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Department of Emerging Technology in Business and Design

Discover the Future of Creative Careers with the Emerging Technology in Business + Design (ETBD) Department The Emerging Technology in Business + Design and Games + Simulation majors combine creativity, design, storytelling, and digital tools to launch careers in digital marketing, online content creation, website/app user experience and interface design (UX/UI), game design and programming, immersive/reactive media, and more. Learn how we work with industry-seasoned professors on real-world client projects using cutting-edge tools in top-tier facilities including the region-leading XR stage, VR lab, and CRUX (Center for Research in User Experience).

Program Overview

ETBD prepares you for real life by integrating co-op experiences, study away, client work and guests from companies like Proctor and Gamble, The Cleveland Cavaliers, Game company, the Sphere and many more. We don’t stop at learning, we make portfolio pieces that make employers stop in their tracks and hire you in careers like:

  • User Experience Designer
  • Content Creation
  • Immersive/Reactive Designer
  • Digital Marketer
  • 3-D Designer
  • Social Media Manager
  • Virtual Reality Developer
  • VFX Artist
  • Virtual Production
  • Product Managers
  • Game Developer
  • App + Web Developer

Innovate and Lead

The program offers two undergraduate degrees, one in ETBD and one in Games + Simulation. The Master in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technology (MEET) brings together innovators from all academic backgrounds in order to gain the marketable skills required by top employers and become a well-rounded leader who excels in both entrepreneurship and emerging technology.

Graduates of the undergraduate and graduate programs often find themselves working as startup founders, digital marketers, growth hackers, social media marketers, UX designers, and more.

Curious to explore the dynamic learning environment and cutting-edge facilities that shape our innovative programs? We invite you to schedule a personalized tour of our campus, where you can witness firsthand the vibrant community and collaborative spaces that foster creativity and innovation. Schedule your tour today and take the first step toward an exciting academic adventure that will prepare you for success.

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Careers

ETBD graduates have found success in a wide array of careers; some of these are

  • social media and digital marketing
  • experience design
  • app/web development
  • UI/UX
  • games design and development
  • VR/AR
  • broadcasting and media
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Distinctive Features

  • Digital Innovation, providing intensive semester-long preprofessional experiences at locations throughout the United States and in Europe
  • Internships; every ETBD major completes an internship 
  • ET Leaders, an honors program for highly capable students for whom there are special sections of classes and who have the opportunity work in a consistent cohort for four years
  • Collaborative and client-based courses required for all ETBD majors

In addition to its two major programs, ETBD offers various minors and certificates, as well as courses open to all University students.

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Contact Us

Department of Emerging Technology in Business and Design
105 Tallawanda Rd
Oxford, OH 45056