Emerging Media

Entry requirements

For admission to the MSc in Emerging Media programme, successful applicants will have:

• A degree at the level of an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or equivalent.

• Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualifications and experience may also be considered. This includes discipline-specific knowledge and know-how; transferable skills; basic research competency; personal effectiveness.

• Applicants who have not yet completed their degree may receive a conditional offer on the basis of most recent grades and pending the achievement of no less than a H2.2 degree.

• International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.

Due to the specialist nature of this programme, additional criteria may be used to assess suitability to undertake this programme. For further information, please contact the Programme Chair using the contact details above.

Months of entry

September

Course content

MSc in Emerging Media is built from a rich legacy of over twenty five years of excellence in research and education within multimedia, digital technologies and adjacent fields.

The programme is all about blending contemporary emerging media production, cutting-edge research and academic thoughtfulness to foster fresh approaches that help students find exciting new ways to create, communicate and share stories.

Our students learn and create in an energetic environment, fitted with state of the art multimedia production equipment and technologies that expand creative horizons.

By delving into the latest research, which examines the deep relationship between society and technology through the investigation of digitisation, internet and media cultures and the integration of digital technologies into everyday life, students gain the skills to navigate, analyse, and actively contribute to our ever-changing media landscape and contemporary society.

This practice-based approach to learning and making provides a solid foundation for our students' learning and future in the industry.

The success of the MSc in Emerging Media contributes to DCU's School of Communications ranking in the top 200 communications schools worldwide in the QS World University Rankings.