Interactive Media Technology KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Overview

Students can explore topics related to human-computer interaction, user experience, sonic and visual media. We encourage students to work on projects that matter to them and respond to societal challenges. Graduates are experts in industry and academia, and some start their own company. 

This Interactive Media Technology programme from KTH Royal Institute of Technology prepares students with the necessary skills and knowledge to participate in this so-called digital economy. It emphasises developing future designers and engineers in theories, processes, and techniques central to designing, developing, and evaluating interactive media technologies within society. We aim to produce students who can respond to the crucial challenges facing our future society. 

The programme teaches knowledge and skills from computer science, media technology, human-computer interaction and interaction design. Students will take mandatory courses in research methods, foundations in media technology and interaction design, human perception, and sustainability. These courses provide a broad base of knowledge and skills that students can then deepen to focus on, for example, user experience, sound and music computing, interaction design, or user-centred software development. 

Career

After graduation you can pursue a career as, for example, developer, technical lead, interaction designer, UX specialist, technical director, producer or project manager in the broad IT and media industries. You can also pursue a career in industrial research or continued studies towards a doctoral degree.

Former students have found work at companies such as Spotify, DICE, Skype, Netlight Consulting, Tobii, and Voddler. Among our graduates we also have several founders of companies within the media and IT sector, including Prezi and SoundCloud, and several successful consultancy firms such as Prototyp and Ocean Observations.