Careers in Media Art

Students who earn the MFA in Media Art degree graduate with professional-level production skills and have produced a major creative media work that adds significantly to the field.  They recognize and understand a variety of media concepts, approaches, and processes and are capable of articulating the theoretical and critical framework that underlies their work and the work of others. They are prepared to enter the media industries, academia, and/or media art world as creative participants.

The program encourages students to investigate media specificity and explore their interactions and convergence.  To that end, the MFA Projects combine a variety of techniques and ideas.  Possible manifestations of these connections include:

• linear or interactive media stories for entertainment and education
• linear or interactive documentaries
• cell phone videos
• media installations
• computer animation for use in commercial and artistic media works

The MFA is the terminal degree in media production.  Graduates of the program are prepared and qualified to teach at the college and university level.

Internship Opportunities

Emerson's Los Angeles Center, located in downtown Burbank, California, is a residential program with a full semester of internship opportunities and coursework for qualified graduate students who meet requirements determined by their individual departments. Among the approximately 600 organizations that sponsor interns are major studios, prominent casting and talent agencies, international advertising and public relations agencies, and independent film companies.