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Online Master of Arts in Art and Technology

Bridge Art, Design, and Technology to Push the Boundaries of Digital Creation

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OU’s online Master of Arts in Art and Technology is a fully online program that empowers artists to merge their creative vision with the latest technological innovations. You will gain the skills to confidently communicate and execute bold, original ideas across any digital platform or format.

In as few as 18 months, you will be prepared to thrive in roles such as graphic designer, animator, game developer, programmer, and more—equipped with a future-ready portfolio and the technical expertise to stand out in a competitive creative industry.

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Time to Complete:

18+ months

Credit Hours:

33

Time Commitment:

20 to 25 hours weekly

start dates

Fall, Spring

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OU’s Master of Art and Technology is a strategic investment in your creative and professional future. You will build advanced technical skills while developing a standout portfolio that positions you for higher-paying, in-demand roles across the digital arts and design industries.

Tuition and fees for the program total $27,885, based on a rate of $845 per credit hour. This cost does not include books or additional materials.

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About the Online Master of Arts in Art and Technology

The OU Online Master of Art and Technology is a 33-credit-hour, practice-driven program designed to elevate your creative career. You will build a dynamic portfolio, sharpen your presentation skills, and push the boundaries of innovation by mastering emerging technologies in the art and design space. This program empowers you to lead with creativity, adapt to evolving tools, and develop a distinctive artistic voice through hands-on research and experimentation.

You will gain fluency in industry-standard software and cutting-edge platforms, learning to evaluate and apply the right tools for your creative vision. With a focus on real-world application, you will explore how technology transforms artistic practice, and you will graduate ready to thrive in the fast-paced, tech-forward creative industry.

What Can I Do with a Master of Arts in Art & Technology?

Graduates of the Master of Art and Technology program will emerge with cutting-edge technical skills, creative insight, and a polished portfolio—opening doors to a wide range of career opportunities in the digital arts and design industries. Career paths include:

Advertising agencies
Web and digital interface design
Creative and branding studios

Commercial and industrial design firms
Web development
Entertainment corporations

Industry Insights

Median Pay: $98,380
Job Outlook: Employment for web & digital developers and designers is expected to grow 8% by 2033
Job Openings: 16,500 openings for web & digital developers and designers are projected each year, on average, over the next decade

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Our Faculty

Alison Fields

Director of the OU School of Visual Arts Mary Lou Milner Carver Professor of Art of the American West Professor of Art History Alison Fields serves as Director of the University of Oklahoma School of Visual Arts, where she is the Mary Lou Milner Carver Professor of Art of the American West and Professor of Art History. She teaches courses in visual culture, western cinema, public memory, museum studies, and art and technology, bringing an interdisciplinary perspective shaped by appointments across multiple OU programs. Fields earned a bachelor's degree from Colgate University, a master's degree from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of New Mexico. Her research explores visual culture, public memory, Indigenous studies, and the American West through scholarship that bridges art history and cultural studies. She is the author and co-author of several award-winning books, including Discordant Memories: Atomic Age Narratives and Visual Culture, Picher, Oklahoma: Catastrophe, Memory, and Trauma, and Chickasaw Women Artisans, which received the Independent Book Publishers Association Independent Spirit Award. She has also co-edited Resisting the Nuclear: Art and Activism Across the Pacific and published extensively in leading academic journals.

Brent Richardson

Brent Richardson

Instructor of Art, Technology & Culture Brent Richardson is an Instructor in Art, Technology & Culture at the University of Oklahoma School of Visual Arts. His teaching and creative practice explore the intersection of technology, play, digital fabrication, and human interaction. Richardson earned his MFA in Art, Technology, and Culture from the University of Oklahoma after studying art at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Drawing on experience in museum exhibit design, maker education, and digital fabrication, he creates collaborative projects that encourage creativity through hands-on learning. His work has been exhibited internationally, and he has developed interactive experiences for museums, cultural institutions, and community organizations. Richardson also helped establish Fab Lab Houston, expanding access to digital fabrication and maker education. His work reflects a commitment to experimentation, curiosity, and using art and technology to foster learning, creativity, and meaningful community engagement.

Cathleen Faubert

Cathleen Faubert

Associate Professor of Art, Technology & Culture Cathleen Faubert is an Associate Professor of Art, Technology & Culture at the University of Oklahoma School of Visual Arts. Her interdisciplinary creative practice combines video, photography, installation, and olfactory art to examine the relationships between memory, place, ecology, and the human senses. Faubert earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Her research investigates scent as a form of cultural language, exploring how smell can reveal connections to landscapes, disrupted ecosystems, and lived experience. Her work has been exhibited nationally, and artist residencies have shaped her ongoing research into scent mapping and environmental change. Through her teaching and creative scholarship, Faubert encourages students to explore emerging media while considering the sensory, cultural, and ecological dimensions of artistic practice.

