Media Arts and Sciences, Certificate
Do you wish you could immerse yourself in exciting, innovative technologies and media while using practices of humanities and global thinking? Whether you enjoy crafting technology from scratch or designing new ways to imagine technological futures, you can create, develop and engage the technological world around you.
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Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Certificate description
Media Arts and Sciences undergraduate certificate description
In the media arts and sciences certificate program, you focus on the creative exploration of how new media is influencing culture --- or, rather, the way people live, learn, create and communicate.
When you pursue this certificate, you enhance your program of study with integrated, transdisciplinary training in creative processes and technical skills in new media with cultural applications.
The GAME School prepares the next generation of learners, empowering you with technofluency --- its development, application and implications. You are prepared to be a socially aware, critically thinking global citizen who strives to bring about positive change in a society that's increasingly shaped by new technologies.
Why earn a media arts and sciences undergraduate certificate at ASU?
You study a wide range of interests that bridge art and science, or you can specialize in a specific area. Stack courses in digital sound, focus on game design or mix disciplines to match your creative vision.
In this media arts and sciences program, you build skills in digital culture, computational thinking and hands-on media practice while broadening your professional profile, no matter your major. This flexible pathway lets you choose from a wide range of courses spanning different media types and critical media studies, giving you the freedom to shape your coursework around your interests and goals.
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Through the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, you can collaborate with peers from different areas of expertise and gain the technical skills and cultural insight to bring your ideas to life.
Courses
This undergraduate certificate includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
2026-2027 Catalog Year
The certificate requires 18 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the certificate, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.
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The certificate in media arts and sciences consists of 18 credit hours of coursework, including 12 upper-division credit hours. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00) is required in all courses for the certificate. |
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AME 111 Introduction to Digital Culture
(HUAD)
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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AME 112 Computational Thinking for Media Arts
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AME 230 Programming for the Media Arts
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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Upper Division
AME Elective
or
Upper Division
MDC Elective
12 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 12 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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Enrollment requirements
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
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Careers this media arts and sciences undergraduate certificate prepares you for
Graduates with an undergraduate certificate can advance their career options. The certificate in media arts and sciences helps them become more marketable to employers through this specialization that complements their major program of study. Graduates go on to work in a variety of fields, including mobile app design, audio production and autonomous systems.
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
The GAME School
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STAUF-B 217
TheGameSchool@asu.edu
480-965-9432
Frequently asked questions about degree programs
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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