Interactive Entertainment

Why choose this course?

Witness the technological transformation that is happening between our living rooms, desktops and mobile phones. The rapid convergence of the games industry, the Internet, print, television and film shows that Interactive Entertainment is here to stay and will begin to structure how we work, learn and play in the future.

This industry needs highly talented and motivated researchers, content developers and entrepreneurs to push innovative processes and content further and shape the media technologies of the future.

This course is ideal for Journalists, Animators, Screenwriters, Designers, Creative Producers, Games Production Managers, Digital Artists, Directors, Novelists, Creative Sound and Music Producers and Programmers with an eye for innovation and business in this field or anyone with a healthy interest in creating and developing the entertainment experiences of the future.

*New - Scholarship*

As part of the pilot scheme run by the Scottish Government to support the economic priority sectors, five part-time study funded places are available for this course.

If you are interested in applying for this funding please contact us via the 'enquire about this course' form. Successful applications will then be given further instructions for funding application and this is subjected to eligibility (Home/EU students only).

Skills

The course nurtures collaboration, research, entrepreneurship, play and innovation as life-long learning and employability skills.

Career Prospects

As a UK Top 10 University for Graduate Employability (HESA 2009) and Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career

This course is designed to lead you into the Digital Media Sector and or further research, development and knowledge transfer in Higher Education. Previous participants have found themselves working in public and private sector organisations including Electronic Arts, the BBC, Rockstar North and Proper Games. Others have established their own independent digital media companies.