INTEGRATED DESIGN & MEDIA
MASTER’S & DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
MS IN INTEGRATED DESIGN & MEDIA
The Master of Science in Integrated Design & Media program combines high-end media production with new tools, techniques, and experimental practices.
LEARN TO INNOVATE
The Integrated Design & Media (IDM) program is 30 credits and may be taken either full time or part time. Required courses include Ideation and Prototyping, Creative Coding, Media Studies, and Media Law. Four required electives can be taken within Integrated Design & Media or other programs at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering; up to three may be taken throughout the University. The program culminates in a yearlong thesis project that combines theory and practice to showcase your creative and technical abilities.
The curriculum combines project-based learning with the study of historical, legal, and philosophical aspects of digital media. This interdisciplinarity liberates experimentation into the unknown, where you have the technical means to intervene in the systems and communities that matter to you.
Guest lectures and conferences supplement our curriculum and maximize your personal contact with leaders in various sectors of the field, including business, advocacy, service, entertainment, education, and the arts.
PHD IN HUMAN-CENTERED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION & DESIGN
Develop new applications for existing and emerging technologies informed through rigorous, interdisciplinary research and managing socio-technical transitions. You’ll collaborate with faculty members in a diverse range of fields: digital media and creative technologies, design and human-computer interaction, science and technology studies, urban and environmental studies, and technology management and innovation. This unique PhD program is ideal for students interested in pursuing research-based careers at academic institutions, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, corporate research centers, and research-based design and consulting firms.
DESIGN A BETTER FUTURE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY
Working at the intersection of technology, culture, and society, the Integrated Design & Media program explores a spectrum of digital media practices including UX/UI design, physical computing, game development, interaction design, human-computer interfaces, AR/VR/ MR, motion capture, media installations, and performing arts research.
You will join the ranks of innovators who are engineering smart, connected, sustainable, and healthy global communities. Build upon a rich history and chart a path to a better future for the entire planet.
TOP RESEARCH AREAS
RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
Our faculty include leading artists, designers, developers, and performers who passionately engage in professional work and research at the intersection of engineering and creative practice.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
AR/VR/MR
HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
LIVING RESEARCH
MOTION CAPTURE
REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE
SOCIAL ACTIVISM
¢ The ABILITY Lab supports research in client-centered, assistive technology and adaptive design for people with disabilities.
¢ The Proto Lab is IDM’s in-house space for working with electronics, 3D printing, desktop CNC, and other rapid prototyping technologies. By supporting courses and research in wearable computing, e-textiles, interactive environments, and experiential installations, the Proto Lab is a hub for creativity.
¢ The 370 Jay Street facility is a multidisciplinary center for new media, art, technology, and urban studies, where engineers and artists from Tandon, Tisch, and Steinhardt collaborate at the intersection of technology and emerging media.
¢ NYU Tandon @ The Yard is a new media hub within the Brooklyn Navy Yard that creates opportunities to leverage NYU Tandon emerging media expertise with industry and media partners around the country, advancing integrative research in areas such as AR/VR/XR and virtual production.
IDM FACILITIES
Faculty and students are anchored in NYU’s new emerging media building at 370 Jay Street on our Downtown Brooklyn campus. Schools from across the University, including Tisch School of the Arts and School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, share the building with IDM and other programs from Tandon. Occupying the third floor of this remarkable new facility, IDM houses a number of specialty labs and studios for students, including a print lab, prototyping studio, shared public studio spaces for fabrication and installation, and the Ability Project. These are complemented by our on-campus motion capture studio and sound studio, as well as other media facilities in the downtown Brooklyn area.
NEW YORK CITY IS YOUR LABORATORY
As part of America’s largest private research university, the NYU Tandon School of Engineering offers nearly unlimited possibilities for collaboration, professional growth, and entrepreneurship.
NYU Tandon combines an outstanding graduate program in Integrated Design & Media (IDM) and the excitement of New York City. With the city in the middle of a tech renaissance, there has never been a better time—or place—to pursue your graduate degree in digital media.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
CATT SMALL Integrated Digital Media, MS ’15
Catt Small is a game developer and product designer who currently works at Etsy. Catt is the co-founder of the Brooklyn Gamery, and formerly worked as a product designer at SoundCloud. She has spoken at Beyond Tellerrand 2016, Playcrafting NYC 2015, and TEDxFoggyBottom 2015.
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CAREERS
From industry giants to fast-paced startups, the most competitive companies in the world seek NYU Tandon School of Engineering graduate students.
INDUSTRY POSITIONS
Communications Manager
Consultant
Digital Designer
Digital Manager
Director
Interactive Engineer
Learning Experience Designer Manager, Automation Systems
Product Designer
Senior Account Manager
Software Architect, Financial Services
UX Designer
UX/Product Designer
UX/UI Designer
CAREER SUPPORT
Graduate students have access to powerful resources to help prepare them for the next step in their careers. New York University’s Wasserman Center for Career Development and the Office of Career Services on the NYU Tandon campus provide interview guidance, networking connections, and more.
COMPOSING VISUAL HARMONY
R. Luke DuBois is a composer, artist, and performer who explores the temporal, verbal, and visual structures of cultural and personal ephemera. His work reveals the average sonority, visual language, and vocabulary in music, film, text, and cultural information. Exhibitions of his work include: 2008 Democratic National Convention, Denver; 2007 Sundance Film Festival; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the Aspen Institute; and The Ringling Museum of Art. DuBois is also the co-inventor of Jitter, a software package for real-time visualization in Max by Cycling ’74.
EMPLOYERS
ASME
ByteDance
Cisco
Ernst & Young
Gemini
GEP Worldwide
HARMAN International
IBM
Infosys
Lumina
MadHive
Microsoft
NYU
Oracle
Publicis Groupe
Redmart
SAP
Solar Power for Artists
Springboard VR
Uhray
Women’s Refugee Commission
Worthix
A sampling of top companies hiring our graduates
ADMISSION INFORMATION
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HOW TO APPLY
The best and brightest from around the world apply for admission to the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
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