Accelerated B.S./M.S. Program

The Department of Technology, Culture and Society can help motivated students utilize the School of Engineering's B.S./M.S. program to simultaneously earn a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Integrated Design and Media in an accelerated manner.

The benefits of the B.S./M.S. program are that students may begin graduate courses while they are still undergraduates. It is possible to receive both degrees in five calendar years. Visit engineering.nyu.edu/academics/BSMS for more information.

You must complete the full requirements for each degree, but how you do so depends on factors such as what AP credits you have earned, how many summer classes you can take, and your ability to stay on track toward the goal. To participate in the program, you must apply at the end of your second year. Below is an example of how to complete a B.S./M.S. degree in Integrated Digital Media:

Please note that the courses in the following matrix are not prescriptive, and you would be choosing courses in accordance with your interests and in consultation with the IDM advisor.

First Year - Fall

DM-UY 1123 Visual Foundation Studio Credits: 3.00
DM-UY 1133 Creative Coding Credits: 3.00
DM-UY 1143 Ideation and Prototyping Credits: 3.00
EXPOS-UY 1 Writing as Inquiry Credits: 4.00
EG-UY 1001 Engineering and Technology Forum Credits: 1.00

First Year - Spring

DM-UY 1113 Audio Foundation Studio Credits: 3.00
DM-UY 2193 Intro to Web Development Credits: 3.00
DM-UY 2263 Still and Moving Images Credits: 3.00
EXPOS-UY 22 Advanced Writing for Engineers Credits: 4.00
MA-UY 1414 Basic Practice of Statistics for Social Science Credits: 4.00

Second Year - Fall

MD-UY 2014 Foundations In Digital Culture Credits: 4.00
PH-UY 1213 Motion and Sound Credits: 3.00
DM-UY 2/3/4XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 4.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 4.00

Second Year - Spring

PH-UY 1223 Electricity and Light Credits: 3.00
CS-UY 1114 Intro To Programming & Problem Solving Credits: 4.00
DM-UY 2/3/4XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
DM-UY 2/3/4XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 4.00

Third Year - Fall

Select one of the following: Credits: 4.00

CAM-UY 3004: Art History And Media Studies Through Museums
MD-UY 2164: History and Social Impact of Mass Media Communications
STS-UY 1004: Intro to Science, Technology and Society
MD-UY 4914: Special Topics in Media Studies

DM-UY 2/3/4XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 3.00
Free Elective Credits: 4.00
DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00

Third Year - Spring

DM-UY 2/3/4XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 4.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 4.00
Free Elective Credits: 4.00
DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00

Fourth Year - Fall

DM-UY 4173 Professional Practices for Creatives Credits: 3.00
MD-UY 2314 Interactive Narrative Credits: 4.00
DM-UY 2/3/4XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
Free Elective Credits: 4.00
DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00

Fourth Year - Spring

DM-UY 4003 Senior Project in Digital Media Credits: 3.00
Humanities/Math/Science Elective Credits: 4.00
Free Elective Credits: 4.00
DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
DM-GY Seminar Elective Credits: 3.00

Fourth Year - Summer

DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00

Fifth Year - Fall

DM-GY 6073 Research Methods Credits: 3.00
DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
DM-GY Seminar Elective Credits: 3.00

Fifth Year - Spring

DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
DM-GY 6/7/8/9XXX Elective Credits: 3.00
DM-GY 9983 Capstone Credits: 3.00