MA Interactive Digital Media: University of East London

About the programme

This programme aims to provide an enhanced experience of interactive digital media project design and realisation. The key focus is on developing students’ prior skills to a professional level, or supplementing their current skills with industry-relevant theory and project management expertise.

Students are presented with a broad range of perspectives, that stimulate and situate their own practices whilst links with other organisations and practitioners give students an excellent opportunity to learn from case studies, placements and mentors.

Major areas of programme leaders’ expertise include:

• gaming (theory and design);
• assistive technology;
• interactive film/narrative;
• multimedia performance;
• web design and theory;
• mobile technologies in creative applications;
• virtual and online applications (for games, communication and performance);
• rapid prototyping and digital materialisation;
• digital sound and music composition;
• project management.

Programme structure

The programme is offered in traditional or block release mode commencing in September. The programme is offered in full-time mode and part-time mode, commencing September. The full time mode consists of two 15-week semesters plus a 14 week period for a dissertation project. The part time mode consists of four 15-week semesters plus a 28 week period for a dissertation project.

The block mode instance of the programme will require students to attend for the taught element of the programme from 9am to 6pm for two weeks for each taught module in October/November and in March/April.

Career opportunities

Students will work across genres, disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Graduates can build rewarding careers the majority of market sectors, ranging from careers in the film/entertainment industry and the design sector, to corporate sectors and retail industry, the tourism sector, or government and financial sectors.

The expected career destinations for graduates include:

• Digital Art Director
• Video Artist
• Web Developer
• Human Computer Interface Designer
• Interactive Product Designer
• Digital Media Project Manager
• Installation Artist
• Media Performance Designer

Admission requirments

• First degree in a relevant subject, for example, performing arts, media, or visual design.
• The applicants should hold a British award classification of no less than a lower second class honours (2:2). Alternatively, a degree qualification of a standard equivalent from a recognised university outside the U.K is expected.
• In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.
• Students that apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement.