MFA in Interaction Design
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- tasty
anyone have one?
what have you done with it?
- spread0
Talk about a useless Masters.
At least get an MBA.. you'd actually get some positive return on your investment.
- dlsnyc0
I agree! MBA in Marketing would be a better investment.
- tasty0
What if the goal is to become a professor and move out of working 100% of the time for the ad industry.
Does this change your idea of what a valuable masters is?
- akrok0
a NBA is much better.
- utopian0
MFA's are great if you:
• have a wealthy family and want to stay in school
• bored shitless and can't find work
• want to be teacher
• or would like to brag that you have an MFA- and MBA's are a dime a dozen.
easy as fuck to get and mean nothing.marychain - people who criticize MFAs are great for...studderine
- and MBA's are a dime a dozen.
- ukit0
I always thought one of the best parts of getting a second degree is if you could set it up to just work on a project of your choosing for a couple years. That's how Google got started for instance, as a Ph D dissertation.
- you could do this without paying 100k in tuition.monNom
- True, but many people don't end up paying (through TA/ part time work). And being at a college can give you access to resources you wouldn't normally have.ukit
- resources you wouldn't normally have.ukit
- GONNA FIND OYU
studderine
- JSK0
I would get MS instead of MFA.
SVA offers MFA in ID but I find the courses rather basic.
If you want to get an MFA (actually arts related), get one from NYU MFA at ITP. http://itp.nyu.edu/itp/It teaches you about industrial design, hardware, processors and basic software approach (mainly for installyation design)
- JSK0
Few of my friends have MS in ID or PhD in ID.
Consider Stanford or CMU.
- cannonball19780
An interaction design masters degree will get you a better salary if you work for a UX design company. Of course, just working in a UX design company for 2 years will get you the same result, a better portfolio, hands-on experience and money.
If you're serious though, apply to the Carnegie Mellon School of Design
- JSK0
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ITP is actually MPS Master of Professional Studies
- JSK0
http://www.humanfactors.com/down…
Here is a list of schools and what programs they offer regarding HCI or ID
- canuck0
Maybe try phoenix online
- armsbottomer0
i'm doing an undergrad @ Parsons in the design and technology department. it's similar to ITP, but they're more open to students doing motion graphics and narrative based work (i do strictly programming and physical computing). its worth checking out, also ITP, CMU, and MIT media lab & tangible computing group. i really want to do a masters at the RCA in the designing interactions department.
http://www.interaction.rca.ac.uk…i know a person at the SVA iXD, and it seems like its still a bit too young.
- jfletcher0
At first I was very much against a Design Masters, but after being in the industry for a while, I understand why people do it. It gives you time to go back and focus on learning history, reading on different types of design, different aspects, or associated fields.... and do projects around that work.
Sure you can work in the field for 2 years, but it won't give you the same experinece. It's just a different types of experience and knolwedge you can gain.
- monkeyshine0
Why do you want a masters? If you want to be a UX/interaction researcher that's the path. Although MFA in interaction seems odd to me...wouldn't it be an MS?
- Honestly, it doesn't matter. MFA or MS, if you can sell yourself and you have the skills, who cares?studderine
- studderine0
I think an MFA in Interaction Design would help immensely when applying for any senior level UX position. Trust me, 2 years of real world experience doesn't necessarily mean you'll have a good understanding of interaction design principles. In regards to HF/HCI, those degrees are great for learning how to measure the user experience, but they won't specifically teach how to design for them.
- vaxorcist0
All the degrees and knowledge in the world needs to be supplemented by the ability to convince clients and the suits in your own firm to ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING GOOD, rather than get mired in random crap and egotastic consensus mediocrity... Learning how to pitch and defend your ideas is taught better in some places than others....
I have an MFA in Film/Video/New Media from the mid 90's, it had a nice shelf life till about 2005.... got me some interesting gigs, but I got a pretty good scholarship deal, BUT THESE DAYS I serously fear that the tuition is TOO DAMN HIGH for most students who are not TRUST FUND BABIES.....