This programme is offered full-time over one year. Students take a combination of core and option modules in areas such Responsive Media, Moving Image, Media Innovation, Sound Design and Media Animation. All students complete a Final Team Production Project. To provide students from a range of undergraduate and skills' backgrounds with an effective learning environment with respect to digital media technologies and content creation. To develop the core technical skills required in the application of industry-standard new media tools. To develop the creative and technical skills in the design, editorial, authoring skills and communication competencies required for the appropriate application/use of multimedia technologies in the production of content, products and services.

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.