BA In Media Arts & Technologies in Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland

BA In Media Arts & Technologies in Dundalk Institute of Technology

The aim of this course is to equip graduates with the necessary knowledge, core skills and competencies to work in a variety of roles within the media arts and technology sectors, particularly in the areas of these sectors where the merging of creative practices and skills utilising media and information technologies are developed.

Course Description

The aim of this course is to equip graduates with the necessary knowledge, core skills and competencies to work in a variety of roles within the media arts and technology sectors, particularly in the areas of these sectors where the merging of creative practices and skills utilising media and information technologies are developed. In the multi-platform world of today, new evolving digital skills are being sought to produce high end content for simultaneous delivery on not only traditional print and broadcast media, but on the web, on mobile devices, and using the many existing and developing social media tools. The overall aim is to provide students with these core hard and soft skills. These skills are highly transferable between the various creative industries.

Career Options

Graduates of the course will have a detailed knowledge and understanding of both the creative and developmental strands within the Media Arts and Technologies disciplines and will be skilled in the use of a range of digital media.

Graduates choosing a career path on one of the strands will have an understanding of the all aspects of a multidisciplinary team. They will be equipped to follow career paths in the following broad categories:

• Web Developer
• Web Designer
• Web Master; Multimedia Developer
• Multimedia Designer
• Graphic designer
• Animator
• Audio designer and editor
• Video content creator and editor.