ETSU has begun offering a new graduate degree, the Master of Arts in New Media Studio. The course of study provides a bridge connecting traditional art and modern technology through cross-disciplinary learning between the digital media program and the Department of Art and Design.

The inaugural class will be admitted in the fall 2011 semester, with applications for admission and an electronic portfolio due by February 2011.

A 33-credit hour curriculum provides room for students to explore individual interests, with the assistance of faculty from a wide range of backgrounds and experience encompassing studio art, digital media and technological approaches to art.

Through the program, artists with traditional backgrounds in areas such as sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, metals and photography are able to expand their knowledge to include emerging techniques, including 3-D animation, gaming, motion capture, visualization, video and special effects, image editing, digital illustration and graphic design.

Graduates of the program would be prepared for careers such as multimedia artists in the fields of commercial, illustration and comic book art, as well as web, game, graphic or motion graphics designers, animators, art directors or videographers.

Dr. Cecilia McIntosh, dean of the ETSU School of Graduate Studies, said, “ETSU’s ability to create this course of study is assisted by a strong, supportive arts community, in addition to current technology and equipment available for students’ use and experimentation.”

To learn more, visit the program’s website at www.etsu.edu/newmedia.

For more information, contact Jonathan Hounshell, graduate coordinator, at 423-979-3153 or hounshel@etsu.edu or the School of Graduate Studies at 423-439-4221 or gradsch@etsu.edu.

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