Charlie Kim

Instructor of Art, Technology, and Culture Charlie Kim is an Instructor of Art, Technology & Culture at the University of Oklahoma, where he teaches courses that connect digital art, interactive media, and emerging technologies. He also serves as Director of Interactive Media at OU's K20 Center, leading teams that develop educational games, animations, videos, and other digital learning experiences. Kim earned a Master of Arts and Technology from the University of Oklahoma and brings industry experience as a 3D artist and digital content creator. He has worked with leading game studios and technology companies, including Amazon Game Studios and Daybreak Game Company. His professional and academic work focuses on combining art, technology, and interactive media to create engaging educational experiences while preparing students for careers in game development, digital content creation, and the creative industries.

Ken Marold

Architecture Coordinator & Lead Faculty for the American School Design Build Ken Marold is an architect, interdisciplinary designer, and educator whose work explores the intersection of design, digital fabrication, immersive technology, and community engagement. He serves as Architecture Coordinator and Lead Faculty for the American School Design Build program in the University of Oklahoma's Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture and also teaches in the School of Visual Arts. Marold's teaching spans architecture, mixed reality, game engines, interactive media, and computational design, helping students combine emerging technologies with hands-on making and collaborative design. His research focuses on digital fabrication, virtual and augmented reality, design-build education, and the ways technology can shape human experience and civic spaces. In addition to his academic work, Marold is the founder of Prairiefire Design Build and MakeCodePlay. His architectural, fabrication, and interactive media projects have been featured by museums, cultural institutions, and exhibitions, including the Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma Contemporary, Factory Obscura, the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, and the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Tess Elliot

Assistant Professor of Art, Technology & Culture Tess Elliot is an Assistant Professor of Art, Technology & Culture at the University of Oklahoma. Her creative practice combines traditional and emerging media, including animation, virtual reality, augmented reality, installation, and small-gauge film to explore storytelling through moving images. Elliot studied at the University of the Arts Berlin before earning her BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art and her MFA in Art & Technology from The Ohio State University. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at galleries and film festivals across the United States and abroad. She has also completed artist residencies with Oklahoma Contemporary and Kintai Arts in Lithuania. Through her teaching and creative practice, Elliot encourages students to experiment across disciplines while exploring the creative possibilities of emerging technologies.

Program Outcomes: What You’ll Learn

OU’s online Master of Art and Technology equips artists and designers with in-demand skills in coding, digital media, and systems design. The program also offers a creative pathway for developers, programmers, and IT professionals who want to apply their technical expertise to artistic expression and innovation.

Graduates of the program will:

Recognize and apply core principles of the art and technology field
Demonstrate proficiency with current industry-standard software
Exhibit strong visual and technological literacy
Use critical thinking and creative problem-solving to tackle complex challenges
Apply accessible, inclusive approaches to art and design projects involving technology

Program Outcomes: What You'll Learn

Course Details

The Master of Art and Technology program delivers a forward-thinking curriculum that fuses art history, design theory, and emerging technologies to fuel digital creativity. You will gain hands-on experience using industry-standard programming languages, tools, and workflows to produce compelling moving images, visual effects, and 2D and 3D animations.

This program equips you with the technical skills and creative insight to thrive in today’s digital media landscape, blending conceptual foundations with real-world production techniques.

Course Structure

You’ll earn 33 credit hours across 11 courses. During the Spring and Fall semesters, you’ll take two courses per 16 weeks. During the Summer semester, courses take place in two 7-week modules. You’ll take two courses in one module and one course in the other. There are also three 14-week courses each summer: Mixed Reality, Professional Project, and Professional Forum (capstone courses).

Courses are a blend of Asynchronous and synchronous coursework. Some courses feature live online lectures, while others do not. Students are encouraged to check their syllabus to determine if live sessions take place. Attendance in live sessions is strongly recommended, but not mandatory. Classes generally are in evenings Monday through Thursday either starting at 6 or 7p.m. CST

You can expect a time commitment of 20 to 25 hours per week for two classes in a Spring/Fall term.

History and Theory of Art and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This seminar explores the history and theory of art and technology from the emergence of modernity to the present day. Through a combination of online discussion posts and seminar-style dialogue, students engage with notable texts in art history, digital art, visual culture, and media studies. The course culminates in a final paper that critically examines a project the student has created or proposes to develop, allowing for reflective analysis and integration of course themes.

Emerging Art and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This seminar-style course examines the current state of emerging technologies and their relation to art in order to help students position themselves within the field by equipping them with knowledge necessary to anticipate its future shape. Structured around readings, screenings and other media content, the course provides students with a clear sense of what is coming.

3-D Animation Techniques

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an overview of 3D animation methods within the context of contemporary art. Students learn introductory to advanced techniques using industry-standard software to produce virtual objects, environments, materials, character rigs, keyframe animations, procedural animations, and dynamics FX.

Moving Image Production

Credit Hours: 3

This studio course provides students with one-on-one and group feedback for self-directed projects of time-based media. Students will develop their work within a theoretical and conceptual framework, learning and applying the principles of interactivity in art and design. The course includes screenings, discussions, and critiques.

Interactive Media Production

Credit Hours: 3

This studio course provides students with one-on-one and group feedback for self-directed projects in interactive media. Students will develop their work within a theoretical and conceptual framework, learning and applying the principles of interactivity in art and design. The course includes screenings, discussions, and critiques.

