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Concentration in Critical Practices in Arts, Science and Technology (formerly Arts Computation Engineering) (M.S. only)
The goal of the M.S. concentration in Critical Practices in Arts, Science and Technology is to provide students with a broad-based and interdisciplinary training at the intersection of digital technology and cultural and artistic practices. more »
- Five CPAST interdisciplinary theory seminars
- Four CPAST studio/labs
- Two CPAST project internships
- One CPAST thesis research
Four Bren School courses with at least one from each category listed below, passwed with a grade of B or better.
- One course from Graphics and Interactive Systems:
- One course from Software and Data-Intensive Systems:
Two additional breadth electives that may be chosen by students in consultation with an advisor, and/or may be assigned by the CPAST program committee.
- One course in Hardware and Design:
- Five ACE interdisciplinary theory seminars
- ICS 270 or Arts 270 or Engr 270
- Four ACE studio/labs
- Two ACE project internships
- ICS 279 or Arts 279 or Engr 279
- One ACE thesis research
- ICS 278 or Arts 278 or Engr 278
A minimum of four Bren School electives including one from the following three areas listed below.
- One course from Theory:
- One course from Architecture/CAD/Hardware:
- One course in Software and Systems:
Two additional breadth electives that may be chosen by students in consultation with an advisor, and/or may be assigned by the ACE program committee.
As digital technologies infiltrate increasingly diverse aspects of cultural practice, and human culture at large is influenced by the presence of digital technologies, there is a profound need for a new type of professional in the entertainment industry, in education, and in the arts, who can help to construct, manage, and monitor these changes.
Such a professional must be technically skilled, artistically skilled, and theoretically skilled, all at an equally high and rigorous level. The goal of the M.S. concentration in Critical Practices in Arts, Science and Technology (CPAST) is to provide students with a broad-based and interdisciplinary training at the intersection of digital technology and cultural and artistic practices.
Students must apply and be accepted directly to this program.
Strongly practical in composition, the CPAST program provides students with the opportunity to explore in detail topics such as telematic performance, immersive and augmented environments, embodied interaction, and the cultural impact of new technologies.
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