入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： A good honours degree in a related subject including design, media, communications, illustration, information technology and cultural and theoretical studies, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications. A portfolio of art and design is required. Additional evidence of in-depth engagement in the subject and/or relevant work experience is ideal.
英语要求：English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £9,600
课程特征 Course Features：
The course aims to provide you with a broad understanding of the theoretical and cultural frameworks in which design and technology development happens. It will also enable you to enhance your skill set in terms of technical development or visual experimentation, where appropriate. Importantly, it will encourage you to be a cultural producer with a critical view to media usage and future interface development. The ability to question and adapt applications, as well as develop innovative solutions is more important here than technological finesse.
课程内容 Course Content ：
This course is structured by three distinct project-based developmental phases. Each project phase involves a particular combination of learning modes, as outlined below.
The initial individual project phase
The project at the centre of this phase will provide you with an overview of the qualities of digital space, physical and social environments, and modes of presence. Through a body of theoretical and visual research and analysis, you will be required to demonstrate a multifaceted understanding of your selected subject through exploration of your ideas in digital media. The study of related creative and practical projects within visual culture will assist you in situating your work and realising its potential.
The group project phase
The group project at the centre of this semester requires you to investigate the surrounding social and cultural factors within your academic and creative investigations, and to consider how these factors are reconfigured in technological and virtual environments. Particular emphasis is placed upon the critical understandings and applications of the internet, allowing you to gain practical experiences of project work in this area, whilst acquiring a deeper understanding of remotely connected users.
The major project phase
The major project will allow you to develop and design your own brief. This can be done either in a University context or as part of an industrial placement. Importantly, the research has to be shown to achieve breadth and depth, your concept needs to be considered and you will achieve and sustain a systematic investigation of a research project. You will also foster relevant skills in your chosen area of study and will combine a body of theoretical and visual research with practical experimentation, to result in a presentable outcome with relevant documentation.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
At postgraduate level, you are then expected to apply your initiative and work independently, while receiving tutorial support on a one-to-one basis. Some projects also require you to work and act as part of a peer group, either within discussions in seminars, peer exchange or to collaborate on projects. The main parts of the assessed work are practical artefacts, which are to be underpinned by some form of documentation of visual and theoretical research, experimentation and learning journey. There are also some written components, mainly in the form of short essays, proposals and research documentation.
职业机会 Career Opportunities:
Students graduating from this course have achieved considerable success within the professional fields of interactive multimedia and digital communications. Depending on your chosen focus of study, you will develop skills relevant to a range of digital media jobs such as designer, producer and/or manager. You will be able to critically and effectively position yourself and your contribution within the production process. Most opportunities that have arisen for our graduates have focused on visual and moving image design and interactive desig for cultural and commercial environments, increasingly within the internet domain.