Professional Project

Credit Hours: 3

This course is the culmination of the Art and Technology degree program. Each student develops and implements an individual project relevant to their interests. This course is taught as an independent study with students checking in regularly with the instructor as they conceptualize and execute their final thesis project for completion of the program.

Creative Coding Techniques

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the computer as an art production tool. Students work to understand computer code as a malleable form within the context of contemporary art. Students learn the basic structure and languages of OOP (Object Oriented Programming) including, but not limited to JavaScript, C#, and Python.

Video and Sound Techniques

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an overview of digital video and audio practices within the context of contemporary art. Students learn introductory to advanced methods using technical equipment and industry-standard software (Adobe Products) for video capture, audio capture, lighting, and post-production.

Motion Graphics Techniques

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an overview of the methods and techniques relating to motion graphics. Students learn industry-standard software (Adobe After Effects) for the successful creation of graphic and photographic moving images including, but not limited to, keyframe 2D animation, digital compositing, effective communication in moving text, and 2D procedural effects.

Game Engine Techniques

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an overview of game engine software to produce narrative and experimental screen-based interactive media within the context of contemporary art. Students learn introductory to advanced techniques including, but not limited to importing models and characters, virtual lighting and terrain building, animating game objects, scripting interactivity, and exporting playable content.

Mixed Reality Techniques

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an overview of emerging visual technologies within the context of contemporary art. Students are introduced to technical equipment and industry-standard software for virtual and augmented reality production, including, but not limited to, deployment of interactive experiences to headsets, programming controllers, integration of virtual environments with live video capture, app development, and web-based mixed reality.

Professional Forum

Credit Hours: 3

The aim of this course is to ensure successful completion of the thesis project through cultivation of a peer feedback group, constructive criticism, and positive reinforcement. Additionally, the course helps students to develop language skills for discussing the work that they are doing and confidence in presenting their work to others.

Why Choose OU Online for an Art & Technology Master’s Degree

OU Online delivers high-quality, affordable undergraduate and graduate programs in a flexible, fully online format—backed by the reputation of a top-tier public institution.

Faculty Expertise

Learn from nationally and internationally recognized artists and experts within the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. These practicing professionals bring real-world insight and can help you grow your network while guiding you in using technology as a powerful tool for creative expression.

Robust Student Support

OU Online offers comprehensive support services tailored to online learners, including academic assistance, online tutoring, mental health counseling, and career development resources. The program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals, allowing you to advance your art and technology skills without putting your career on hold.

Global Alumni Network

With a global network of more than 250,000 alumni, becoming a Sooner connects you to a powerful community of professionals. You will gain access to leaders in art and technology across the world, opening doors to new opportunities and accelerating your career.

Flexible Format

The Master of Art and Technology is delivered 100 percent online in a flexible format built for working professionals around the world. You can earn your degree in as few as 18 months while managing full-time work and personal commitments. Study from anywhere, gain hands-on experience, and build a professional portfolio that showcases your creative and technical expertise.

Tailored Experience

The Art and Technology degree bridges the gap between design and studio art, offering a curriculum that explores cutting-edge tools like augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. This forward-looking program positions you at the intersection of creativity and innovation, giving you a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving job market. A degree in this emerging field sets you apart and signals to employers that you are ready to lead in the future of digital art and design.

Cost & Financial Aid

Earning a master’s degree in art and technology from OU Online is an investment in your future—and OU Online is committed to making that investment as accessible and transparent as possible.

Tuition and fees for the program total $27,885 at a rate of $845 per credit hour. Books and additional materials are not included. Some courses in this program may also require the purchase of software and hardware to complete coursework.

Financial aid, scholarships, and employer tuition assistance may be available to help offset the cost.

If you have questions about financial aid for your online program, please contact the Online Aid office at onlineaid@ou.edu or call 405-325-2929.

A nonrefundable deposit of $350 is required upon admission to secure your place in the program. This deposit guarantees your spot in your first semester of courses and will be applied toward your first semester’s tuition.

* Please be aware that tuition and fees may change, as determined by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit is not allowed in this program.

Take the Next Step

To apply to the online Master of Arts in Art and Technology program, you must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or the international equivalent). Applicants should have general computer literacy before applying to this program.

Applicants must complete the following:

Complete an online application at https://gograd.ou.edu/apply/
Submit a current resume
Submit transcripts.
Artist statement / personal statement (500+ words)
Submit a visual portfolio with at least 10 images or media files of your artwork or professional work.
International students must demonstrate English proficiency

Application Timeline

Applications are reviewed year-round for fall and spring sessions and are due 14 days before the intended start date.

A nonrefundable deposit of $350 is required upon admission to secure your place in the program. This deposit guarantees your spot in your first semester of courses and will be applied toward your first semester's tuition.

Step 1

Contact an Enrollment Coach to discuss your qualifications and interest in the program.

Step 2

Complete the online application.

Step 3

Provide supplemental materials, including a resume, official transcripts, a personal/artist statement, and a professional portfolio with at least 10 images of your work.