Programs of Study
By learning how to create games, mobile apps, sound designs, interactive media and dynamic interfaces, students in IAM become creative technologists, able to design meaningful experiences in the worlds of entertainment, art, education and industry.
LIST OF MAJORS
- Interactive Arts & Media Major
- Game Design Major
- Game Programming Major
- Mobile Media Programming Major
Who are you?
I AM AN ARTIST.
- Creative maker with an aesthetic eye and an impulse to innovate
- Visionary thinker
- Experimental risk-taker
- Interactive storyteller
- Multimedia producer
- Character modeler
- 3D composer
- Digital figure drawer
- Online content creator
Sample Careers |
Median Salary |
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Game Art Director |
$107,206 |
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Interactive Creative Director |
$93,500 |
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3D Model Builder |
$57,500 |
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2D Texture Artist |
$58,500 |
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2D Conceptual Artist |
$58,500 |
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3D Character Builder |
$58,500 |
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3D Character Animator |
$58,500 |
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Interactive Art Director |
$77,500 |
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Lead Artist/Tech artist |
$60,887 |
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Interactive, New Media or Net Artist |
$45,000 |
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Mobile and Web Designer/Artist |
$45,000 |
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Teaching New Media Artist |
$45,000 |
Sources: 2012 Game Developer’s Salary Survey and Creative Group 2012 Salary Guide
I AM A DESIGNER.
- Imaginative with an eye for detail
- Sensory, perceptive and aware
- A maestro of multiple screens
- A conceptual thinker and problem solver
- Interested in immersion
- A creator of user experiences
- Thirsty for knowledge
- Always in ideation mode
- Critical analyzer and problem solver
- Collaborator and team-player
Sample Careers |
Median Salary |
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Creative Technologist |
$77,000 |
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Game Tester |
$50,000 |
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Innovation Strategist |
$70,800 |
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Interactive Creative Director |
$93,500 |
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Lead Game Designer |
$80,000 |
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Level Designer |
$57,500 |
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Social Media Strategist |
$73,000 |
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Sound Designer for Games |
$77,500 |
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User Experience Designer (UX) |
$71,750 |
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User Interface Designer |
$77,500 |
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User Interface Developer |
$78,500 |
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Web Analyst |
$73,000 |
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Web Designer |
$45,000 |
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Web Developer |
$78,500 |
Sources: 2012 Game Developer’s Salary Survey and Creative Group 2012 Salary Guide
I AM A PROGRAMMER.
- Analytical problem solver
- Creative coder
- Builder, developer, inventor
- Innovative solution finder
- Early adopter
- Technologically savvy
- Systems thinker
- Self-starter
- A creative entrepreneur
- A driver of change
- Tracking emerging technologies
Sample Careers |
Median Salary |
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Mobile Game Developer |
$78,500 |
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Junior Game Programmer |
$55,000 |
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Graphics/Special Effects Programmer |
$62,500 |
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Game Programmer |
$93,500 |
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Front end developer |
$63,500 |
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.net Developer |
$83,000 |
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Mobile application developer |
$78,500 |
Sources: 2012 Game Developer’s Salary Survey and Creative Group 2012 Salary Guide