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B.S. in Arts and Entertainment Technologies
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First-Year: December 1, 2023
External Transfer: March 1, 2024
Internal Transfer: May 1, 2024
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M.F.A. in Design: January 24, 2024
M.A. in Design: April 29, 2024
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Join us for a special celebration as we launch the Lab for Immersive Media (LIM) in the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies.
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“The industry is always changing and SDCT reflects that in our classes to keep students on top. I also like that early on SDCT faculty and professors encourage you to start networking, getting internships and they keep you focused on the industry.”
“Now recently graduated, I wanted to thank you and express how [SDCT] was the first place at UT that really scratched the itch I was looking for in college that matched my passions.”
Featured Stories
UT’s Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies Opens Futuristic Lab for Immersive Media, Welcomes New Era of Discovery

The Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies (AET) is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest space for innovation and creativity, the Lab for Immersive Media (LIM). The LIM is an interactive and immersive media laboratory that enables novel research and entertainment experiences in virtual and physical spaces.
Who Runs the World? AET Professor Yuliya Lanina and the Women's Experience at the Elisabet Ney Museum

On October 21, the Elisabet Ney Museum hosted Re-Imagining the Ney: A Community Art Bash. German-American sculptress Elisabet Ney’s mission was brought to life by Austin contemporary visual artists Agustina Rodriguez, Lisa B. Woods, and SDCT’s very own Yuliya Lanina. The AET Assistant Professor presented four sets of artwork that showcased the struggles, creativities, and common lived experiences of womanhood.
Researchers, Authors Celebrated at University Co-op Awards

The Creative Research Award was presented to Professor Kate Catterall for “Drawing the Ring of Steel.” The one-day theatrical event in Belfast commemorated the 30-year ethno-nationalist conflict known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, specifically focusing on the 2.2-mile security cordon of 12-foot-tall steel, concrete and barbed wire barricades that encircled Belfast.