Applications to the Master of Arts program are accepted twice yearly. The deadline for materials requested below is February 1 for fall semester matriculation (with the option to begin in summer session); late applications received by May 1 will be reviewed and considered for admission, however, consideration for scholarships and on-campus housing will be limited. The deadline for materials requested below is November 1 for spring semester matriculation. Approximately 30 new students are admitted each academic year.

• Step 1: Complete and submit application materials

  Application materials available from:
  
  NYU Steinhardt's Office of Graduate Admissions
  82 Washington Square East, Third Floor
  New York, NY 10003-6680
  212 998 5030

  Follow instructions in the package for submission of the application form, including the personal statement, transcripts, two letters of recommendation, and requests for financial aid and graduate assistantship/teaching fellowship applications.

  Two letters of recommendation. Letters should address the applicant's interests, skills, abilities and accomplishments relevant to the design, development and use of educational media and technology-based learning environments, and his/her ability to pursue and complete graduate studies in this field successfully. Letters may be written by former professors, faculty advisors, academic administrators, or employers knowledgable of the applicant's academic work or professional accomplishments.
  

  If completing the online application, subscribe names, with addresses, of those writing recommendation letters; they will receive instructions on how to submit their letter electronically.
  

  If submitting a paper-based application, ask those writing letters to prepare them in a signed, sealed envelope. Applicants should submit these with other admissions materials to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
  
  Supplemental essay questions. In addition to the "Statement of Purpose" required in the application package, responses to the following essay questions are also required. Each response should be no more than one page, double-spaced, in length. Include these with online application materials, or submit them with other paper-based admissions materials to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

  • What are your professional goals in the field of Educational Communication and Technology?
    
  • What areas of knowledge and skills do you expect to develop while in the Master of Arts program?
    
  • What experiences (academic or professional) have you had designing educational media or technology-based learning environments, and what were several important bases for the design decisions you made?
  • In your view, what are several of the strengths of media and technology when designed and used for educational purposes?
    
  • What technology skills do you have, e.g., in computer-based multimedia, web, or productivity tools, in videography or editing? (Alternatively, these may be listed in your vita.)

  Examples of relevant papers and original educational media projects, including both documentation and DVDs, videos, and web links, may also be submitted with paper-based admissions materials to the Office of Graduate Admissions or Professor Francine Shuchat Shaw, Director, Program in Educational Communication and Technology, 239 Greene Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10003.

• Step 2: Admissions Interview

  Following submission of all materials, applicants may be asked to attend an admissions interview.

• Step 3: Acceptance Announcements

  Acceptances are announced by April 1 for fall semester matriculation and by December 1 for spring semester matriculation. Accepted students are then invited to orientation and registration sessions for new students.

  Note: Applicants with foreign undergraduate credentials and/or non-immigrant, international status should refer to the NYU Steinhardt Bulletin for details on additional application, admissions, and registration procedures.