Design and Digital Media

The University of Edinburgh

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Course Info

Subject
Languages
English
Duration
2 years
Degrees
Master

Course General Description

The Design and Digital Media programme offers opportunities for you to develop new and existing skills and insights in the creative use of current and emerging design practices and technologies for digital media across a range of uses and platforms. Based in a lively, collaborative environment, the programme provides a critical framework to explore the application of design and digital media in commercial, cultural and social contexts.

Disciplines

The programme attracts students with a range of previous study and work experiences, from design disciplines and fine art, to humanities and computer science, and modular options allow you the flexibility to tailor your studies to your own interests and career goals. Coursework is generally design and technology led coupled with critical reflection and you will have the opportunity to create innovative work across a range of creative contexts.

Requirements

Academic Transcripts
Letters of recommendation
Letters of statement
Portfolio
CV
English language proficiency

Grants and Scholarships

Andrew Grant Postgraduate Scholarship

School Info

Region
Europe
Country
UK
City
Edinburgh
Year of Establishment
1582
Number of students
41335
QS Rank
51-100
THE Rank
NA
Webometrics
NA

School General Description

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and ranked 18th in the QS World University Rankings 2019. Its entrepreneurial and cross-disciplinary culture attracts not only students, but also staff from some 137 countries, which creates a unique Edinburgh experience. We provide a stimulating working, learning and teaching environment with access to excellent facilities and attract the world's best, from Nobel Prize winning laureates to future explorers, pioneers and inventors. They offer a range of ways to study, from on-campus taught programmes to online part-time study. The university is the largest provider of online distance learning in the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities, and offer more than 60 online programmes.

School Contacts

www.ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 1000

Connections with Businesses

Aviagen
Cobb-Vantress Inc.
Deliverics Ltd
Novartis
Scottish Enterpise
Zoetis etc

Connections with other Schools and Educational Institutions

European University Association
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Russell Group
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
The School of Engineering
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)
National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

School Notable Alumni

David Hosack
Shelia Tinney
Bungy Watson
Mona Chalmers Watson
Margaret Tait
Charles Darwin
Flora Philipp
Gertrude Herzfeld

School Notable Academia

Paul Attfield
Eleanor Campbell
Sir Geoff Palmer
Jane Hillston
Max Born
Brian Charlesworth

Exchange Programmes

Erasmus

Extracurricular Life and Facts of Interest

Edinburgh University Theatre Company (EUTC)
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The Edinburgh University Footlights
Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA)

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