New Media and Internet Technologies

MA in New Media and Internet Technologies
Mode: full-time

This course investigates the major developments and current debates in new media technology, such as the internet, e-commerce, mobile computing and combines this with practical computing and programming skills.

This occurs in both theoretical and practical components of the course and uses an extensive and diverse range of literature and course materials which draw on a wide range of intellectual traditions.

The MA offers the opportunity to pursue a specialist subject demonstrating your skills, ideas and learning in an extended piece of written or practical work - for example, web-based work, interface design, mobile computing, or a digital art installation.

Areas of study include:

• Multimedia over the Web
• Interface Design
• Research Methodologies
• Interactive Narratives
• WAP
• E-commerce
• In-depth Practical Project or Dissertation

Why choose this course?

• We boast a 5.5m Media Arts Centre containing television studio, white space studio, performance studio, two electronic newsrooms, radio station, ten digital video suites, multimedia computer suites, creative writing labs, and studios for animation and design work
• We offer a stimulating learning environment with regular research seminars, screenings, guest speakers, research projects, and the editorial base for Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
• You will have the opportunity to develop your own specialist interests, with individual tuition for half the course
• We were ranked third in the country for our Media courses in the Guardian 2007 league tables

Career Opportunities

The career paths open to successful students include:

• Multimedia designers or programmers,
• Project manager in new media,
• Researcher in new media,
• Mobile computing design (WAP, Palm Technology)

Assessment

Practical work, essays, presentations