BA in Media Arts and Sciences - Film in Tempe United States | Arizona State University

Digital media has transformed every aspect of modern life, from education to creativity and communication. Discover how to harness, challenge, and reinvent digital tools, computing systems, and interactive platforms. You'll explore not just the mechanics of technology, but its purpose - applying creative thinking and human-focused approaches to build a dynamic digital tomorrow. The School of Arts, Media and Engineering cultivates tomorrow's innovators, equipping them with technological literacy - its creation, implementation, and societal impact.

The Media Arts and Sciences BA program provides both the technical expertise to build computational media and the cultural understanding to apply it thoughtfully. Through hands-on projects, students examine the interconnected growth of culture, society, and technology while designing interactive systems incorporating audio, visuals, physical objects, spaces, and immersive experiences. Blending artistic, humanistic, and engineering principles, students don't just develop groundbreaking digital media - they critically analyze the reciprocal relationship between technology and society. The program aims to foster globally aware citizens prepared to lead in an increasingly interconnected, digitally creative future.
Media Arts and Sciences -- Film concentration
This specialized track, offered in collaboration with The Sidney Poitier New American Film School (Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts), enhances media arts training with focused coursework in filmmaking fundamentals, industry knowledge, and practical digital film production techniques.