As more and more homes now have interactive television capability, there is a growing need for designers who can harness these new possibilities and improve the users' experience, creating interactive services that are engaging to use.
The MSc in Digital Television Management and Production equips students with the skills required to create and manage interactive content across different digital platforms and a clear understanding of DTV markets and technology.
Flexible study
The course is flexible and can be studied full-time or part-time. The taught part of the course consists of a number of individual core and optional modules.
For full-time students the academic year is divided into three 15-week semesters. The taught element of the course is delivered during the first two semesters. Modules involve approximately 20 per cent classroom teaching and 80 per cent individual or group work. A full-time student is expected to put in 40 hours effort per week. The major project occupies the third semester.
Part-time students study alongside full-timers with a minimum attendance of one half day per week (depending on the number of modules taken).
At the end of the taught element there is the possibility of a placement with a digital media company for the major project module. This puts real experience on your CV as you consolidate your expertise.
Modules can be taken towards an award or as single modules for professional development.
The core modules for students studying MSc Digital Television Management and Production are:
DTV technology and implementation
DTV technologies, their future developments and cross platform deployment
and how to carry out the implementation of an interactive DTV product.
Marketing for interactive technologies
Marketing and its global application in new media, e-commerce, m-commerce and interactive television (iTV).
Interactive technologies business and research context
The interactive technologies business environment. Analyse the political, social and economic environment within which organisations operate.
Intellectual Property Law
How digital artefacts are protected in law.
Interaction Design & Evaluation
Provides a solid foundation in user-centred interaction design.
Interface & Information Design
Develops interface design skills.
Project Management
Provides the theoretical underpinnings, practical skills and confidence to manage a DTV project successfully.
Research Methods
Assess quality and validity in research in DTV and practical research activities.
Major Project (MSc students only)
Extend and unify understanding of the subject through an independent piece of advanced research or the development of an interactive artefact.
May be carried out in an external organisation during the last 3 months of the course.
The following awards can be taken in this subject:
- Master of Science (MSc) (180 credits)
- Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) (120 credits)
- Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) (60 credits)
- Digital Television Management and Production
(for further information about the course, entry requirements, tuition fees, contact details and online applications) - Course handbook
Note: This handbook has been written for our current students and is subject to change before next year's intake. - Digital Television Management and Production features as a SkillSet case study
- Extended Masters for Computing Programmes
(designed for masters computing students who need to develop their English language skills.) - Interactive Technologies Research Group
