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Bachelor of Arts in New Media

USA

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What will I learn?

The New Media major teaches skills that creative people need to succeed in the 21st century.

The Internet, social software, hand-held and wearable devices, touch and gestural interfaces, the Internet of Things, and virtual reality offer unprecedented opportunities to create useful, delightful, and engaging experiences. In this major, you’ll get deep and far-ranging skills along with a broad understanding of the social and economic impact of cutting-edge technologies.

Change the world (at least one corner of it)

This major combines people and technology to bring out the best in both. As a New Media designer, you will be ready to become one of the innovative thinkers, designers, and creators of the next generation to tackle real-world problems, so your assignments in this program will often require working with actual communities on actual problems. The StillWater Ripple initiative, for example links students to clients from across Maine to share digital skills for building thriving communities and ecosystems.

Learn by making

You’ll be building projects from your very first New Media course, and you’ll get critiques from professors and classmates from aesthetic, technical, and social perspectives. Your first year as a New Media Major gives you a broad foundation that exposes you to key themes in the history and theory of creative technologies, from digital design and video production to coding and user experience. During your second and third years you’ll cultivate breadth and depth in a concentration of your choosing while getting your hands dirty with projects that build community collaboration and development.

A year-long senior capstone completes your BA. You will conceive, design, produce, and launch a complex and innovative project in areas such as experimental video and animation, mobile and wearable apps, community-based storytelling, and interactive games and installations.

Which department am I in?

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees
US$33,240.00 per year
Start date

September 2025

Venue

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

5774 Stevens Hall, Room 100,

ORONO,

Maine,

04469, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

A graduating high school student (regardless of number of college credits taken while in high school) or a high school graduate or GED recipient who has attempted fewer than 12 college credits after graduation and is applying to a four-year bachelor’s degree program.

TOEFL (including the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition) – minimum score of 79 (iBT) or 550 (paper-based test) .

TOEFL Essentials – minimum score of 8.5. .

IELTS (including the IELTS Indicator online test) – minimum score of 6.5. .

PTE (Pearson Test of English) – minimum score of 53. .

DET (Duolingo English Test) – minimum score of 105.

Application deadline - Fall Admission: March 1; Spring Admission: November 1

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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