MA Digital Media

at University for the Creative Arts

Course details

Term one

Research and Critical Approcahes: Digital Media
This unit explores the different modes of research related to the creative process. It is a critical and practical study in which students will develop their skills in translating imagined film concepts into treatments, project proposals, screenplays and other forms of communicating film ideas.

Digital Storytelling
This unit introduces you to a range of practical digital image making tools: Photography, video, graphics, typography, animation, sound, web design and writing content for online environments. To enable you to understand the visual and written content that the online environment demands.

Term two

Interactive Production and Platforms
Post Production and Platforms - in this unit you develop advanced editing skills and have introductory workshops to: visual effects, virtual reality, digital animation and data visualisation.

Industry Based Project
This unit offers you the opportunity to work on a real world project set by industry. This is likely to involve site visits and meetings with the people whose work you will be promoting.

Term three

Final Major Project and Professional Practices
You'll research and develop an individual or group project of your choosing for a target audience. You will also create an online professional profile and develop a career plan.

MA course

• An honours degree or equivalent qualification in the subject or a related discipline
  
  and/or
   
• Relevant work experience, demonstrating your ability to study at postgraduate level.

Consideration will also be given to applicants who can make a strong case for admission in relation to a particular project and can demonstrate their potential to satisfactorily complete the course.

UK students:
 

• Integrated Pre-Masters course - £10,500
• MA course - £10,500

EU students:
 

• Integrated International Pre-Masters course - £10,500 
• MA course - £10,500 

International students:
 

• Integrated International Pre-Masters course - £17,500
• MA course - £17,500

Additional course costs
In addition to the tuition fees there may be other costs for your course. The things that you are likely to need to budget for to get the most out of a creative arts education will include books, printing costs, occasional or optional study trips and/or project materials. These costs will vary according to the nature of your project work and the individual choices that you make.

This course prepares you for further research or study, or for a wide range of communication and media careers in:
 

• Television post production
• Media content production
• Marketing
• Corporate communications
• Campaigns and communication in the public and the third sector
• Media enterprise and business start-ups.