Simon Fraser University School of Interactive Arts and Technology

• The School of Interactive Arts + Technology (SIAT) at SFU is an interdisciplinary future-focused school where technologists, artists, designers and theorists collaborate in innovative research and immersive study.

MA, MSc, PhD Degrees: SIAT's graduate program focuses on the technological change that is radically reshaping our world today. We believe that intellectual diversity and multiple perspectives are essential to address such change. Views and research traditions from design, art, the humanities, science and technology are all part of our community. We offer Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Admission to the program depends on prior academic preparation, intended focus of study, and academic research match/availability.

In a school as diverse as ours, the way the research is done - the methodology - is an important concern. All students study research methods and design, across the program and within their own specialization.

Computation is a driving force in technological change. All students in the program acquire knowledge of how computing works and how it affects the new designs and systems being created today.

Master of Arts (MA) The Master of Arts degree focuses on humanistic and artistic traditions of inquiry. Coursework in this degree typically includes core courses in new media, computational art and design, and human cognition. Students typically choose topics requiring qualitative research methods and designs.

Master of Science (MSc) The Master of Science degree is for students working within a scientific and technological area. Course work in this degree includes core courses in artificial intelligence, knowledge visualization and cognition. Methods of research include the mathematical models and quantitative methods of evaluation. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The PhD is awarded for a relevant and original contribution to knowledge as expressed in a dissertation. PhD students study in an area supported by SIAT's faculty and under the direction of a supervisory committee.

UC Santa Cruz Graduate Program in Literature

• Technologies of Narrative: Narratives, ancient to contemporary, are constructed and communicated through a wide variety of means and media. How do the historical changes in these technologies of narrative impact the evolution of literary forms, both established (epic, tale, novel, film) and emergent (hypertext, interactive books, blogs, video)? Students explore a multiplicity of forms through diverse critical approaches, including formal, historical, and theoretical analysis.
  
  • History of the Book • Orality, Orature • History of the Novel • Novels and Graphic Novels • Emergent Literatures • Narratology • Genre Theory • Film and Digital Media • Stage Narratives

MIT Comparative Media Studies

• CMS courses are designed to teach students to both make and reflect upon media and in the process, to acquire important skills in team work, leadership, problem solving, collaboration, brainstorming, communications, and project completion, which will prepare them for a broad range of academic and professional careers.
  
  Both the undergraduate and graduate programs manifest CMS's commitment to thinking across media forms, theoretical domains, cultural contexts, and historical periods. Both programs encourage the bridging of theory and practice, as much through course work as through participation in faculty and independent research projects. The logic behind these programs is simple: a core of CMS-specific courses establishes the overarching logic and connections that enables students to make the most of a wide array of interdisciplinary electives available both at MIT and Harvard. Students are encouraged to develop a broad understanding of key issues surrounding media change which cut across different national borders and delivery techniques; they are also encouraged to develop an in-depth understanding of multiple media traditions, old and new. In this way, the program manages to provide coherence while being uniquely shaped to fit the needs of each student.

Vancouver's Great Northern Way Campus Centre for Digital Media Masters of Digital Media Program

• MDM program offers an innovative, full time professional graduate degree program providing students with team-based experiences focused on project learning in close collaboration with the international games and digital media industry. During the 20-month program that includes a summer internship, graduates will develop the professional skills required to be effective creators, practitioners, and senior managers. (This program requires students without programming experience to take an introductory course in computer programming)

 

Associations

Canadian Games Studies Association

Digital Games Research Association

Electronic Literature Organization

Game Theory Society