Technological University Dublin - City Campus

Creative Digital Media & UX

What is... Creative Digital Media & UX?

The M.Sc. Creative Digital Media & UX is a taught, conversion Masters programme run in the School of Media, TU Dublin, City Campus. The programme provides a thorough grounding in the core skills and knowledge of digital media technologies and offers specialist production techniques that equip graduates with a valuable set of technical and design skills, highly relevant to a range digital media industries.

The M.Sc. Creative Digital Media & UX is a specialisation under a broader Masters which provides a number of possible specialisations for students. These can be broadly categorised into, but not exclusive to, the following:

1. Mobile and Tablet Application Design

2. Interaction Design
3. Digital Games
4. Mobile and Web Applications
5. Information Design
6. VR Design and Development

The course is designed to advance students' employment potential and addresses the specific needs of employment in the digital media industry. It is also suitable as a foundation for pursuing a career in digital media research.

Other Information
The MSc in Creative Digital Media & UX (DT9037) is ideally suited to graduates of diverse disciplines including media, art, and design, and computer science. The programme is also suited to educators, engineers and design practitioners who have a requirement for digital media production techniques. Our typical student mix is 1/3 computing, 1/3 design, 1/3 non-digital media. This ensures a vibrant mix of backgrounds and encourages ideas generation.

The programme also caters for those graduates who want to convert into the digital media space and to those with cognate backgrounds to specialize in areas such as VR/Game Development, Mobile & Web App Development and Interactive Media. It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of digital media design and development while at the same time mixes cognate disciplines and levels through innovative team projects, facilitating peer learning and building interdisciplinary awareness, vital to success in any digital media environment.

It is suited to graduates of diverse disciplines including media, art and design, and computer science. The programme is also suited to educators, engineers and design practitioners who have a requirement for digital media production techniques.

Visit the Course site (www.dit.ie/schoolofmedia) for examples of students work, showcases, and details about the lecturing team.

Entry requirements

**CONVERSION PROGRAMME***

Honours bachelor degree (2.2 grade or higher) in any discipline relevant to multimedia authoring, design, production or computer science. Selection may be by interview.

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this programme should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 7 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6.5 in each component.

Note: Due to the considerable competition for our postgraduate programmes satisfying the minimum entry requirement is not a guarantee of a place. Depending on the programme of study applications will be assessed based on your academic grades and may also take into account your work/life experience. Applicants may also be required to attend for interview for specific programmes.

Duration

3 Semesters Full Time

Method of Delivery Classroom

Schedule
The programme is available in full-time. The full-time programme is offered over 3 semesters starting in September of each year.

Careers or further progression

Depending on the modules chosen and their chosen specialisation during the course of the programme, graduates of the programme can pursue careers as web/content designers/developers, iPhone, Android, mobile application designers, 2D animators, UX Designers, project managers, digital media consultants, media analysts/content creators, game designers, level designers, and game software engineers.

Over the course of the programme, students will develop novel digital media content, for mobile and tablet applications, digital games, and rich media content applications. With the range of multi-disciplinary talent within the class, graduates will find themselves working with others on new and innovative ideas which will broaden their skill set across a number of areas.

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Subjects taught

Course Content
Certain modules are core for all students, however throughout each semester students may choose from a selection of options that best reflect their desired pathway choice. Students choose a stream in semester 2 that usually reflects their area of interest and the area that they will develop their final project in. Certain modules may be added, changed, removed or updated depending on resources and industry demand.

Semester 1
Authoring Principles
Information Modelling
Design Practice
Digital Media Tools
Production
VR & AR Applications

Semester 2
User Interaction Design
Project Development & UX Treatment
Game Systems
Game Engines
Social Media Applications
VR & AR Development

Award

MSc in Creative Digital Media & UX: with Specialisation

Specialisations
Creative Digital Media
Mobile and Tablet Application Design
Interaction Design
Digital Games
Mobile and Web Applications
Information Design
VR Design and Development

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Location:
School of Media, College of Arts and Tourism, DIT Aungier Street, Dublin 2.

Qualification Awarded:
MSc in Creative Digital Media: with Specialisation Specialisations (1) Digital Games (2) Interactive Media (3) Mobile, Smart Device and Dynamic Web Applications Design.

Conversion Programme

The programme also caters for those graduates who want to convert into the digital media space and to those with cognate backgrounds to specialize in areas such as Game Development, Mobile & Web App Development and Interactive Media. It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of digital media design and development while at the same time mixes cognate disciplines and levels through innovative team projects, facilitating peer learning and building interdisciplinary awareness, vital to success in any digital media environment.

Specialisations
1.Mobile and Tablet Application Design
2.Interaction Design
3.Digital Games
4.Mobile and Web Applications
5.Information Design