School of Emerging Media and Technology

Adaptable Skills for an Evolving World

��'s School of Emerging Media and Technology is a cutting-edge interdisciplinary school designed to train tomorrow's digital leaders. With an emphasis on teamwork, hands-on learning and collaboration across disciplines, we are equipping our students with the technical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills they will need to design and create cutting-edge solutions for an evolving world.

Our students are exposed to a broad range of digital technologies used widely by professions and organizations. Our coursework integrates insights from computer science, computer information systems, computer technology, library information science, visual communication design, journalism, communication studies and instructional technology.

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EMAT Faculty Wins Distinguished Teaching Award

Richard Ferdig helped create the digital sciences program, which is now the School of Emerging Media and Technology. Six years after the program was started, a graduating doctoral student gave Ferdig a hug and warm greetings. It was at that moment he realized he had that student as a freshman in their first emerging media class.

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Pairing Design and Data for Better Healthcare Systems

Jun 04, 2024

Hands-on experiences while studying healthcare design and emerging technology at Kent State created a unique, in-demand career path for 2023 graduate Hamid Estejab.

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EMAT M.S. Student's Sweet Idea Is Runner Up in Elevator Pitch Contest

Emerging Media and Technology graduate student and entrepreneur, Angelique Wong earned a runner-up showing in the recent LaunchNET Elevator Pitch competition. The founder of excels at creating charcuterie and this award will help her take her dream to the next level.

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Students Collaborate on Technology Initiatives with Ohio Organizations

Oct 25, 2023

From helping build safer and inclusive communities to opening new lines of communicating and sharing knowledge, technology touches nearly every facet of society. Students in the Kent State School of Emerging Media and Technology are working on the front lines of helping Northeast Ohio organizations solve problems through technology this semester in the capstone class Interdisciplinary Projects.

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