StudyQA — Master: Digital Media — Georgia Institute of Technology (Page 116)

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The Digital Media graduate program at Georgia Tech provides students with a foundational, theoretical background in digital media and the opportunity to practice what is learned in the classroom through active participation in labs and research. MS DM students follow a studio-based curriculum that places digital design within technical, cultural, aesthetic, and historical contexts. The program has three core themes: Creativity & Knowledge, Arts & Entertainment, and Civic Media to prepare students for professional careers in digital media, including: interaction and information design, game design and production, interactive media design, as well as leadership positions in academia and industry.

The MS DM program accepts roughly 20-25 full-time students each fall term. MS DM students come from a range of educational backgrounds and have diverse intellectual and creative objectives. Many have work experience in a professional field. The program welcomes a socially diverse and international student body.

Fall semester of first year

LMC 6310 The Computer as an Expressive Medium (3 hours)
LMC 6399 Discovery and Invention in Digital Media (3 hours)

Spring Semester of first year

LMC 6313 Principles of Interactive Design (3 hours)

Fall and Spring, preferably first year

LMC 6650 Project Studio (3 hours; repeatable)

Students may choose from elective courses in DM or related disciplines, such as Architecture, Industrial Design, Cognitive Science, Computing, Management or Policy Studies. If a student chooses to take more than three elective courses outside DM, they must get approval from the DM Director of Graduate Studies.

All students will take 6 credits of either project (LMC 6800) or thesis (LMC 7000) work.

8-10 week full-time non-credit internship between the first and second year

Requirements

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) test scores (Code 5248)
TOEFL score for non-native English speakers (Code 5248)
Completed on-line Georgia Tech Graduate Application Form
Georgia Tech Application Fee: $75.00
Certified undergraduate transcript (also graduate transcripts, if applicable)
Three letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose explaining the role of the DM program in the applicant’s creative, intellectual, and professional development
Writing sample and/or Online portfolio submitted through the application

Writing Sample Guidelines

The writing sample should be a scholarly article or paper that effectively showcases your ability to craft and carry out an argument, to write clearly and critically, and to engage with key texts about the theory and practice of media in general and digital media in particular. A single-authored sample is preferred, but if you submit a co-authored paper, please indicate what aspects of its preparation you contributed specifically.

WORK SAMPLE GUIDELINES

The work sample should be a sample of your own work that demonstrates your potential as a practitioner and analyst of digital media. Provide 1-3 concrete examples of a computational artifact that demonstrates your creative and technical abilities in expressive computing. Choose work that supports your research trajectory as described in the Statement of Purpose. A URL pointer to work on the Internet is required.

TEST SCORES

All prospective students applying to the Digital Media Program must submit Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores. All scores must be submitted to the following educational codes. If you are submitting your scores via the wizard at the conclusion of the computer-based test, submit it to “Communications / Communications-Other” under Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech Institution Code #5248 LMC

Score reports for computer-based tests are released to the Georgia Tech Graduate Admissions office and the School of LMC approximately 6 weeks after the test date, and must include the correct LMC department code for delivery to DM admissions. Scores must be sent from ETS directly to DM admissions for scores to be considered valid.

Students for whom English is a second language are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 275 (computer-based), 650 (paper-based), or 114 (internet) is required.