Master in Interactive Media

Expertise in Interactive Technologies, Computer Games, and Online Media

As digital technologies and media continue to permeate more aspects of our everyday lives, the need for intuitive and natural interfaces with integrated, intelligent functionality is becoming even greater. Our Interactive Media program focuses on preparing graduates for challenging roles in the development of innovative technologies and the production of complex projects in the ever-evolving media industry.

The graduate program features both a broad selection of specialized courses in the field of Interactive Media and a substantial project-based component that enables students to develop their own individual focus. In addition to providing a solid industry-oriented education, the program seeks to hone students’ communication skills and refine their systematic approaches to problem-solving and engineering for interaction.

Key Facts

• Degree: Master of Science in Engineering (MSc)
• Annual Intake: 24
• Admission Procedure: By interview
• Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)
• Primary Language of Instruction: English

Foundations

• Artificial Intelligence
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Information Visualization
• Software Design Methods
• Scientific Methods and Communication

Interactive Technologies

• Real-Time Graphics
• Special Topic in Interactive Media 1
• Visual Computing
• User Interfaces
• Pervasive Computing

Game Development

• Game Development
• Real-Time Engineering
• Spatial Computing
• Game Spaces

Online Media

• Hypermedia UX Engineering
• Hypermedia Frameworks
• Intelligent Media
• Big Data
• Special Topic in Interactive Media 2

Datenjournalismus

• Data-intensive Journalism: Foundations
• Data-intensive Journalism: Practice

Projects

• Project 1
• Project 2
• Thesis Project

Master's Thesis

• Master´s Thesis 1
• Master´s Thesis 2
• Master's Examination

Graduates are well-rounded media professionals who have acquired substantial project experience and in-depth knowledge in one or more areas of specialization. They possess both the conceptual and design skills necessary for the development of innovative media projects and the technical skills to contribute to their subsequent implementation.

Their specific qualifications make them sought-after employees in global contexts, such as in the fields of game development and multimedia authoring/production (presentations, shows, museums, kiosk systems), Web-based information systems and applications, large-scale online publishing, content and document management, multimedia databases, electronic archives, digital asset management and cooperative workflow solutions.

The completion of a scientific Master's thesis enables graduates to continue their academic development in the form of a Ph.D. program at universities in Austria or abroad.