You are in: Home > Courses & Study > Courses > Multimedia
Multimedia
MSc, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
Key Features
- Market demand for graduates with multimedia skills
- Use the latest technologies that industry is and will be using
What it's about
MSc Multimedia takes graduates from Computing related disciplines into postgraduate studies. By studying the award as a student you will be given the opportunity to build on your undergraduate knowledge learning further leading edge technologies used within the context of industry / commerce, and develop research perspectives relevant to multimedia. The award aims to address the increasing market demand for graduates with multimedia skills and knowledge appropriate for designing and developing applications for business and industry. Consequently your employment potential when you graduate from this award is high.
What you do
The award covers topics such as: media editing and multimedia applications, mobile web and multimedia, advanced multimedia systems, enterprise database systems, multimedia research topics, research methods, and the opportunity to select module choices from a list of available. In the PgC stage you study three cores and an option. For the PgD three multimedia based topics and an option. You may also go on placement after completing the PgC. This period is particularly valuable if you wish to enhance your skills in a working environment. Frequently the work in industry drives the focus the student has in the dissertation. At the end of your award you study for your dissertation on a multimedia based topic.
Core modules
- CE00542-M Personal Development and Research Methods
- CE01076-M Database Design and Development
- CE00528-M Multimedia Research
- CE00534-M Media Editing and Multimedia Applications
- CE00535-M Mobile Web and Multimedia
- CE00533-M Advanced Multimedia Systems and Applications
CE01066-M Dissertation (60 credits)
Options - note we cannot guarantee that all option modules will run
- CE00208-M Computer Graphics
- CE00538-M Web Multimedia
- CE00204-M Object Oriented Software Systems Engineering
- CE00213-M Mobile Applications and Systems
- CE00214-M Mobile Computer Communications Systems
- CE00754-M Interaction Design
- CE00537-M Programming for Web Applications
- CE00298-M Advanced Computing Investigation Topics
Award Handbook
Where next
On completion of the award you could find yourself working as a multimedia interface designer, a media editor, a database expert, or mobile multimedia developer.
Fact File
| Qualification: | MSc, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology |
| Location: | Stafford Campus |
| Course Start: | September January |
| Course Length: | Minimum 12 months full time or 24 with an industrial placement. |
| Attendance: | Full Time |
| Entry Requirements: | Normal requirements are at least a UK second class honours degree or equivalent in a related computing discipline If you do not meet the above but have significant appropriate experience, your application will be considered, provided that you satisfy the University that you are capable of responding to the challenge of postgraduate work. If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate that you are fluent enough to cope with the course. A minimum score of IELTS 6 or TOEFL 550 (213 computer-based) is normally required. |
| Application: | You can get guidance on the application process. |
| Fees and Bursaries: | Please see fees and funding |
Contact
For more information about Multimedia please contact:
The Recruitment CentreFaculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology
Staffordshire University
Beaconside
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 0AD
t: +44 (0)1782 294400
e: enquiries@staffs.ac.uk
