Overview
The Interaction Design programme from South East Technological University is centered around the development and delivery of a major project which can be either theory based or rooted in the learners current working practices.
Interaction design focuses on shaping things for peoples use and behaviour and includes designing interactive digital products, environments, visual communication systems, and services. Interaction design utilises our growing understanding of design psychology and complex systems to design interactions that allowing the user to complete the desired tasks within real environments of operation.
This programme designed for honours graduates or early career professionals in product and industrial design, multimedia and game design, visual communication design, architecture, engineering and other design related fields who have a specific interest in designing robust, usable and useful human to system interactions.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates may pursue Level 10 (PhD) study opportunities upon successful completion of this programme.Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Interaction Design is an embedded exit award (Level 9 - 60 credits).
This programme will provide graduates with a unique opportunity to increase their value in the growing field of interaction design and human factors. Graduates may also adopt research and advisory roles in relation to new product development and development of the provision of creative services in practice.
Potential employment opportunities
- Interaction Designer
- User Experience Designer/Consultant/Engineer
- HCI Designer
- Mobile App Designer
- Design Entrepreneur
- Web Designer
- Front End/Content Developer
- Digital Media Designer
- Visual Designer
- Communications Designer
- Multi-disciplinary Design Studios
- Strategic Design Thinkers
- Design Thinking
- Product Designer
- Industrial Designer
- Service Designer
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
Framing User Experience
Principles of Interaction Design
Prototyping Interactions
Design Entrepreneurship
Strategic Design
Communication Design
Design Research Methods
Design Project Dissertation
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Campus Location
- Carlow, Ireland
Disciplines
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General requirements
- A Level 8 Honours Degree in Product or Industrial Design, Games Design, Visual Communication Design, or other related design disciplines such as Architecture or Engineering (minimum 2nd class Honours).
- Candidates with significant experience in the design services sector (as determined by the Institute’s recognition of prior learning policy), in addition to an Honours primary degree in another discipline area may also be considered for entry on a case-by-case basis through IT Carlow’s RPL system.
- Applicants applying for entry via routes other than that listed above will be considered on a case-bycase basis through IT Carlow’s RPL system.
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Applies to youNon-residents15000 EUR / year≈ 15000 EUR / year -
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Applies to youEU/EEA Nationals7500 EUR / year≈ 7500 EUR / year
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Carlow
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