Masters in Digital Arts and Sciences (Accelerated)

Digital World Institute's Masters in Digital Arts & Sciences (MiDAS) degree program provides students with the technical, design, and professional skills needed to enter and thrive in contemporary interactive media industries. This one-year accelerated master's program focuses in the area of emerging technologies including Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR / VR) beginning late Summer and graduating the following Spring.

This program is designed for individuals from diverse backgrounds seeking to further their professional career goals at the intersection of interactive media, innovation, and emerging technologies.

Working in a collaborative environment with personal attention from faculty and content area experts, MiDAS students create industry-standard projects that provide the basis for their professional portfolios to be career-ready upon graduation.

Describe why you are interested in this degree, and what your career goals are. This 1-2-page statement should contain examples of your capabilities as a problem solver and ability and intent to complete an intensive graduate program in digital arts and sciences. The statement of purpose requested here may be the same as the one submitted with the online application.
A section to electronically request THREE (3) required letters of recommendation from faculty or professionals who can speak to your ability to be successful in a graduate program. You will need to allow time for the recommender to receive and respond to the University request, so complete and submit your entire application as quickly as possible. More information and directions are provided as you complete the online application. You may also view the status of your application to check if your letters and transcripts have arrived.
A section to upload your most recent resume.
A GPA calculator that requires you to enter the grades earned in the upper-division courses (junior/senior years), read the directions carefully to complete this section.
A section to upload unofficial transcripts. Please do so to expedite faculty review.
Your MiDAS Portfolio refers to a body of original creative or technical work authored, documented, and presented in a digital format. The submitted portfolio should contain examples of the best original work you have done prior to seeking admittance to the MiDAS program. This could be work completed as part of your previous education, or original work completed outside of the classroom, demonstrating passion, talent, and skill in one or more areas of the digital arts and sciences.
Images and videos can be labeled and ordered after they are uploaded. Include the title of the work, medium, size, and date. You may also include the URL for your website.
Applicants with a bachelor's degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. For applicants from countries where English is not the ofcial language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests, IELTS - 6.0,TOEFL IBT- 80, PBT- 550.