Description

The MA/MSc in Interactive Multimedia is a 12-month intensive course that is designed specifically for art and design graduates who are interested in pursuing studies which combine technological competence with design/artistic endeavour. The convergence of computer and media technologies offers unique opportunities for design/artists to exploit their potential in new areas, across a wide range of activities, such as recording, multimedia, software, broadcasting and education. There is currently a substantial shortfall of graduates in the area of interactive media.

This course offers students an in-depth exploration of the technological avenues available today and backs this up with a thorough examination of the associated aesthetic developments and potential pitfalls. Students on this course also have access to our recording studio. Students also have individual workstations in a dedicated lab with high-spec computers with a wide range of media authoring software from Macromedia, Adobe, Sony and Apple. Students have access to a pool of high-quality professional video cameras and quite an exotic range of electronic sensors and Open Source software.

One of the major stumbling blocks for creative people wishing to engage in high-level multimedia authoring and interactivity is the hurdle of computer programming. As the course is in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, students receive excellent tuition in the fundamentals of programming and special supplementary courses are also offered. In fact, there is often a crossover in interests as students discover new talents in previously unknown areas.  Past students have become interaction designers, usability experts, teachers or remained artists but with a digital edge to their work.

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