Program Overview

School of Interactive Arts & Technology

The School of Interactive Arts & Technology offers various programs for students to explore their creativity and interests in interactive arts and technology.

Undergraduate Programs

• Prospective Students: The school offers undergraduate degrees with various concentrations, including a concentration application form.
• Admissions & Transfers: Information on admissions and transfers is available for prospective students.
• Potential Careers: The school provides information on potential careers for undergraduate students.

Current Students

• Advising & Support: Current students can access advising and support services, including academic concessions, enrollment guides, and FAQs.
• Student Resources: The school offers various student resources, such as pre-requisite maps, tech teams, grading scales, spaces and equipment, forms, and territorial acknowledgments.
• Degrees: Current students can explore the different degrees and concentrations offered by the school.
• Course Offerings: The school provides information on course offerings, including upcoming program changes.
• Awards and Scholarships: Current students can apply for awards and scholarships, such as the Cody Sawatsky Award.
• Study Abroad: The school offers study abroad opportunities, including features on students who have participated in the program.
• Co-op: Current students can participate in co-op programs, including co-op blogs and submission forms.
• Accelerated Master's Option: The school offers an accelerated master's option for undergraduate students.
• IAT 499 Graduation Project: Current students can work on their graduation project, IAT 499.
• Semester in Alternate Realities: The school offers a semester in alternate realities program for undergraduate students.

Graduate Programs

• Prospective Students: The school offers graduate degrees, including information on admissions, costs, and funding.
• Degrees: Graduate students can explore the different degrees offered by the school.
• Admissions: The school provides information on admissions requirements for graduate students.
• Accelerated Master's Option: The school offers an accelerated master's option for graduate students.
• Costs & Funding: Graduate students can access information on costs and funding opportunities.
• Coursework & Thesis: The school provides information on coursework and thesis requirements for graduate students.
• Course Offerings: Graduate students can explore the different course offerings available.
• Forms: The school offers various forms for graduate students, including application forms and thesis submission forms.
• Meet Our Students: The school features profiles of current graduate students.

Micro-credentials

• Creative Technology: The school offers a creative technology micro-certificate, which includes a suite of three dual-studies courses for high school students.
• Human-Centred AI Micro-Certificate: The school offers a human-centred AI micro-certificate program.
• Minding the Gaps: Communication Across Differences (CDM): The school offers a micro-certificate program in minding the gaps: communication across differences.
• Building Blocks of Digital Media (CDM): The school offers a micro-certificate program in building blocks of digital media.

Creative Technology Micro-certificate

The creative technology micro-certificate is made up of a suite of three dual-studies courses for high school students to explore digital creativity. Students can apply to all or any of the courses, though all three would need to be completed to receive the creative technology micro-certificate.

Courses

• Graphic Design: A project-based course learning the basics of graphic design.
  • Course credits: PSIT 12A (4 credits), SFU course — IAT 102: Graphic Design (3 SFU units)
  • Program length: September 3 to December 3 (2025), lectures will be in-person at SFU Surrey on Wednesdays from 4:30 - 7:30pm, 48 students
• Game Design & Development: A course introducing fundamentals of game design and development.
  • Course credits: PSIT 12A (4 credits), SFU course — IAT 165: Game Design & Development (3 SFU units)
  • Program length: January 6 to April 16 (2026), lectures will be in-person at SFU Surrey on Wednesdays from 4:30 - 7:30pm, 24 students
• Creative Projects: An introduction to creative project work.
  • Course credits: PSIT 12A (4 credits), SFU course — IAT 199: Creative Projects (3 SFU units)
  • Program length: May 3 to June 29 (2026), lectures will be in-person at SFU Surrey on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 - 7:30pm, 24 students

Pre-requisites

• Intended for grade 11 or 12 students.
• Required 'C+' in English Language Arts 10.
• Good attendance and punctuality.
• Registered and currently attending a public school in British Columbia.
• These courses are introductory.
• Students should have a strong desire to learn about the topics covered in class.
• Students should expect to put in time outside of class to learn necessary software and work on projects.

Application Procedure

• All those interested in the courses are required to attend an online information session.
• For students at a partnering school or district:
  • Have a discussion with your Career Facilitator, counsellor and parent/guardian to ensure the course meets your goals.
  • Obtain a district academic dual credit course application package from your Career Centre.
  • Obtain a reference letter from a teacher, preferably from a related subject area.
  • Submit a completed application package with all supporting documents to your Career Facilitator before the specified due date.
  • If short-listed, attend an interview with the District Career Coordinator.
• For students not in a partnering school or district:
  • Visit the SFU website to learn more about the School of Interactive Arts & Technology.
  • Email the micro-credential lead to indicate your interest in applying and receive further information and support on the course application process.
  • Head to the SFU Concurrent Studies website for instructions on how to complete your application.