DEGREE:

MAJOR:
CONCENTRATION:

MASTER OF SCIENCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
ART, MEDIA, & ENGINEERING

The purpose of the Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) concentration in Computer Science and Engineering is to train
hybrid engineering-arts graduates who get their inspiration from the arts and their methodology from computer
science and engineering. The students will specialize in transdisciplinary media development.
There are three paths for concentration students to participate in AME:
1. Course based path: Students may choose to participate in the concentration by taking AME classes that
augment their home department program. There is a lot of flexibility in the courses that are taken in this
path, and courses are chosen primarily with the faculty advisor from the home unit. Students in this path do
not receive funding from AME. Applicants choosing to pursue this path should prepare their applications with
their home unit audience in mind, as admission to this path will be primarily dependent on a positive review
by the home unit. An AME faculty member should serve on the committee of students in this path. Students
are welcome but not required to connect their thesis to AME research. AME research hours may be
supervised by Media Arts and Sciences Graduate Faculty from the students home unit.
2. Courses and informal research: Students may choose to participate in the concentration by taking AME
classes that augment their home department program of study and volunteering in an AME research module.
(Please see current AME modules at http://ame.asu.edu/research/index.php). Though students in this path
do not receive AME funding, they have the opportunity to work within an AME research area. Students who
would like to become competitive candidates for AME funding in the future may choose this path.
Additionally, students who would like the opportunity to participate in an AME research module while
retaining a high degree of flexibility in the direction of their program of study may also choose this path.
Applicants choosing to pursue this path should prepare their applications with their home unit audience in
mind, as admission to this path will be primarily dependent on a positive review by the home unit. However
it is in the students best interest to have a faculty mentor in AME available to co-advise her/him and
facilitate the research s/he wants to pursue. An AME faculty member should serve on the committee of
students in this path. Students are welcome but not required to connect their thesis to AME research. AME
research hours may be supervised by Media Arts and Sciences Graduate Faculty from the students home
unit.
3. Courses and formal research at AME: Students may choose to participate in the concentration and work as
an AME-funded student. AME funding is available on a limited and competitive basis. Applicants wishing to
be considered for this path should prepare applications that meet both the home unit and AME
requirements, indicate the research module of interest to them in their statement of purpose, and identify
a possible AME mentor ahead of submitting their applications. Successful applicants will need a positive
review from both the home unit and AME admissions committees. Students in this path will work with their
AME co-advisor to identify courses that best augment their research activities, and their thesis needs to be
connected to their AME research module. AME research hours should be supervised by the students AME
advisor.
All three paths include use of AMEs digital media facilities once training for the facilities has been completed.
The program requires 30 total hours, comprised of the following components:

CONCENTRATION CORE:
CSE COURSES (15 credits):
CSE 5xx (**)
CSE 5xx (**)
CSE 5xx (**)
CSE 5xx (**)
CSE 5xx (**)

24HRS
3
3
3
3
3

** AME concentration students may take up to two CSE 598 courses.

Revised 2/14/2015

ART, MEDIA, & ENGINEERING COURSES (9 credits):

To be selected from current list of AME courses found at: http://ame.asu.edu/education/courses/ in consultation
with the students AME Graduate Advisor.
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME
AME

598
598
598
598
598
598
598
598
598
598
598
598
598

Experiential Media Methodology and Theory I

Experiential Media Methodology and Theory II
Understanding Activity
Multimodal Sensing Systems
Perception & Cognition for Interactive Media
System Modeling
Interactive Forms
Animating Virtual Worlds
Media Synthesis
Advanced Interactive Sound
Media Installations
Integrated Systems Development
Models for Experiential Construction

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

THESIS
CSE 599
AME 599

6HRS
Thesis
Thesis

4
2

Within the required 30 credit hours student must take and pass with a grade of B or better at least three credit
hours in each of the following three areas: Foundations, Systems, and Applications. See CSE MS Program Handbook
for a list of courses in each area.

Revised 2/14/2015