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UCSB’s Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and the Department of Technology Management have partnered to form a new initiative to prepare UCSB HFA majors for their careers in technology-driven industries.
In the HumTech Fellows Program, HFA majors will be selected to participate in a year of professional development and career exploration activities during their senior year. HumTech Fellows will receive guaranteed admission into and a financial aid fellowship for the Master of Technology Management (MTM), UCSB’s one-year graduate degree for future tech leaders. Through HumTech and in just five years, HFA majors will gain the strategic thinking, business acumen, career readiness, and robust network necessary to launch a successful career in today’s digital economy.
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"[MTM] aligns with my partial tech background and has the room for creativity that I explored in my English major, and it combines both of those things, which I really like."
Sabrina Chisholm - English (UCSB), MTM Class of 2024 |
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"In my dance classes, I had different choreography classes that allowed me to work collaboratively with the other dancers, and I really liked that aspect of being able to work together as a team to build something. I kind of merged those two things together, getting my chemistry analytical brain with technology and such, and then that more artsy collaborative brain, putting that together to find that I wanted to be a project manager in my career...I did [MTM] and learned pretty much everything about business that I needed to be able to excel."
Michael Curtis - Chemistry + Dance (UC Berkeley), MTM Class of 2020 |
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"I want to see more people like me out there. . .I work with so many amazing marketers and program managers and people who studied all sorts of things, whether it was history or (in my case) English. I think that makes for a much more diverse and interesting team, because you get so many more interesting perspectives and ways of approaching work."
Jessica Carpenter - English + Spanish (UCSB), MTM Class of 2020 |
HumTech Fellows Program
There are two key components to the HumTech Fellows Program:
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HumTech Fellows are guaranteed admission into MTM and a Student Aid Fellowship during the MTM year that will be applied to reduce the Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition (PDST) of the MTM degree. For 2027-28, the guaranteed fellowship amount is $16,500.
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After gaining admission into the Fellows Program during the summer between junior and senior year, HumTech Fellows will meet monthly as a cohort during their senior year and participate in a series of enrichment and professionalization opportunities such as exclusive meetings with industry leaders, company site visits, and skill-building workshops.
HumTech Fellows apply to the MTM degree in fall of their senior year through Graduate Division’s online application. There will be additional fellowship funds that MTM applicants will be considered for automatically and that will be awarded on a competitive basis to supplement the guaranteed HumTech Fellowship.
Upcoming Info Session
Learn more about the HumTech Fellowship Program!
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
12-1 PM | Phelps 2206 or Online
Pizza will be available for in-person attendees!
Want to learn more but can’t attend? Complete the registration form and let us know you’d like more information and the event recording instead.
Meet Isabel, MTM Class of 2019
Learn more about the UCSB Music Studies + MTM journey of Isabel Petty, who combined her artistic background with the management skills she learned in MTM to launch her career as a digital project manager.
Benefits of HumTech
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Guaranteed admission to and a financial aid fellowship for the MTM program*
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Completion of BA and Master’s in 5 years
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Increased career readiness and competitiveness
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Participation in pre-MTM cohort experience
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Fellows designation
*Admission and fellowship guaranteed as long as 3.0 GPA minimum and good academic and Fellows Program standing are maintained.
HumTech Application Process
Students apply at the end of their junior year to be admitted into the Fellows Program. (If you are on track to complete the BA in three years, please contact us to confirm eligibility to apply at the end of year two and participate in the program in year three.) In order to be considered for the HumTech Fellows Program, applicants need to have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA at the time of application.
To apply, please submit the following application components through the electronic form:
- Personal Statement: Tell us why you are interested in pursuing the Master of Technology Management and what you are hoping to gain from the program. (250-500 words)
- Resume
- Unofficial UCSB transcript with Spring 2026 grades included.
Applications are due July 1, 2026 (11:59 PM).
Timeline
July 1, 2026 - HumTech Fellows Program applications due
August 1, 2026 - Decisions announced
Fall 2026 - Monthly Fellows activities commence
December 2, 2026 - Fellows apply for MTM admission through UCSB’s Graduate Division
Spring 2027 - Monthly Fellows activities conclude, Complete BA
Fall 2027 - Begin MTM
Spring 2028 - Complete MTM
Want to learn more? Email us to request more information or to meet at mtm@tmp.ucsb.edu.
FAQs
Majors within the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts are eligible: Art, Classics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, English, Film and Media Studies, French and Italian, Germanic and Slavic Studies, History, History of Art and Architecture, Latin American and Iberian Studies, Linguistics, Media Arts and Technology, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, and Theater and Dance.
All majors are eligible to apply for MTM.
Please email us to confirm your eligibility.
Please visit our Admissions page to learn more about the application components. Applicants must have a 3.0 minimum GPA and submit a Statement of Purpose, Personal History Statement, Resume, unofficial transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. The GRE is not required.
Visit our Academics page to learn more about the unique MTM curriculum.
Many of our graduates work in product and project management, marketing, operations, business development, client success, and more! Visit our Job Outcomes page to learn more.
Please visit the Financial Information page for cost to attend information.
Students can apply for the HumTech Fellows Program via the online application form here.