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Interactive Design

Course:
Interaction Design (MA)

University
Nottingham Trent Univeristy

Location:
City Campus

Duration/Delivery:
One year full-time / Two years part-time

Start:
September

Award:
MSc

Entry:
• A good honours degree (minimum 2.2) or equivalent in a relevant discipline, or relevant experience
• A project proposal
• Examples of work
• IELTS 6.0 (applicants whose first language is not English)
• Two references (at least one academic)

Outline
This degree provides you with an opportunity to push the boundaries of contemporary digital practice through the exploration of interaction between people, objects and environments using existing technologies, new developments and practices.

This will provide exciting opportunities to combine live and digitally created media. The taught elements of the course encompass new media developments and human interfaces, information spaces and interaction as an art form.

You will be given opportunities to develop content and unique audience experiences using the full capabilities of new technologies in truly interdisciplinary ways.

We offer a great variety of MA titles, but best of all we give you the opportunity to work in a truly transdisciplinary environment. NTU gives MA students their own designated space, where you can meet students from different subject areas and obtain information and support from an MA coordinator and administrator. This makes it easy for you to work with your fellow students, learning the skills of collaborative and inter-cultural sensitivity.

Course content

• You will develop, demonstrate and apply autonomous skills in research, analysis and practice through a structured programme which integrates scholarly and creative perspectives and processes.
• Complete a new body of appropriately contextualised work that will display comprehensive knowledge and understanding of interaction design.
• Practical and managerial expertise in project management and advanced research will be explored in the context of global cultural and creative industries.

You will complete the work proposed in your Learning Agreement; this is most likely to be a significant new body of practice accompanied by documentation of your research and a reflective journal. You may have chosen to write a dissertation and, if so, the length will have been formally agreed previously. In every case you will present your work appropriately, to an audience, in a professional, effective manner.

Importantly, you will be in an enabling environment and context that embraces, questions and explores the diverse fields contained with in interaction design. In particular, this course seeks to extend understanding of the ways in which practice works to incorporate cultural and technological developments.

Assessment

Assessment is carried out via coursework at the end of each phase, culminating in an exposition of student work towards the end of the course.

How do you study?

Lectures and seminars are delivered by NTU tutors and enhanced by the visiting lecture programme, which assists students in making professional contacts.

Students will receive individual and group tutorials, and be given opportunities to undertake interdisciplinary work as well as regular peer-review presentations.

Students will benefit greatly from the expertise of our teaching and supervisory staff, all of whom have exemplary knowledge and distinguished experience within their respective areas of practice. They will have ongoing contact with tutors, as well as 24-hour access to lecture notes and reading material via the University's virtual learning environment.

Resources and facilities

The MA is hosted by the School of Art and Design, giving students access to a range of excellent dedicated facilities within the School. Facilities are supervised by skilled technical personnel.
Research opportunities

This course promotes development towards MPhil and PhD.

Fees and funding

• Home UK/EU full-time students: £4,440
• International full-time students: £10,700
• Home UK/EU part-time students: £2,235 per year of study

Please note that the fee amounts stated above are for 2010 entry and will increase each year in line with inflation. 2011 entry fees are yet to be confirmed.

How to apply

Applications for this course should be made through our website; apply now for our MA Interaction Design.

You can study this course in a number of ways:

• full-time over one year
• full-time over one year by MA by Registered Project or Thesis
• part-time over two years by MA by Registered Project or Thesis
Our MA by Registered Project or Thesis is a flexible route that can be adapted to your individual studying needs.

Project Proposal

Alongside an application form, all applicants are also required to submit a project proposal for consideration. For more information about what to include in your project proposal, visit the School's Postgraduate 'Application advice' page.

Application deadline

Applications should normally be received by the end of July for entry in September, and the end of May for entry to our Language and Culture Bridging programme in June.
Overseas applicants must take into account the time required to apply for a visa (if applicable) before applying for an MA course.

Interviews

Normally, all applicants who meet the required entry standards will be interviewed, which will provide an opportunity to look around the School and meet our staff.

Overseas applicants may be asked to submit a portfolio of work with their application. This should include at least 12 examples of your work in the form of slides, photographs, drawings or a CD with dates and descriptions of why the projects were done.