Build a career at the center of technology, media, and democracy
Master of Science in Media, Technology and Ethics
Technology is transforming every industry at a relentless pace, creating opportunities and challenges. Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Media, Technology and Ethics empowers you to lead and support organizations at the complex intersection of technology, media, and democracy.
The interdisciplinary curriculum combines analysis, problem-solving, and hands-on practice. You’ll explore media technologies’ ethical, communicative, and political dimensions—engaging critically and creatively with technological advancements, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing. Throughout the program, you’ll immerse yourself in the intellectual concepts and real-world skills that allow you to thrive in varied career paths across industries, including information technology, media, healthcare, and academic research.
You can personalize your degree with a choice of experiential concentrations that offer focused experiences and coursework.
- Applied research
- Civic engagement and policy
- Data visualization
- Game design
- Information ethics
- Media content
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Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media and Design
The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) is a vibrant community of creators, innovators, and researchers dedicated to expanding artistic and academic boundaries. CAMD is home to six academic schools and departments and a range of research centers and labs, all dedicated to integrating advancements in technology, data, and new media. The Boston campus also includes a network of maker spaces designed to give students the resources they need to create and explore.
Experience-powered learning
Northeastern combines rigorous academics with experiential learning and interdisciplinary research to prepare you for real-world challenges. Through our top-ranked cooperative education (co-op) program, you can gain up to six months of experience in various organizations as part of the academic curriculum while building your resumé and developing a professional network.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.