Based on the results of this examination, students may be asked to take a supplemental writing course at no cost. The New School maintains the right to require English proficiency testing when deemed necessary.
English Requirements
- PTEMin 68
- IELTSMin 7.5
- TOEFLMin 100
Career
This Design and Technology webinar series invites artists, designers, technologists, and industry professionals to present their projects, often ones engaging with issues of social justice and critical practice. Past speakers have included Lauren Lee McCarthy, Zach Lieberman, Audrey Bennett, New Red Order, and Yuri Suzuki.
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Design & Technology
The New School
United States of America, New York City