Interaction and Experience Design

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8,) with at least a second-class honours, grade 2 (2:2) in any discipline.

You must submit a portfolio of your own work that demonstrates creative ability. This can be artwork, websites, software, writing, etc.

The university may shortlist and invite you to an interview.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Bring creativity and technology together to design the interactive experiences of tomorrow with the Master in Interaction and Experience Design.

Interaction design focuses not just on what system do, but how users interact with it visually, physically, and behaviourally. It considers usability, efficiency, feedback, and emotional response to create a smooth and satisfying user experience.

Designed for graduates in design, computer science, engineering, and the arts, the programme provides an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the techniques and tools used to create human- centred design in technology and systems that are used today.

You will choose to study for either the Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Science (MSc) award.

An MA degree is awarded to students whose thesis project has more emphasis on design research process, resulting in an artistic project which might involve developing a system, installation, composition performance or experimental approaches, with sophisticated and developmental use of technology.

An MSc degree is awarded to students whose thesis project focuses on the development and implementation of an innovative product or prototype, with significant technical challenge or scientific method.