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MSc Interactive Media – (M.Sc.)
University College Cork
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
| Application Deadline: | July 1 (EU); June 30 (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,750 - ≈ € 9,960 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cork / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University College Cork
This programme has now filled the quota for this academic year and will not be accepting any late applications.
The overall aim of this programme is to equip students from a wide range of backgrounds with a thorough understanding of the technology and industry-standard tools used in the Digital Media sector. Interactive Digital Media products seek to entertain, inform and inspire an audience. The creation of interactive digital media is a challenging and complex activity requiring a blend of creative and technical skills using a range of existing and emerging technologies.
On successful completion of the programme students will have a thorough knowledge of the underlying concepts, technologies and practices of interactive digital media and be able to apply these to create interactive digital media products
Contents
The Masters Degree consists of 90 credits consisting of taught modules for a total of 60 credits and a substantial project undertaken by the students for a total of 30 credits.
Core Modules
Full-time students are required to take 30 credits from the following core modules. Part-time students are required to take 3 of the following core modules in each year (15 credits), for a total of 6 separate modules over the two years (30 credits).
* CS6100 Authoring (5 credits)
* CS6101 Digital Publishing and Hypermedia Systems (5 credits)
* CS6102 Graphics and Graphic Design (5 credits)
* CS6103 Audio and Sound Engineering (5 credits)
* CS6104 Digital Video Capture and Packaging (5 credits)
* CS6111 3D Graphics and Modelling (5 credits)
Full-time and part-time students are required to take a project as follows:
CS6200 Project (30 credits)
andFull-time students are required to take 30 credits from the following elective modules.
Part-time students are required to take 3 of the following elective modules in each year (15 credits), for a total of 6 separate modules over the two years (30 credits).
* CS6105 Future and Emerging Interaction Technologies (5 credits)
* CS6110 Animation (5 credits)
* CS6112 Image Processing (5 credits)
* CS6113 Internet-based Applications (5 credits)
* CS6114 Digital Video Compression and Delivery (5 credits)
* CS6115 Human Computer Interaction (5 credits)
* CS6116 Mobile Multimedia (5 credits)
* CS6117 Audio Processing (5 credits)
* CS6118 Speech Processing (5 credits)
* CS6119 Interactive Visualisation (5 credits)
* CS6120 Intelligent Media Systems (5 credits)
Note: Not all elective modules may be offered in a particular year.
Postgraduate Diploma in Interactive Media
Students who successfully achieve the pass standard in the examination may opt not to proceed to the digital media project and may opt instead to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Interactive Media.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Graduates of any discipline who have achieved at least a Second Class Grade II Honours degree, or those with an equivalent professional qualification, are eligible to apply, provided there is no significant overlap between their previous courses of study and the content of this course. Significant overlap may occur where candidates have pursued a Computer Science course with significant multimedia or digital media content. In these cases the selection committe with decide the eligibilty of the candidate. Applicants applying under quivalence will require approval from the Faculty of Science.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL equivalent
Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
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