Media & Design - Athlone
The Master of Arts in Media & Design and Postgraduate Diploma in Media & Design programmes are designed to foster the core concepts of individual creative practice and also supportive, collaborative engagement within the many codes and practices that are found in the professional, and academic Creative Industry.
| Award Name | Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Technological University of the Shannon |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) | Major | Technological University of the Shannon | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
1 year
Entry Requirements
A 2.1 qualification from a Creative Industry academic programme, such as: BA (Hons) in Animation & Illustration, BA (Hons) in Graphic & Digital Design, B.Sc (Hons) in Music & Sound Engineering, etc.
Careers / Further progression
Career Prospects
Noting the increased spend on digital marketing discussed earlier, we are seeing a huge demand for our graduates. Skills shortages and salary hikes can be seen in specialist areas like e-commerce, PPC, SEO and data analysis. Considering Covid and Brexit, Enterprise Ireland has been encouraging businesses who export abroad to go online and enter new markets and reduce dependency on the UK. We expect this will impact marketing recruitment this year as exporting businesses begin to increase their presence online.
Career opportunities for graduates include:
• Digital Marketing Executive
• E-commerce Operations
• Digital Support Executive
• Digital Marketing Specialist
• Marketing and Communication Officer
• Inbound Marketing Specialist
• Senior Digital Client Manager
• Affiliate Marketing Manager
Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates have the opportunity to complete Level 9/10 programmes here at TUS or elsewhere.
Further information
Commencing in September
Underpinned by research and positioning of students’ creativity within a professional and academic context, individual skillsets are further enhanced by choosing one of three elective streams in the broad subject areas of Still Images, Moving Images, Music, Audio, and Design. From a collaborative perspective, students will have the opportunity to work together on a culturally significant project, where the integration of these creative streams is undertaken in a real-World environment that will prepare graduates of either programme for work in the professional, and academic Creative Industry. Students undertaking the Master of Arts in Media & Design programme will have a further opportunity to create a major body of work, or a research thesis.
Semester One
Research Methods
Elective Stream Module 1
Elective Stream Module 2
Semester 2
Collaborative Project
Critical Reflection
Semester 3
Masters Thesis / Masters Project
Assessment Information
The students will work on a variety of different types of assessments; group projects, individual lab exams, MCQs, individual projects and end of year paper exams.
Michael O’Dowd
Head of Department
Email: Michael.ODowd@tus.ie