Master's in
Visual Arts and New Media

RPC-SO-25-No.619-2021

MODALITY
Hybrid

DURATION
3 semesters

APPLICATION PERIOD
February 18 – June 16

PROGRAM START
August 3

Train professionals with artistic, conceptual, and technological skills for the development of artistic practices and thinking articulated with and through new media, capable of strengthening the artistic, cultural, social, and economic landscape through critical thinking and innovation.

Program Type

Professional Master's

Learning Modality

Hybrid

Degree Awarded

Master's in Visual Arts and New Media

Admission Profile

Professionals holding an undergraduate degree in fields related to the arts and humanities, communication, visual studies, social studies, architecture, urban planning, education, computer engineering, design, or related disciplines. Applicants should have an intermediate level of proficiency in basic technologies such as computer use, audiovisual editing software, and foundational knowledge of electronics or programming, as well as an intermediate familiarity with artistic practices.

Graduate Profile

Graduates of the program will develop the following competencies:

  • Design and execute quality artistic projects from the visual arts and new technologies.
  • Develop skills specific to creative processes through technological media and integrate them into their arts research practice. 
  • Critically identify and analyze the key issues facing art in the current context. 
  • Document and present both individual and collaborative work, as well as approaches to knowledge integration and transfer.  
  • Engage with theoretical content and evaluate its application and relevance to the practice of visual arts across its various dimensions.  
  • Contribute, through their own practice, to the broader debate on the significance and impact of art in society. 

Admissions

Ready to Apply?

Ilich Castillo

Program Coordinator
Semester Courses

I

  • Visual Studies
  • Video Art
  • Sound Art
  • Interdisciplinary Research Methodologies
  • Programming Languages

II

 

  • Aesthetics and New Media
  • Artistic Practices in Virtual Environments
  • Practices in the Expanded Field and New Technologies
  • Data Visualization
  • Thesis Workshop I

III

  • Epistemology of Art, Science and Technology
  • Elective I
  • Elective II
  • Mechanical and Digital Interactivity
  • Thesis Workshop II

August 3, 2026 / 3 semesters

  • Weekly sessions (Monday through Friday): 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (online)
  • Intensive sessions (one per semester, weekend – in-person)
  • Enrollment fee: $ 458,56
  • Tuition: $4.585,64

Tuition is divided into 15 installments of $305.71. 

Scholarship and Discount Program:

  • 15% discount for UArtes community members
    (alumni, faculty, and administrative staff)
  • 15% discount for individuals registered in the Registro Único de Actores Culturales (RUAC)
  • 5% referral discount
    (applicable only to individuals who are NOT registered in the RUAC and do NOT belong to the UArtes community)
  • Artistic creation portfolio
  • Curriculum vitae with copies of professional and academic credentials
  • Statement of purpose outlining the applicant's interests and motivations for pursuing the degree program
  • Color copy of national ID or passport
  • Copy of undergraduate degree or its legal equivalent
  • Copy of degree registration with SENESCYT

Applicants who meet the requirements will be interviewed by the program coordinator and the School director

Our Faculty

from the Previous Cohort

Juan Ripalda

Faculty and Researcher – ECU

Andrés Dávila

Visual Artist – ECU

Christian Proaño

Artist and Performer – ECU

Gonzalo Vargas

Artist and Photographer – ECU

Ernesto Salazar

Visual Artist – ECU

Doreen Ríos

Curator and Researcher – MEX

Giada Lusardi

Historian and Curator – ECU

Sara Baranzoni

Theorist and Faculty – ITA

Cristian Villavicencio

Artist and Researcher – ECU

Ilich Castillo

Artist and Faculty – ECU

Juan Martín Prada

Theorist and Researcher – ESP

Paulina León

Artist and Arts Manager – ECU

María José Machado

Artist and Researcher – ECU

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. You may access our Referral Discount Program, designed exclusively for individuals who do NOT hold RUAC registration and do NOT belong to the UArtes university community (alumni, faculty, or administrative staff).

The referral program allows you to earn discounts by recommending the program to others.

Terms and Conditions:

  • The discount is 5% for each referred individual who completes enrollment in the program.
  • The discount is cumulative, based on the number of referred individuals who effectively enroll.
  • This benefit applies only to applicants who: are NOT members of the University of the Arts community, and do NOT hold RUAC registration.
  • Referred individuals must also not belong to the UArtes university community and must not hold RUAC registration.
  • The discount applies only to the person making the referral.
  • The benefit is activated only once the referred individual completes their enrollment in the program.

Benefit Example:

  • 1 enrolled referral → 5% discount
  • 2 enrolled referrals → 10% discount
  • 3 enrolled referrals → 15% discount

To be admitted to a master's program at UArtes, applicants must hold a third-level undergraduate degree. This level includes bachelor's degrees as well as university or polytechnicprofessional titles and their equivalents. 

It is a mode that combines virtual and in-person activities.. 

Date  Activity 
February 18 – June 16, 2026 Open call for applications on the UArtes website
Through June 17, 2026 Applicant interviews
June 19, 2026 Publication of the list of admitted students on the UArtes website
June 22 – 29, 2026 Open call for exemptions: receipt of documentation from admitted students in master's programs
July 17, 2026 Publication of the final list of students awarded exemptions on the Graduate Studies website
July 27 – 31, 2026 Regular enrollment period
August 3, 2026 Late enrollment period — Classes begin

August 3, 2026.

Class schedules are distributed based on faculty availability and the number of hours per course.  

  • Weekly sessions (Monday through Friday): 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (online)
  • Intensive sessions (one per semester, on a weekends– in-person)

To be announced. 

Enrollment fee: $50,00 USD 
Tuition: $3.950,00 USD 

Yes. In 15 monthly installments of $263.33. 

Payment methods: credit card and bank transfer. 

Yes. Graduate programs offer a scholarship and partial tuition waiver system. These consist exclusively of reductions to the tuition fee and do not include the disbursement of financial resources. 

Direct discounts (no application required): 

  • 15 % for members of the UArtes community 
    (alumni, faculty, and administrative staff). 
  • 15 % for individuals registered in the Registro Único de Actores Culturales (RUAC). 
  • 5 % referral discount 
    (applicable for each referred individual who enrolls in the program). 

Scholarship waivers (application required): 

The waiver percentage through a scholarship may reach up to 50% of the tuition fee, subject to a prior application processand provided the request falls within one of the established scholarship categories. 

Scholarship types: 

  • Financial need and priority groups. 
  • Indigenous peoples and nationalities. 
  • Academic distinction. 
  • Artistic distinction. 
  • Research distinction. 
  • Other waivers provided for under institutional regulations. 

Scholarship modalities: 

  • Partial scholarship : 25 % tuition waiver. 
  • Half scholarship : 50 % tuition waiver. 

Important note: 
Scholarships and discounts cannot be combined. Applicants may access only one waiver modality. 

Please access the following link: APPLICATION and complete all fields in the online admissions form.You must also attach all required documents and, upon completion, click Submit.A confirmation message will be automatically sent to your personal email address.

No. Applications to UArtes graduate programs are free of charge.

Recommendation letters are free in format and should preferably be addressed to the Director of the Graduate School of the University of the Arts. They must include the applicant's full name as well as the name, surname, and signature of the recommending individual.

Yes. For your application to be evaluated, all requirements established by each graduate program must be met.

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