MAT offers Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Each student declares one of three areas of emphasis:
- Multimedia Engineering (MS, PhD)
- Visual and Spatial Arts (MA, PhD)
- Electronic Music and Sound Design (MA, PhD)
In their statement of purpose, PhD applicants should describe their general areas of research interest and how they relate to three primary reserarch foci:
(1) multimedia systems
(2) multimedia content
(3) interactivity
The application deadline to be considered for financial aid for the 2008-2009 academic year is December 15, 2007. The deadline for applying for the Fall 2008 quarter is January 15, 2008.
Applying online for Fall 2008
Before you begin, please review the UCSB Graduate Division Electronic Application Preparation Guide at the Graduate Division website.
For information about application requirements for a degree program in Media Arts and Technology, please read Applying to Media Arts and Technology.
For more information, please contact our Faculty Graduate Advisor, Professor Curtis Roads or the graduate assistant, Diane Harden.
MAT has general application requirements as well as requirements specific to each emphasis. See below for the information necessary to complete your application for admission.
Apply online at http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp.
General Application Requirements
Application, $60 fee, 3.0 GPA, Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, GRE, (International Students must take TOEFL with minimum score of 550). Students can earn either a Masters of Science (MS) in Multimedia Engineering, or a Master of Arts (MA) in either Visual and Spatial Arts or in Electronic Music and Sound Design.
Multimedia Engineering
Multimedia Engineering applicants: undergraduate transcripts and a portfolio that documents cross-disciplinary experience in the arts, such as a DVD or web site with examples of software, devices, or art/music works.
Electronic Music and Sound Design
Electronic Music and Sound Design applicants: undergraduate composition portfolio, consisting of scores or recordings and other relevant material, including pointers to websites; documentation of their cross-disciplinary experience in technology, such as transcripts of computer science and mathematics courses.
Visual and Spatial Arts
Visual and Spatial Arts applicants: a website documenting realized interdisciplinary digital media arts projects and other evidence of technological based work and research such as publications, or transcripts of computer science and mathematics courses.