Integrated Design & Media, M.S. (2023)

Priority Deadline: December 1st

Regular Admission: February 15th

The following items are required for admission:

• Online Application + $90 application fee
• Transcripts from all previously attended institutions
• Letters of Recommendation (minimum of 2)
• Personal Statement
• Resumé/CV
• Portfolio of Creative Work (as PDF or website)
• TOEFL or IELTS Scores (for international applicants only) (school code: 2668)
• Interview (on skype or in person) with faculty and administration, if requested

Find out more aboutAdmission Requirements.*

*No GRE is required for the Graduate IDM application

All graduate applications need to be submitted through theSchool of Engineering Office of Graduate Admissions.

Questions? Emailidmadvise@nyu.edu

Submit a portfolio of your creative work as a PDF. If you have materials online that you wish to use, please provide a PDFwith a URL to your website.

The one-minute video required for application to IDM is an opportunity for you to give us a stronger sense of who you are as aperson. We’d like to hear specifically what you might expect to do with your time at NYU. This may include faculty you wantto work with and why, which of our courses are exciting to you, a project you're currently passionate about that you'd like toexplore, or what labs or research activities spark your interest. This video should be as unique as you. Think of it as aextension of your portfolio and use your own voice. We get many videos of people reading our website back to us, this is anopportunity for your personality to come through.

Post to Youtube or Vimeo and share the link for viewing. We strongly encourage you to post this privately and share thepassword with us. There are many IDM application videos on the web, and yours should not look like any of the others outthere.

If you require accommodations for either the portfolio or video requirements, please contact Eric Maiello atem1680@nyu.eduto discuss.

The IDM curriculum combines project-based learning with the study of historical, legal and philosophical aspects of digital media. We emphasize the development of skills applicable to a broad spectrum of media through individual and collaborative work. Guest lectures and conferences supplement our curriculum and maximize students’ personal contact with leaders in various sectors of the following fields: business, advocacy, service, entertainment, and education. The program culminates in a thesis that combines theory and practice to showcase students’ creative and technical abilities.

That blend of theory and practice defines our program. It's what we mean by "integrated" — the powerful combination of emerging media and technology, creative mastery, and critical thinking.

You must complete 30 credits to obtain a Master of Science in Integrated Design and Media. The coursework is:

• IDM Grad Core (4 courses)
• 4 Elective Courses
• Thesis sequence (2 courses)

3 Credits Theories and Cultural Impact of Media & Technology DM-GY6043

In this course, students will examine and analyze the history and theoretical
discourse of media and technology, while connecting these studies to contemporary trends and issues. Students will also explore the cultural impact of media and technology. Lectures, discussions, readings, research, and writing constitute the body of this course.

3 Credits Ideation & Prototyping DM-GY6053

In this class, the creative process will be investigated in order to generate ideas for art, design, technology, and business endeavors. The course will show how ideation, design research & thinking, and prototyping can inspire, inform, and bring depth to what one ultimately creates. Students will expand their arsenal of design research skills, learn how to think critically about their audience, content, form, and processes, as well as, understand the importance of utilizing more than one research and design strategy.

3 Credits Creative Coding DM-GY6063

This course is an introductory programming class, appropriate for students with no prior programming experience. Traditionally, introductory programming teaches algorithmic problem-solving, where a sequence of instructions describe the steps necessary to achieve a desired result. In this course, students are trained to go beyond this sequential thinking ? to think concurrently and modularly. By its end, students are empowered to write and read code for event-driven, object-oriented, graphical user interfaces.

3 Credits Media Law DM-GY7033

This advanced seminar explores in depth the theoretical and practical aspects of media-communications principles and regulations. Knowledge of media law is crucial for professionals. A full range of models will be explored, from Open Source public license to Digital Rights Management, as well as working definitions of Fair Use and the practical limits of sampling/mixing in different idioms and economic sectors.

