PhD Computer Science (Media Arts and Sciences)

at Arizona State University

Are you both an artist and an engineer at heart? You can develop these aspects simultaneously and become an imaginative, knowledgeable, skilled and responsible creative expert in media development, ready to apply yourself in any of a variety of fields and professions.

The PhD program in computer science with a concentration in media arts and sciences emphasizes research on the integration of the human physical experience with computation and digital media. Media arts and sciences researchers produce experiential media systems and models that assist the disadvantaged, empower creativity, enhance scientific discovery, evolve human ability, facilitate learning and improve quality of life. Within these application areas, researchers explore experiential construction, interaction and feedback, knowledge creation, sensing, perception and modeling.