SAMPLE Ph.D. PROGRAM
The following is an example of what courses a Digital Media Ph.D. student, entering the PhD program with a Masters Degree, might take while at GA Tech.
Entering with Master's Degree
| Year One |
| Pro-Seminar I and Pro-Seminar II |
| LCC 6310 The Computer as an Expressive Medium |
| LCC 6311 Visual Culture and Design |
| LCC 6312 Design, Technology, and Representation |
| LCC 6313 Principles of Interactive Design |
| LCC 8997 Research Assistantship or |
| LCC 8998 Teaching Assistantship |
| Portfolio Review |
| Comprehensive Exam, Part One (core list) |
| List of Readings for Individualized Exam submitted |
| Year Two |
| 3 courses in minor |
| 3 electives |
| LCC 8997 Research Assistantship or |
| LCC 8998 Teaching Assistantship |
| Portfolio Review |
| Comprehensive Exam, Part Two (individualized list) |
| Thesis Topic approved |
| Year Three (and Four if necessary) |
| LCC 8999 Preparation of Ph.D. Dissertation |
| LCC 9000 Doctoral Thesis |
| LCC 8997 Research Assistantship or |
| LCC 8998 Teaching Assistantship |
| Thesis completed, defended, and accepted. |