Program Overview

Master of Science in Creative Digital Media (Creative Digital Media and UX)

Overview

The MSc in Creative Digital Media & UX is a taught conversion Masters course run by the School of Media at TU Dublin. The course provides a thorough grounding in the core skills and knowledge of digital media technologies and offers specialist production techniques that equip graduates with a valuable set of technical and design skills that remain highly relevant to a range of digital media industries.

Course Details

• TU Code: TU294
• NFQ Level: Level 9
• Award Type: Major
• Award: Master of Science
• ECTS Credits: 90
• Duration: 1.5 Years
• Course Type: Postgraduate
• Mode of Study: Full Time
• Method of Delivery: On-Campus
• Commencement Date: September 2025
• Location: Grangegorman
• Fees: €8,150 Total Fee (EU), €20,250 Total Fee (Non-EU)

What is Creative Digital Media & UX?

The course is designed to advance students' employment potential and addresses the specific needs of employment in the digital media industry. It is also suitable as a foundation for pursuing a career in digital media research.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Conversion Course: Honours bachelor degree (2.2 grade or higher) in any discipline relevant to multimedia authoring, design, production, architecture, humanities, or computer science.
• Statement of Purpose: A statement of purpose is required with the application, detailing reasons for applying to TU294, how this course will fit with future plans, and anything else that will help understand the applicant and their journey into postgraduate education at TU Dublin.
• English Language Proficiency: A minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 7 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6.5 in each component is required for applicants whose first language is not English.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the programme can pursue careers as:

• Web and content designers and developers
• iPhone, Android, mobile application designers
• AR/VR designers and developers
• UX designers
• Project managers
• Digital media consultants
• Media analysts and content creators

Course Content

The course is taught over three semesters and there is an expectation that students will engage in self-directed work on their Major Project over the summer between semesters 2 and 3.

Semester 1

• Authoring Principles
• Design Practice
• VR & AR Applications
• Ludology & Gameplay
• Production & Prototyping

Semester 2

• Project Development & UX Treatment
• Social Media Applications
• User Interaction Design

Semester 3

• Major Project and Report
• Supervision

Module Listing

• Year One
  • Semester 1
    • Authoring Principles [Elective]
    • Design Practice [Elective]
    • Digital Media Tools [Elective]
    • Digital Story Telling [Elective]
    • Dissertation [Elective]
    • Information Modelling [Elective]
    • Ludology and Gameplay [Elective]
    • Major Project [Elective]
    • Media Entrepreneurship [Elective]
    • Production & Prototyping [Elective]
    • Research Methods [Elective]
    • VR & AR Applications [Elective]
  • Semester 2
    • Games Programming [Elective]
    • Game Systems [Elective]
    • Mobile Development [Elective]
    • Social Media Applications [Elective]
    • Multimodal Interaction [Elective]
    • Project Definition & UX Treatment [Elective]
    • User Interaction Design [Elective]

Schedule

This full-time course is offered over 3 semesters (taking about 16 months) starting in September of each year and ending in December of the following year.

Other Information

The MSc in Creative Digital Media & UX is ideally suited to graduates of diverse disciplines including media, art, design, and computer science. The course is also suited to educators, engineers, architects, and design practitioners who may require upskilling in digital media production techniques. Our typical student mix is 1/3 computing, 1/3 design, 1/3 non-digital media. This ensures a vibrant mix of backgrounds and encourages a broad range of ideas for the major projects.

The course also caters to graduates who want to transition into the digital media space, in particular to those wishing to specialize in areas such as VR/AR Development, Mobile & Web App Development, and Interactive Media.

A key differentiator with this course is that you will build and test the artefact you design. Feedback from our graduates flags this as a high-value element of the MSc in CDM&UX.

It provides a thorough grounding in the principles of digital media design and development while at the same time mixes cognate disciplines and levels through innovative team projects, facilitating peer learning and building interdisciplinary awareness, vital to success in any digital media environment.