SPP3! Post Graduate Course No.3

Study Level: Postgraduate
Study Mode: Full Time
Course Length: 1 Year, over 45 weeks
Start Date: October.
Application Route: Through College. UK and EU students should download this application form (4MB - PDF).
Application Deadline: There isn't a deadline but it is best to apply at least a couple of months before you hope to start.
Home/EU Fee: £4,075 + £635. Fees given as guidance only - based on typical 2009/10 full-time fees - and are subject to review.
Course Location: This course is taught within the Faculty of Media at LCC

MA Interactive Media

Crossing the boundaries - interactive media spans the worlds of IT, software, digital media, web design and art.

The interactive media industry is worth several billion pounds annually and employs around 40,000 people, representing approximately ten percent of the total audio visual work.
This dynamic MA course, one of the longest-established in the field, is designed for people who want to work in interactive media, website creation and interactive art.. It combines theory and practice, covering conceptualisation, planning, design, coding, production, project management and usability testing. As a student you will be encouraged to explore, experiment and take risks.
LCC has an outstanding team of practitioners and published researchers and enjoys a powerful programme of visiting speakers. The course also benefits from a cross-European collaboration with media industry professionals and higher education institutions and there is an opportunity to visit at least one other centre in Europe during the course.This course is taught within the Faculty of Media

Course structure

Phase 1
You will be introduced you to the technologies that will underlie the practice of interactive media.

Phase 2
This phase concentrates on the management and intellectual skills that help you work innovatively and rigorously. You will select two electives from the following:

• Futurecasting
  


• Animation
  


• Content Management
  


• Multimedia Coding
  


• TV Studio Practice.
  

Phase 3
In the final stage (the MA) you will be required to undertake a group major project and write an individual thesis related to your project work.

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement for this course is an honours degree. But other qualifications that are deemed to be equivalent to a first degree, along with any relevant professional or commercial experience will be considered in lieu of an honours degree. More specifically, applicants will be considered who have already achieved an educational level equivalent to an honours degree in a field that uses or is used in interactive media, or in a field involved in the wider context of interactive media.Although not an entry requirement, you should know enough

HTML, Dreamweaver and Flash to be able to communicate complex ideas with colleagues online. This is not a course that teaches software skills, or superficial styling tricks. We expect you to know or to teach yourself whatever software skills you need.