电子艺术学术课程为个人提供了使用各种电子媒体探索和创作新作品的机会。学生的项目差异很大，并且在社会活动，游戏，生物艺术，纪录片，沉浸式环境，行为艺术等领域进行广泛的研究和艺术实践。我们的校友在学术界，工业界都有职业，并且是该领域的活跃艺术家。电子艺术专业是一门跨学科的艺术学位，将艺术实践与理论和历史研究相结合。该计划采用综合性和跨学科的艺术方法，重点是在艺术创作和表演中使用电子媒体。课程的核心集中于学生的个人创造力实践，通过理论和创造力的课程工作，得到顾问的个人关注，并最终完成论文和基于实践的演讲（例如画
One of the 1st practice-based arts Ph.D. programs in the country where students pursue innovative research that integrates diverse media, performance, science-based and/or social practices. Rensselaer's Ph.D. in Electronic Arts was established in 2007 to satisfy the increasing demand for a practice-based, interdisciplinary arts doctoral degree program within the university. It is designed to appeal to students who wish to pursue innovative research that integrates diverse media, performance, science-based and/or social practices, or curatorial studies into their artwork.<br><br>The Ph.D. in Electronic Arts is conferred for independent investigation representing an original contribution to knowledge, where knowledge is understood to incorporate an integrated combination of creative practice in the arts with theoretical and historical research.<br><br>The core of the curriculum focuses on a student's creative practice, which is informed by coursework, individual engagement with advisors, and culminates in a dissertation that is composed of the dissertation text and practice-based work.