Msc Interactive Multimedia

Introduction

This course has been designed to produce ‘hands on’ professionals with a broad range of career possibilities in the multimedia industry, either working as multimedia designers/producers, or as part of a development team. This sector is expanding rapidly in all areas, and a report by Forrester Research in 2008 predicted that the Web 2.0 Social Media market will be generating revenues of $4.4 billion by 2013. Other reports estimate that companies will spend $120 billion in 2010 on online and digital strategies (search engines to videos) in the USA alone.
The course has been designed to address the needs of these emerging areas, and ensure graduates can adapt to the changing needs of the sector. Many companies also visit the University during the year to give presentations, including Apple and Adobe, and in some cases businesses look to recruit students directly from the MSc course.

About The Course

The course emphasises the key multimedia principles, theories and concepts, as well as exposing you to the industry standard languages and tools including Flash, HTML, AJAX, After Effects and Xcode. You will examine a number of areas, including human computer interaction and the user experience, project management, web development, scripting for interactivity, and analytics. The course will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills required in a number of careers as well as preparation to continue to a PhD.
Core modules: Multimedia Management • Multimedia Scripting for Interactivity • Project • Research Methods and Professional Practice • User-Centred Interface Design
Option Modules: 3D Animation • 3D Graphics • Digital Editing and Motion Graphics • iPhone Application Development • Pervasive Computing and Interactive Platforms • Web Development • Web Marketing and Analytics