The Interactive Media Management graduate certificate program responds to a growing need within the design industry for a new skill set – one that crosses the traditional disciplinary boundaries of advertising, industrial, graphic and new media design.

This program is designed to give power back to designers, introducing them to the latest real-time interactive tools and technologies. With the integration of these technologies into public and commercial settings, such as museums and retail environments, as well as the education and medical sectors, designers need to be armed with key knowledge of interface design, information visualization and virtual spaces. They have a mission to create friendly systems and interfaces that dramatically improve the lives of consumers and sellers alike.

The program combines design education with software instruction and hands-on workshops to configure interactive design strategies using existing and emerging display technologies. You will be exposed to best practice examples and real-world models. You are encouraged to generate a unique design strategy and test it through an applied project directed toward the development of a fully functional, interactive demonstration prototype ready for a public audience.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Field Placement available with portfolio approval

YOUR FIELD STUDY OPTIONS

Students with approved portfolios are eligible for non-mandatory external field placements in Semester 3.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

Facilitate effective completion of both individual and collaborative interactive media projects.

Use and evaluate best practices and tools to design and develop dynamic, rich-­media content.

Conduct and evaluate a thorough assessment of the requirements of a complex interactive media project.

Coordinate the development, budgeting, planning and professional presentation of a complex interactive media project.

Design and coordinate a complex media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using best practice design and development principles and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.

Manage the building of effective and dynamic complex websites and/or mobile applications.

Propose solutions to ethical and professional issues arising in an online environment.

Apply research and conceptual skills to propose optimal solutions for mobile/multimedia/web development problems and facilitate these skills within the project team.

Provide creative leadership that results in the effective design, development and implementation of complex interactive media projects.

Evaluate the financial, technical and artistic success of a complex interactive media project and present recommendations for improvement.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates may go on to careers designing or managing design in the digital media sector or in their own business. Graduates will have the specific skills and expertise to be employed as:

• Creative Directors
• Multimedia Designers/Specialists
• User Interface Designers
• Design Consultants
• Project Managers
• Web Designers
• Web Developers