Fall 2017 Applications Now Open for the Graduate Designated Emphasis & Certificate Program
Graduate students are now invited to apply for Fall 2017 admission into the BCNM program.
BCNM features two graduate curricula. The Designated Emphasis in New Media offers a specialization track for any Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, while the Certificate in New Media offers a similar, but more compact program for any master’s student at UC Berkeley. Both programs provide enhanced skills in analyzing and/or designing future media with an awareness of historical, social, cultural, and other perspectives that might not be visible from any single disciplinary point of view. To earn an Emphasis or a Certificate, students take BCNM graduate courses and complete related research in new media.
Any UC Berkeley Ph.D. student in good standing may apply.
To apply for the D.E.:
Please fill in this form and submit the following materials in hard copy to the BCNM office in 426 Sutardja Dai Hall, or scan and email them to lara [at] berkeley.edu:
- Letter of intent summarizing your research interests and background in new media
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of recommendation from your UC Berkeley faculty advisor
- Course transcript from Berkeley
- Course Requirements worksheet Courses need not be completed at time of application, but you must indicate which classes you have taken or intend to take to fulfill DE requirements
To apply for the Certificate:
Please fill in this form and submit the following materials in hard copy to the BCNM office in 426 Sutardja Dai Hall, or scan and email them to lara [at] berkeley.edu:
- Letter of intent summarizing your research interests and background in new media.
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of recommendation from your UC Berkeley faculty advisor
- Course transcript from Berkeley
- Proposed study plan to fulfill the program’s course requirements
Additionally, applicants may supplement their portfolio with their own research publications and creative productions, which pertain to the critical study of new media, in the form of DVDs, websites, and so on.