UG Prospectus 2025

152 WhyDCU? − First course of its type in Ireland and still remains the leader in its field after 25 years of excellence in teaching and learning − Staffare actively engaged in contemporary creativemedia practice, and conduct internationally recognised, research − Our graduates are recognised by the creative andmedia industries for the value of their work and their broad range of skills − You get to shape your course by choosing areas of special interest after exploring awide variety of topics and creativemedia forms − Course continually updated to ensure it stays relevant to emergingmedia forms About You Do you have a creative, enquiring outlook? Do you have an interest in the design of engaging and interactivemedia experiences? Do you enjoy workingwith digital technologies? Are you interested in problem-solving, creative expression and working in focused teamprojects? If you are intrigued by the relationshipwe havewith media and digital technologies in our lives, andwant to explore, improve, and expand that relationship - this is the course for you. Additional Requirements In addition to the general entry requirements for admission to the University (see page 174), the following entry requirements apply: minimumof H4 in English. Mature Students If you are coming to us as amature student, youwill have an interest in digital andmedia technologies. Your experience and enthusiasm for these areas will allow you to contribute to a team-focused course that provides a solid foundation in the creative industry and gives you opportunities to specialise. Understanding: Multimedia The course focuses on the conceptual and creative dimensions of multimedia as well as the technological aspects. Develop an understanding of theory relevant to digital media, including issues of content and form, and the relationship of media to society. Contemporary and emerging digital media technologies are central to our everyday lives. These technologies arewidely used for the creation, display, and interaction of content we engage with regularly in all areas of life - from education towork, entertainment, mobility, broadcasting andmanymore. Media technologies and productions have a role in the expressive arts, and in public and private spaces wherewe interact with information. This course equips you to analyse these interactions critically and to create original work, grounded in a sound understanding of theory and design. You will acquire a command of the concepts and practices in digital text, image, soundmanipulation, in programming and controlling responsivemedia. You will develop key skills towork individually and in teams on challengingmultimedia projects. Many of our graduates are highly successful designers, developers, artists, broadcasters, filmmakers, educators, entrepreneurs, and scholars. Course Structure Year 1 coremodules provide youwith a broad understanding and ability to work with different multimedia forms. In Years 2 and 3, a range of specialisms are possible, enabling you to build upon the strengths you discover in Year 1. For example, coremodules in Year 1 in the areas of audio, video, responsive media, and digital imagemanipulation all have follow-upmodules that enable you to advance these skills in Year 2. Project work is a vital part of this course, and youwill be set numerous individual and group projects throughout Years 1, 2 and 3. In Year 3 youwill develop amajor project as part of a group through a year-long process that culminates in our final year exhibition. The variousmodules will introduce you to a range of core skills fromwhich you can build and specialise. Youwill also study a range of innovative modules introduced recently, including Environmental Storytelling, Instructional Design andMedia Spaces. BSc inMultimedia Create and critique compelling interactive media through practice-basedwork informed by theory