Online Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Sciences – Education
Bridge the arts, technology and education with a first-of-a-kind Bachelor of Arts in media arts and sciences with a concentration in education online. In this program, you’ll learn how to use media technologies to enhance learning in a variety of settings. As a graduate and digital creative, you’ll be prepared to make an impact on learners in community education spaces, classrooms, companies, nonprofit organizations and more.
Quick facts
Next start date: 01/13/2025
Total classes: 40
Weeks per class: 7.5
Total credit hours: 120
Learn how to shape a more connected and creative digital world
As a digital society, there’s a growing need for professionals who understand the importance of art, media and technology in learning. In this concentration, you’ll explore how humans learn and the role arts technology plays in shaping the future of education. You’ll also learn how to drive innovation in settings ranging from libraries and science museums to after-school programs and adult education settings.
Additionally, you’ll gain insight into different types of media technologies and ways they can enhance education. Your courses will demonstrate how to use artificial intelligence, virtual reality and creative tools to facilitate learning. You’ll also develop cultural literacy, which involves understanding the sociocultural and environmental impacts of implementing technology in education.
The skills you’ll develop in this program
In this interdisciplinary program, you’ll expand your media arts and technical skills in the context of education. You’ll build competencies in programming for media creation, digital design, research, communication and collaboration. Additional skills you’ll add to your toolkit include:
- Aesthetic literacy, including form and composition.
- Computational tools and methodologies.
- Improvisation and rapid prototyping.
- Media processing and editing for video, audio and graphics.
- Modeling and inference.
- Physical computing.
- Visualization and sonification.
- User experience.
Who’s a good fit for this media arts and sciences degree?
This concentration can complement your skills whether you have a creative or technical background. For artists and creatives, this degree offers opportunities to increase your fluency with technological tools. If you’re technical-oriented, you’ll gain a foundation in the cultural and creative use of technology. Regardless of where you start, you’ll graduate prepared to reimagine learning experiences within communities, organizations and more.
Will my diploma say ‘online’?
No, Arizona State University’s diplomas don’t specify whether you earn your degree online or in person. All diplomas and transcripts simply say “Arizona State University.”
Media arts and sciences courses
You’ll take a variety of courses that allow you to explore the intersection of media arts and technology. Key topics include teaching media arts, programming for contemporary web technologies, computational photography, mixed-reality experience and animating virtual worlds. To culminate the program, you’ll complete a two-semester applied project if you want to focus on artistic technology development or a three-semester internship if you seek hands-on experience in educational settings.
The jobs you’ll be prepared for
With a multidisciplinary understanding of media arts, technology and education, you’ll be instrumental in shaping the future of learning. As a graduate, you’ll be qualified for positions within libraries, science centers, after-school enrichment programs and art museums. You can also pursue roles in makerspaces, adult education programs, digital fabrication labs and more. Additional potential career paths include, but aren’t limited to:
Animator
Art Director
Art Professor
Information Technology Manager (IT Manager)
Instructional Specialist
Museum Educator
Production Assistant
Technical Writer
Technology Education Teacher, High School
Learn from leading transdisciplinary faculty
ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is home to world-class scholars, artists and designers who inspire students to shape the future. Our faculty’s research is grounded in the transformative power of art and its ability to change the world. Faculty research areas include:
- Arts and design for social justice.
- Arts, education and arts-integrated education.
- Arts, entrepreneurship and cultural policy.
- Community engagement and public policy.
- Creative health collaborations.
- Design, arts, science and engineering.
- The study of creative work.
Learn from leading transdisciplinary faculty
ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is home to world-class scholars, artists and designers who inspire students to shape the future. Our faculty’s research is grounded in the transformative power of art and its ability to change the world. Faculty research areas include:
- Arts and design for social justice.
- Arts, education and arts-integrated education.
- Arts, entrepreneurship and cultural policy.
- Community engagement and public policy.
- Creative health collaborations.
- Design, arts, science and engineering.
- The study of creative work.
How to apply
first-year student
You’re considered a first-year student for application purposes if you’ve never attended college or have fewer than 12 transferable credit hours.
Don't meet admission requirements?
You can still gain general admission to most online programs at ASU through Earned Admission. Through this pathway, you can demonstrate your ability to succeed at ASU by completing online courses with a 2.75 GPA or higher.
To begin, submit an application to ASU. An enrollment coach will reach out with more information if Earned Admission is right for you.
*Some programs may have higher admission requirements. You must meet all program requirements to be admitted.
Don't meet admission requirements?
You can still gain general admission to most online programs at ASU through Earned Admission. Through this pathway, you can demonstrate your ability to succeed at ASU by completing online courses with a 2.75 GPA or higher.
To begin, submit an application to ASU. An enrollment coach will reach out with more information if Earned Admission is right for you.
*Some programs may have higher admission requirements. You must meet all program requirements to be admitted.
The nation’s largest comprehensive design and arts school
ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the home to top-ranked programs from a variety of disciplines ranging from the arts, media and engineering to film, dance and theater. We train artists and designers to leverage their creativity and problem-solving abilities to advance culture, build community and transform society.
5,300+
students.
400
internationally recognized faculty members.
125
programs in arts, media and engineering, design, dance and theater, film and music.
Top 15
among fine arts schools in the nation, ahead of Cornell University, Parsons School of Design and the University of California.
Tuition calculator
Use our calculator to estimate your full-time or part-time tuition fees for this program prior to any financial aid. Keep in mind that most of our students receive financial aid, which can reduce out-of-pocket costs. Learn more.
Tuition calculator
Use our calculator to estimate your full-time or part-time tuition fees for this program prior to any financial aid. Keep in mind that most of our students receive financial aid, which can reduce out-of-pocket costs. Learn more.
