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Full time | Holloway | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Digital Media Multimedia (Computing) Film / Video / Television Production

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Why study this course?

Our Digital Media MA course will enable you to take advantage of the dramatic rise in career opportunities within the digital media sector. You’ll learn skills in interactive media content creation, interactive design, digital media production, social media management, digital media project management and much more.

You might be an experienced professional from the design, media, public relations or marketing sectors who's looking for a career change or promotion. You could be a graduate who would like to progress towards research and PhD studies. Or maybe you’re simply someone who has an interest in digital media. Whatever your background or future ambitions, our professionally-oriented course will help you work towards your goal.

More about this course

As the interactive media industry reaches its maturity, employers are searching for qualified professionals with a diverse range of skills and knowledge. Our master’s course will help you develop the expertise employers are looking for.

What you'll study

You’ll study current topics in areas of design including:

interactive media
the internet and its applications
digital solutions for private industry and the public sector
usability design
effective digital media project management
digital audiences and audience research
social media management
digital media strategy
digital interactive television
mobile communications and new media ownership

You’ll develop skills in relevant multimedia software including Adobe Creative Cloud to ensure your practical skills are in line with the latest thinking and practices in digital media.

Learn how to manage projects

We’ll teach you how to manage successful projects. This will begin with the assessment and selection of the appropriate tools and software applications for producing a digital media project. You'll also learn how to develop digital media and social media strategies.

You’ll then study how to manage production teams and communicate effectively in a professional media environment. By the end of the programme you should be able to confidently navigate the complexity of the international digital media and creative industries.

Modules

This module will provide students with a detailed understanding of the essential changes new media bring about to society and culture; it will introduce them to the principles constituting new media functionality and will raise awareness of the operative structures new media enact and work through. This module will also help students develop a concept for and produce a new media project.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,500

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£18,150

Entry requirements

You will be required to have: an upper second class (2.1) Honours degree (or equivalent). If you have a lower qualification grade but substantial relevant experience in the design, media or communications industries you're still encouraged to apply. You’ll be asked to provide a written summary of your work history demonstrating its relationship to the aims of the course.

University information

London Metropolitan University, also known as London Met, has a fantastic range of postgraduate degrees available. Whether students want to improve their job prospects, follow their passion, or change their career direction completely, a postgraduate degree at London Met is the first step in the right direction. The university supports students all the way through their studies and provides guidance to support them in attaining new jobs or...more

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