MSc Creative Media Technology

The course’s innovative feature is to explore the dissolving boundaries between industry, design, visual arts, and computer and communication technology as a result of digital technology. This course meets this growing demand for multimedia, sound, music, film and television professionals able to combine technical knowledge with creative flair and commercial awareness.

Key facts

• The applied sound and music production module provides you with experience in using the sound capabilities generally found on modern computers, and available from multimedia applications. Application to a wide range of areas is examined including virtual environments, computer music, computer speech, voice command of computers and other applications as well as the production of coherent and appropriate sequence of sound, for a specific application
• You will study multimedia development environments which cover the main areas of interactive multimedia and current tools and techniques used in the implementation of multimedia systems including Adobe CS3, Adobe Flash, Adobe Director, Abode Premier, 3D Studio Max and Maya
• You will have the opportunity to study commercial website design and development. This practical course covers the methods, tools and techniques required to develop high quality and secure web-based systems. You will also learn about internet and mobile application development; developing internet based business applications over the Web using C#, AJAX, ASP. NET and mobile applications including Web 2.0 and XMLbased applications (e.g. web services, xhtml-mobile)
• Lecture/tutorial and practical sessions are enhanced with additional, resource rich, online materials allowing you to continue independent learning through a variety of approaches
• Taught by staff leading research into the areas of the internet and computer networks
• Research activities are associated with the University’s digital society research centre, CARDS

Course duration

Full-time
1 year
Location: Wrexham
Start month: September

Career opportunities

Upon successful completion of the MSc you will have demonstrated a systematic understanding and critical awareness, much of it at the forefront of the discipline; a comprehensive and practical understanding of applicable techniques; originality in the application of knowledge; the ability to evaluate current research and methodologies; and the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development.

Course content

Personal development planning is an integral part of the learning process of each element of the course.

• Postgraduate Study and Research Methods
• Future & Emerging Technology
• Applied Sound and Music Production
• Multimedia Development Environments
• Commercial Website Design & Development
• Internet & Mobile Application Development
• Dissertation/Project

Entry requirements

The standard entry requirement for the MSc programme is an honours degree of at least 2:2 classification or equivalent, although in some cases applicants with substantial commercial or industrial experience can be accepted, subject to interview and references.