APPLICATION

All application materials for the Digital Media Ph.D. Program must be received by January 1, 2012 for Fall 2012 admissions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applications must be submitted online at http://www.gradadmiss.gatech.edu/programs/lcc/dm.php. In addition, you must provide a writing sample and a URL for web-based work samples to Matthew McIntyre, the Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies: matthew.mcintyre@lcc.gatech.edu

The writing sample should be a scholarly article or paper that effectively showcases your ability to craft and carry out an argument, to write clearly and critically, and to engage with key texts about the theory and practice of media in general and digital media in particular. A single-authored sample is preferred, but if you submit a co-authored paper, please indicate what aspects of its preparation you contributed specifically.

The work sample should be a sample of your own work that demonstrates your potential as a practitioner and analyst of digital media. Provide 1-3 concrete examples of a computational artifact that demonstrates your creative and technical abilities in expressive computing. Choose work that supports your research trajectory as described in the Statement of Purpose. If sent as a CD or DVD, please provide instructions for installing and using your work. A URL pointer to work on the Internet is preferable.