Faculty conduct research on a broad range of topics, with particular strengths in the following areas:

- Art, Media, and Public Policy
- Tactical Media Art
- Creativity and Social Justice
- Creative Resistance
- Art and Social Change
- Sustainability and the Environment
Faculty: Kathy High, Branda Miller, Kathleen Ruiz, Mary Anne Staniszewski, Igor Vamos

- Contemporary Composition/Improvisation
- Sonic Art and Installation
- Algorithmic Composition and Improvisation
- Deep Listening
- Sound Spatialization
- Telematic Performance
- Classical and Contemporary Music Performance
Faculty: Michael Century, Rob Hamilton, Mary Simoni

- Public Art and Performance
- Installation
- Sculpture and Inflatable Art
- Photography
- Light and Shadow as Sculpture Medium
- Mixed Media Painting Processes
Faculty: Ben Chang, Kathy High, Kathleen Ruiz, Silvia Ruzanka, Igor Vamos

- Experimental Game Design
- CGI (Computer Graphics Imaging)
- Interactive Simulation
- Animation and Digital Cinema
- Environmentally, Socially, and Culturally Conscious Games
Faculty: Ben Chang, Kathleen Ruiz, Silvia Ruzanka

- World Music and Dance
- Art, Technology, and Culture
- New Media Theory
- Contemporary Arts and Music
- Cultural Studies
- Gender and Race Studies
- Curatorial Studies
Faculty: Ben Chang, Michael Century, Rob Hamilton, Kathy High, Branda Miller, Kathleen Ruiz, Silvia Ruzanka, Mary Anne Staniszewski, Igor Vamos

- Human/Computer Interaction
- Physical Computing
- Extended Instruments
- Multi-Sensory Display and Input
- Olfaction, Proprioception, Biofeedback, EEG/EKG Interfaces
- Interfaces for Differently-Abled Persons
- Interactive Movement and Dance
Faculty: Ben Chang, Kathleen Ruiz, Silvia Ruzanka, Mary Simoni

- Perception of Narrative and Perception as Narrative
- Explorations of First Person Experience
- Intentionality and Empathy
- The Observer, the Observed, and the Process of Observation
Faculty: Ben Chang, Kathy High, Branda Miller, Kathleen Ruiz, Silvia Ruzanka, Mary Simoni