Take your creative career to the next level
Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media
Northeastern University in Vancouver’s Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media allows you to learn from local industry experts as you build your skills and expertise and gain familiarity with industry-standard and cutting-edge technologies and tools.
Our curriculum—consisting of core courses, concentration electives, and a culminating hands-on project—allows you to complete your degree while building meaningful working relationships with students from around the globe.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment through labs and specialized workshops offered at our Vancouver campus and online.
- Customize your digital media courses and focus on a specific area of interest with one of our concentration options: game design or 3D animation.
- Develop relevant skills alongside our faculty experts to begin an in-demand career as an interactive designer, product design leader, web and systems manager, user experience designer, social media marketing manager, digital marketing manager, communications specialist, video producer, game designer, and more.
Domestic Canadian students that start their on-ground programs in Fall 2025 at the Vancouver campus may be eligible for scholarships of up to 50%. Please note that scholarship eligibility is subject to verification, restrictions may apply.
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Entry Term
Course format
On campus
Credits
49
Commitment
Studying in Vancouver
- Study in one of Canada’s leading cities for technology and innovation.
- Become part of Vancouver’s explosive growth, with nearly one million new jobs expected in the province by 2033 (B.C.’s Labour Market Outlook, 2023).
- Network throughout Vancouver’s thriving film, television, and media industry.
- Live and work in a safe, diverse city filled with natural beauty.
- Campus resources and student services support staff are available to help you from application through graduation.
About Northeastern University
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.