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New Media and Internet Technologies MA
| Course title: | MA in New Media and Internet Technologies |
| Apply: | direct to the University |
| Start (ft): | September/ January |
| Mode: | full-time |
| Duration: | 1 year full-time |
| Location: | Luton campus, Park Square |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies & Science |
| Department: | Bedfordshire Institute of Media and the Creative & Performing Arts: Division of Media Arts & Production |
The School's facilities have been greatly enhanced with the opening of our £5.5m Media Arts Centre.
The Centre offers a television studio, a white space studio and a performance studio, two electronic newsrooms and a radio station, along with ten digital video suites, numerous multimedia computer suites, and creative writing labs with additional studios for animation and design work.
Summary
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
Entry requirements
A lower second-class first degree or a postgraduate qualification such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Media Studies and you should be able to demonstrate evidence of interest in design/media.
Special entry requirements
Equivalent English to MA Standard (TOEFL score).
Find out more
For detailed information on the content of this programme, please contact Elouise Huxor, Postgraduate Field Chair.
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Further Study Opportunities
Students who achieve a high grade will be encouraged to pursue further research by registering for an MPhil/PhD.
General Enquiries
- www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply for information about standard entry requirements, application routes, open days, fees and funding.
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- T: +44 (0)1582 489326 International Admissions
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