Immersive art & digital storytelling: New master's programme at the Mozarteum University Salzburg
Applications for the October 2026 intake will be accepted starting in February.
The Mozarteum University Salzburg is expanding its range of courses to include the international Master's programme in Immersive Arts & Digital Narratives. The English-language, artistically and scientifically oriented programme will start in 2026 and is aimed at artists and practitioners from all artistic and scientific disciplines who wish to explore narrative forms, artistic practice and new technologies.
Contact
iris.wagner@moz.ac.at
+43 676 88122 301
The two-year Master's programme (4 semesters / 120 ECTS) combines immersive, interactive and cross-media approaches and sees itself as an innovative liberal arts programme at the interface of art, narration and technology. Students work in the specially equipped X-Reality Lab, which is unique in Austria and serves as a research and production space for immersive and interactive art formats and forms. The lab, equipped with state-of-the-art projection-based XR technology, was developed in cooperation with the Ars Electronica Futurelab, as was the open-source framework mozXR.
The curriculum focuses on experimental artistic research, technological competence, dramaturgy and storytelling. The aim is to realise projects that combine digital, performative, time-based, immersive and interactive methods. Collaborative working methods, theoretical reflection and the contextual positioning of one's own artistic practice are central components of the programme.
The Master's programme is open to applicants with a completed degree, relevant artistic practice, experience in working with technological methods and a keen interest in critically engaging with technological developments in the arts.
- Application period:
1 February to 28 March 2026 - Entrance examinations:
Online on 11–12 May 2026
In person in Salzburg from 15 to 17 June 2026 - Language of instruction:
English
With this new Master's programme, the Mozarteum University Salzburg is further expanding its profile in the field of artistic research and transdisciplinary practice. The programme is complemented by the Master's in Open Arts, which has been running since 2025, and a PhD in the Arts.
Contact for questions about the programme: Prof. Claudia Lehmann, Professor of Film Art & Visual Communication, Head of the Institute for Open Arts: claudia.lehmann@moz.ac.at
Further information about the programme and the application process is available on the Mozarteum University Salzburg website.