Program Overview Intermedia and Digital Arts M.F.A.

Why Study Intermedia and Digital Arts?

The Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia and Digital Art (IMDA) program is committed to investigating transformations of emerging artistic practices, especially those that give rise to new processes that pose unique conceptual and social challenges. The most notable outcome of the IMDA program is that graduates are prepared for a lifetime of creative productivity, having acquired the skills, focus, and commitment that will consistently propel their adventurous and personal artistic practices to new levels.

During their three-year course of study, IMDA students use the streets of Baltimore, waves of analog and digital data, and the white walls of the prestigious Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture as their artistic venues.

At a Glance

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What Are My Career Options Studying Intermedia and Digital Arts?

Recent graduate students have pursued issues of food justice, security, transportation, place, language, identity, economics, and technology in both intellectual and formal terms, resulting in projects such as street interventions, distributed networks, physical computing, games, installations, performances, sculptural objects, prints, drawings, photographs, videos, interactive pieces, animations, public displays, and other socially engaged works.

Tuition, Scholarships & Financial Aid

Find opportunities to further advance your career and academic studies.

UMBC participates in all federal and state student financial aid programs and offers scholarships and assistantships through the Graduate School, Graduate Departments and the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

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Review Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia and Digital Arts Requirements

Portfolio of creative work; list of creative works; artist’s statement; curriculum vitae; letters of reference and transcripts. TOEFL is required for international students, no GRE’s are required.

All applicants must submit an application to both the Graduate School, from the above link, and a portfolio of creative work to the Visual Arts Department through Slideroom.

Start Your Graduate Admissions Application

Please note that application decisions can take 6-8 weeks after the program’s deadline, and depend on how many applications a department receives. You will receive an email once the department processes your decision letter. You will be able to see your decision letter by logging in to the application website. Your decision letter will be where the application checklist was. You may also check your recommendation statuses to send reminders or update contact information from the user page. If you are having trouble logging back in, you can recover your account.

Have Questions?

Please contact the appropriate Graduate School staff member for assistance, or contact our Main Office at gradschool@umbc.edu or 410-455-2537.

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester

Domestic Students:
Apply by February 1

International Students:
Apply by January 1

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Contact Information

Intermedia and Digital Arts Program Contacts

Main Contact

410-455-2150

Program Director

Sarah Sharp
ssharp@umbc.edu

Program Coordinator

Elizabeth Yashnyk
eyashnyk@umbc.edu

UMBC Graduate School Admissions Office Contact Information

Mailing Address

UMBC Graduate School
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250

Admissions Staff

Staff are available from
Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 410-455-2537

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Email Graduate Admissions at gradschool@umbc.edu.

Master of Fine Arts in Intermedia and Digital Arts