The course provides students with a holistic artistic education, with specialisation in two main routes in the second and third years, namely: 1. Graphic Design (Visual Communications, Web and Screen Design), and 2. Animation (Digital Games, Web, Television/Film and Digital Video Art). The areas of Illustration and Photography are common and overlap both streams. Through a combination of practical and theoretical modules, the course encourages the development of critical and original approaches to contemporary creative production and enables students to actively investigate the influence of new digital technologies in relation to creativity and visual communication. The programme provides a framework within which students are prepared for further academic research as well as integration into the various graphic design, illustration and animation industries which require a high degree of digital creativity.

To be registered as regular students in the Course applicants shall: Either (a) satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations of the University and be in possession of a pass at Advanced Level in Art Or (b) be in possession of the Diploma in Design Foundation Studies from the University of Malta Or (c) be in possession of the MCAST Advanced Diploma (Level 4) in Art and Design or Creative Media Production or Graphic Design and Interactive Media or Photography or Fashion and Retail, together with an Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in one of the following subjects: English, Graphical Communication, History, Information Technology, Marketing, Philosophy, Sociology, or a subject deemed comparable by the Board, together with passes at SEC Level at Grade 5 or better in English Language, Mathematics and Maltese Or (d) be in possession of a transcript showing passes in 120 ECTS credits in respect of the first two years of study in a three-year MCAST Bachelor’s degree course in an Art and Design related subject, together with passes at SEC Level at Grade 5 or better in English Language, Mathematics and Maltese. Applicants applying under sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of paragraph 2 of the Admission Regulations who are not in possession of the qualifications listed above must present other professional qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Board that they have reached the academic standard to follow the Course with profit. All applicants shall be required to attend for an interview and present to an interviewing board a portfolio of their recent works. The interviewing board, which shall be composed of at least three members, shall determine the applicants’ eligibility to join the Course. The criteria for determining the eligibility of applicants shall be published at the time of the call for applications.