Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 70

Tuition Fee

 CAD 17,555 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in California State University - East Bay

  CAD 19,000 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 80

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have a Bachelor's Degree.
• Evidence of professional experience in relevant fields Required.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 60.00 %

Additional Information

Career Opportunities
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and across the bay from, Silicon Valley - the epicenter of the interactive digital art and media industry and technological innovation, the Interaction Design and Interactive Art graduate program prepares students for successful careers across many growing industries.

Interaction Designers create meaningful relationships between people and their interactive digital products, environments, systems, or services.

Creative Technologists are both strategists and innovators - technology-focused individuals integrated into a creative team.  

Cultural producers of interactive art are integrators who blur the lines between technology and creativity and create new ways of meaning-making, telling stories, and using technology.

Our graduates are skilled team members and innovators with a high degree of expertise in interactive content development. They are equally at home in tech startups, film and video studios, graphic and exhibition design studios, production and post-production houses, publishers, training and communication groups, scientific visualization teams, support teams for educational institutions and business presentations, supporting a user-focused design process by participating in researching, analyzing, developing, and testing phases of a design process.

Scholarships

• Each year, a limited number of non resident tuition fee waivers are available to undergraduate international students (F1 visa holders) on a competitive basis these waivers are provided through CSUEB's Global Scholarships.    
• Global Excellence Scholarships 12,500 USD per year
• Global Honors Scholarships 2,500 USD + for one year of study at Cal State East Bay
• (A limited number of non renewable awards of $2,500+ for one year of study at Cal State East Bay for undergraduate students (first time freshman, transfer students and continuing international students)

Optional Practical Training or OPT is a period during which students, who have completed their degrees in the USA, are permitted to work for one year on a student visa by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). OPT allows students to work for up to 3 years and develop real-world skills to survive in the competitive jobs market.

It is temporary employment for a period of 12-months that is directly related to the major area of study of an F-1 student. Eligible students have the option to apply for OPT employment authorization before completing their academic studies and/or after completing their academic studies.

A student can participate in three types of Optional Practical Training (OPT):

1. Pre-Completion OPT: This is temporary employment provided to F-1 students before completion of their course of study.
2. Post-Completion OPT: This is temporary employment available to F-1 students after completing their course of study.
3. 24 Month STEM Extension: Students enrolled in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) courses can a 24-month extension after their initial Post-Completion OPT authorization.