MSc in Interactive Digital Media
Dublin, Ireland
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 Jul 2024
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 26,989 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Non-EU students| EU students: €8,590
Introduction
Platforms for digital media applications are constantly evolving - moving from desktops to mobile devices. The skills required for designing digital media applications have expanded and now include both technical and creative skills.
This one-year Interactive Digital Media program aims to provide a foundation that will allow graduates to build on knowledge gained at the undergraduate level to allow them to work in the digital media sector. The course will help students combine their existing skills with the technological knowledge needed to design and develop digital media applications.
Students receive a foundation in the theory and practice of creating and developing applications using all digital media types. While we welcome applicants with technical qualifications, the course is also appropriate for graduates without a computer science background, because of the important skills they can bring to digital media. The course concentrates on teaching the theory associated with developing and implementing digital media applications rather than teaching how to use off-the-shelf applications. Students are exposed to programming languages and platforms as well as methodologies for the creation, capture, and presentation of text, graphics, audio, and moving images. The range of backgrounds and skills of the students each year facilitates exchange between different disciplines.
Ideal Students
Interactive Digital Media is an interdisciplinary field that combines elements from media studies, communication, computer science, and design. This field is ideal for those who are passionate about technology and communications, as well as those with a creative mindset looking to create and design digital media. It could be particularly beneficial for anyone interested in media production, digital marketing, web design, game design, or app development.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Academic scholarships for postgraduate international students are available at Trinity. Trinity rewards academic achievement and has sought to assist international students of limited means. Several scholarships are made possible by bequests and gifts that have been generously donated to the Trinity over the years.
- Global Excellence Postgraduate Scholarship
- AQ Scholarships
- Brazil Fundação Estudar Scholarship Program
- Haddad Foundation Brazilian Postgraduate Scholarship
- Brazilian Scholarship for Irish Studies - ABEI/HADDAD Fellowship
- China Scholarship Council
- Claddagh Scholarship Programme
- Comparative Social Change MSc Scholarships 2024/25
- E3 Balanced Solutions for a Better World Postgraduate Scholarship
- Energy Science MSc Scholarship
- Fulbright Scholars Programme
- Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Programme
- Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme
- Irish Research Council Scholarships
- Irish School of Ecumenics Scholarships
- Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme
- Jean Monnet School of Law Scholarships
- John Dillon Fellowship in Ancient Philosophy
- Loyola Institute Scholarships
- Mitchell Scholarship
- LPDP Scholarships for Indonesian Students
- Postgraduate Scholarship for Nigerian Students (Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights)
- Rachel Thompson Ussher Fellowship
- Reimagining Global Sustainability Postgraduate Scholarships
- Scholarships for Japanese Students
- Scholarships for MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict
- School of Law Scholarships
- School of Law and Trinity Business School - MSc Law and Finance
- School of Social Work and Social Policy International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
- The Grattan Scholars
- The Hamilton Scholars
- Trinity – Intake Taiwan Joint Scholarship
- Victory Scholars Programme
Please contact us for more information regarding eligibility requirements, deadlines, and making an application.
Curriculum
The full program, comprising 90 ECTS credits, takes one full calendar year to complete and leads to the qualification of M.Sc. in Interactive Digital Media, a Level 9 award under the Irish National Framework for Qualifications (NFQ).
Formal teaching is divided into two 12-week semesters, running from September to December and then from January to April. Research proposals are submitted in November and agreed upon by mid-December with students then commencing their research project. After the research paper and coursework are assessed at the Exam Board in May, students then go on to complete a final project.
Course Content
This program is different in that it focuses on teaching theory rather than on applications. Students are exposed to programming languages and platforms as well as methodologies for the creation, capture, and presentation of text, graphics, audio, and moving images.
Basic computer science courses are offered for students with no formal background in programming and students with experience in programming are taught specialized programming for interactive digital platforms.
Core taught modules include: Programming for Digital Media; Authoring for Digital Media; Contextual Media; Audio, Video and Sensor Technologies; and Visual Computing and Design, Research Paper: Final Project.
Each student must also submit a minor research dissertation paper of 12,000 words, followed by a final project as a collaboration between groups of students.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This course has been running since 1996 and now has more than 400 graduates working in the digital media and related sectors, both nationally and internationally. The M.Sc. in Interactive Digital Media enables graduates to work and stay current in the digital media sector. Graduates work in many roles across the digital sector, including design, development, content, analysis, research, entrepreneurship and leadership.