RISD's Digital + Media Department offers talented, intellectually engaged graduate students the opportunity to investigate innovative approaches to contemporary theory and practice in the digital arts. Structured to promote thought and work that crosses traditional lines between disciplines, the curriculum challenges students to consider non-standard approaches to the computer as a creative and expressive medium.
Study of technology, art and design is balanced with inquiry grounded in conceptual, critical, social, cultural and historical considerations. As leading practitioners in the field, Digital + Media faculty invite visiting artists and lecturers to campus to offer their perspectives on the latest trends in digital media production, and encourage students to engage in research and collaboration with other institutions.
current enrollment
graduate students: 30
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- If am a media designer, is D+M the right place for me?
D+M does admit designers, but our primary focus is the creative exploration of digital media. In other words, we educate the designer of the future in an environment where you set your own design brief in consultation with full- and part-time faculty.
- Do you consider applicants with CS or EE degrees?
Yes. D+M accepts applications from candidates with either Computer Science or Electrical Engineering backgrounds if their portfolio and/or skill base is appropriate.
- Do I need to know how to program to be admitted to D+M?
No. We're looking for people with four years of experience with digital media of different kinds, but you don't need to be a programmer or even know much about programming.
- Can I transfer to the master's program in D+M?
Since this program is a rigorous, full-time, two-year course of study at the graduate level, we do not accept transfer applicants.
- What are 'node classes'?
The term "node" suggests one point on a non-linear trajectory, and we use it in Digital+Media to represent a new model for studio classes at the graduate level. These three-credit studio classes are generally five hours in length and offer a concentrated interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach to creative exploration in digital media.
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Mark Milloff, Associate Professor, Foundation Studies
Daniel Peltz, Department Head / Graduate Program Coordinator /
Associate Professor
Jocelyne Prince, Assistant Professor, Glass
Kelly Dobson, Assistant Professor
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