3 Credits MS Pre-thesis in Digital Media: Research Methods DM-GY9963

This course is the research portion of the MS Thesis in Integrated Digital Media. Each student, guided by a thesis adviser and other faculty support, completes the research and process documentation for their MS thesis.

3 Credits MS Thesis in Design Media DM-GY9973

This course is the capstone of the MS program in Integrated Design & Media. Each student, guided by a thesis adviser and with the other faculty support as required by the specific project, completes a major media-production project. The thesis form and format are determined by agreement between the student and adviser with department approval. The goal is to advance the student's career and to contribute to the profession. Students are encouraged to seek professional outlets for their thesis.
Prerequisites: DM-GY 9963

Electives, which may include Special Topics Courses, an Independent Study, or a 3-credit Internship, in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), motion capture, user-experience design (UX), live performance, sound, cinema, interaction design, game design, and web to raise your expertise level in a particular area.

Special Topics courses, taught by regular and adjunct faculty, are selected each year from a group of possible courses based on the interests of the first-year class. For example, if the entering DM class is specifically interested in UX/UI or Mobile Application Development (based on its project work in the first-semester seminar), the faculty will “commission” an elective on that topic.

Independent Study enrollment is permitted for DM students interested in specific research areas outside of the electives offered.

Internships are available for students seeking to gain job experience outside of the School of Engineering in the commercial or nonprofit sector. Students should contact the IDM Internship instructor one semester in advance to prepare for the course.

Students can take graduate courses offered by other departments at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, including andand others. After the first semester of study, students can also take up to 3 elective graduate courses offered through other NYU programs such as NYU Steinhardt’sMusic Technology,Digital Media Design for Learning, andArt & Arts Professions, and the graduate programs at NYU Tisch, such as coursework through theGame Center.

We highly suggest that you take 3 courses at 3 credits per course for your first 3 semesters and take only the thesis course in your final semester.

3 Credits Creative Coding DM-GY6063

This course is an introductory programming class, appropriate for students with no prior programming experience. Traditionally, introductory programming teaches algorithmic problem-solving, where a sequence of instructions describe the steps necessary to achieve a desired result. In this course, students are trained to go beyond this sequential thinking ? to think concurrently and modularly. By its end, students are empowered to write and read code for event-driven, object-oriented, graphical user interfaces.

3 Credits Ideation & Prototyping DM-GY6053

In this class, the creative process will be investigated in order to generate ideas for art, design, technology, and business endeavors. The course will show how ideation, design research & thinking, and prototyping can inspire, inform, and bring depth to what one ultimately creates. Students will expand their arsenal of design research skills, learn how to think critically about their audience, content, form, and processes, as well as, understand the importance of utilizing more than one research and design strategy.

1 Elective Course

3 Credits Theories and Cultural Impact of Media & Technology DM-GY6043

In this course, students will examine and analyze the history and theoretical
discourse of media and technology, while connecting these studies to contemporary trends and issues. Students will also explore the cultural impact of media and technology. Lectures, discussions, readings, research, and writing constitute the body of this course.

2 Elective Courses

3 Credits MS Pre-thesis in Digital Media: Research Methods DM-GY9963

This course is the research portion of the MS Thesis in Integrated Digital Media. Each student, guided by a thesis adviser and other faculty support, completes the research and process documentation for their MS thesis.

3 Credits Media Law DM-GY7033

This advanced seminar explores in depth the theoretical and practical aspects of media-communications principles and regulations. Knowledge of media law is crucial for professionals. A full range of models will be explored, from Open Source public license to Digital Rights Management, as well as working definitions of Fair Use and the practical limits of sampling/mixing in different idioms and economic sectors.

1 Elective Course

3 Credits MS Thesis in Design Media DM-GY9973

This course is the capstone of the MS program in Integrated Design & Media. Each student, guided by a thesis adviser and with the other faculty support as required by the specific project, completes a major media-production project. The thesis form and format are determined by agreement between the student and adviser with department approval. The goal is to advance the student's career and to contribute to the profession. Students are encouraged to seek professional outlets for their thesis.
Prerequisites: DM-GY 9963