MA Design for Interactive Experience
Edinburgh Napier University
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OverviewIf you’re looking to study design in Scotland, study design in Edinburgh the capital city. The MA Design for Interactive Experience course draws from design and visual arts to understand how to create unforgettable interactions between people and technology.In this innovative course, you will learn applied and theoretical approaches for designing interactivity for everyday experience. Drawing from a range of disciplines including user experience, interactive art and interaction design ...Read more

Overview

If you’re looking to study design in Scotland, study design in Edinburgh the capital city. The MA Design for Interactive Experience course draws from design and visual arts to understand how to create unforgettable interactions between people and technology.

In this innovative course, you will learn applied and theoretical approaches for designing interactivity for everyday experience. Drawing from a range of disciplines including user experience, interactive art and interaction design you will learn an approach to designing across and between the physical and digital. In this way you will establish how you can develop new means for interacting with information, creative outputs, and brands, contributing to our modern experience driven economy.

Careers

As well as using their entrepreneurial skills to develop their own career paths, graduates from this programme can expect to find work in:

  • Exhibition, museum, and interpretation design
  • Interaction Design
  • Service Design
  • User Experience
  • Immersive and Interactive Art
  • Design for mixed reality.

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Erica
28 Feb 23

located in the centre of edinburgh with walking distance to princess street. Easy access to facilities and travelling from home is easy as there’s plenty busses and trams. The..Read more

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15 Nov 22

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The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above in any discipline.

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Edinburgh Napier University
10 Colinton Road Edinburgh Edinburgh, City Of EH10 5DT United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Edinburgh Haymarket  0.5 miles away
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