Program checklist · Ph.D.

Electronic Arts Ph.D.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program

Award: Ph.D.
Credential class: ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Catalog edition: Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program
Description: The Ph.D. in Electronic Arts is an interdisciplinary arts degree that integrates arts practice with theoretical and historical research. The program features an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to the arts with a focus on the use of electronic media in artistic creation and performance. The core of the curriculum focuses on the student’s personal creative practice, informed by theoretical and creative coursework, individual attention from advisers, and culminates in a dissertation and the creation of a practice-based presentation (e.g., a gallery show, performance). One of the first programs of its kind, this Ph.D. program expands traditions of arts pedagogy through interdisciplinary research in contemporary media theory, practice, and production.

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 194824
CourseShelf checklist: CK_194824_8b7219cd
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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Coursework

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Required

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IHSS 6570
Research Methods
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3
To be taken in the fall of the 1st year
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ARTS 6110
Electronic Arts Overview
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3
To be taken in the spring of the 1st year
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ARTS 6900
Arts Graduate Colloquium
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3
To be taken every fall and spring semester until the Qualifying Exam1
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ARTS 9990
Dissertation
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1
Minimum of 12 credits
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No maximum
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To be taken the semester of Qualifying Exam and thereafter2
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Electives

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4000- or 6000-level Electives & Independent Studies3,4
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Can be taken any semester
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Footnotes

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Required to be taken each semester until the semester that the PhD Qualifying Examination is scheduled. Graduate students must have their Dissertation Committee formed and approved by the Dean of Graduate Education, and the Committee must agree upon the Qualifying Exam scheduling prior to the start of semester in which the exam will be taken. Continued participation in the Colloquium is recommended, but not required.
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Students may register for Dissertation credits during the semester of their Qualifying Examination and in subsequent semesters until graduation.
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No more than 15 credits at the 4000-level are to be allowed. Additionally, credit(s) from 1000- and 2000-level coursework cannot be applied to the Plan of Study.
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All course selections must be made in consultation with the Faculty advisor. Independent Study must be coordinated and in agreement with the faculty member of the Independent Study with a syllabus and signed Graduate Student Independent Study Form.
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