The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Emerging Media and Technology for the Arts is designed for artists, educators, trainers, and media professionals in education, the arts, nonprofit organizations, and workplace learning settings. This certificate program is ideal for professionals who want to integrate cutting-edge media arts into their practice, enhance their technical capabilities, and explore new ways of engaging audiences through interactive and immersive experiences.

Program members will explore theoretical frameworks including performance theory and interaction design, alongside applied fields such as media arts and educational gaming. Participants will gain expertise in emerging media technologies including augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence and AI-enhanced tools, social media and digital storytelling, or simulation and gaming. Through hands-on experience with various digital tools and interactive software, participants develop both technical skills and theoretical understanding of these technologies in contemporary cultural contexts.

Members will engage in design projects involving digital media creation, design thinking, interface design, learning experience design, or multimedia learning principles. They will develop technical proficiency including AI literacy and digital media skills essential for navigating today's rapidly evolving digital landscape.

As a culminating experience, members develop and present an interdisciplinary final project that demonstrates their technical and conceptual mastery. These interactive projects are designed to align with and advance their professional goals in education, artistic practice, or workplace learning contexts.

Program Delivery and Tuition Rate

This certificate program is delivered through online courses and is billed at the Non-MBA rate. This certificate accepts students for fall and spring terms only.

Admission 

Admission to this graduate certificate program is not competitive. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. 

Application Requirements 

A complete application includes:

• Official transcript with proof of a conferred bachelor’s degree 

Deadlines 

Application deadlines do change from term to term. For specific deadlines, please see the Graduate Admissions Deadline page. 

How to Apply 

To apply, visit the SUNY Empire application portal and select Graduate: https://www.sunyempire.edu/application.html 

Students may begin this 12-credit certificate in the fall or spring terms. The required courses are as follows:

• EDET 6055 Digital Media Arts & Technologies
• EDET 6065 Emerging Media & the Arts: Theory & Practice
• Choose 1 of the following courses: EDET 6045 Digital Games Simulations & Learning OR EDET 6130 Teaching and Training in Online and Blended Environments
• Choose 1 Elective in consultation with your Advisor. 

See the course credits and links to course descriptions in the table below:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
EDET 6055	Digital Media Arts & Technologies	3
EDET 6065	Emerging Media & the Arts: Theory & Practice	3
Elective		3
Choose 1 (3 credits):		3
EDET 6045	Digital Games Simulations & Learning
OR
EDET 6130	Teaching and Training in Online and Blended Environments
Total Credits		12

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Understand performance theory, media arts, educational gaming technologies and the socio-cultural contexts in which performance or events and installations are designed and delivered.
• Integrate emerging technologies for computer mediated communication.
• Apply interface design within a controlled, yet organic and improvisational creative or digital immersive practice.
• Utilize digital tools that address needs of diverse learners, especially those with disabilities.