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Magee Campus
Magee → UU strategic growth
4,000 students (close-knit, friendly student community)
500 Creative Arts students
Only School of Creative Arts in Ireland
“Practice and creativity are central to the work of the School and are informed by
intellectual engagement with the disciplines embraced within the subject areas”.
One of the most exciting Schools in the University
University Location
Dance Design Drama Music
Foyle’s legacy- Niall Mc Glinchey © 20033D computer models: Foyle Arts Building 1812
The Foyle Arts Building Originally built in 1812
(originally called Foyle College)
Specially developed in 2003 for the Creative Arts
Folklore (Foyle’s Legacy)
Four Disciplines
Dance
Design
Drama
Music
Dance Design Drama Music
Drama Studios
Dance Studios
Design Studios
Seminar rooms
Music rehearsal rooms
Computing labs
Specialist technologies and software
Workshop / making room
The Environment & Facilities
Dance Design Drama Music
Undergraduate BA Hons Dance
BDes Hons Design & Communication (DIS)
BSc Hons Multimedia Computing & Design (DIS)*
BA Hons Drama
BMus Hons Music
Foundation Cert. Music (part-time)
Postgraduate PGDip/ MDes Design Communication
PGDip/MSc Computing & Design*
MMus Music
PhD study All disciplines
*in collaboration with Engineering
Programmes Creative Arts
Dance Design Drama Music
Design (BDes Hons) Overview
The programme BA Hons Design & Communication (DIS)
3 / 4 years FT (6 years PT)
Placement year or Erasmus year exchange option
How many students? 30-40 enrolments each year
What do you do? Practical, contextual and technological studies
2D, 3D and 4D Design methods, Drawing, image-making, animation, photography, 3D modelling, film, sound, current software training.
Emphasis on creativity and technology
Career paths Animation, character development, film, games, graphics, illustration, interactive design, photography, product, automotive and virtual
3D
70.9% employment rate (Top ten in UK- http://www.prospect.ac.uk )
Contact Lee Cadieux [email protected]
Robin Hodge [email protected] Dance Design Drama Music
Year One
Semester 1
Intro to design
Drawing 1
Issues in Visual Culture
Semester 2
Typographic design
3D design 1
Image making
Year Two
Semester 1
Graphic design
3D design 2
Time based media
Semester 2
Interactive design
Animation
Lens based Digital media
Year Three/ Four
Semester 1
Graphic/ illustration
Animation/ film
3D / interactive
Semester 2
Project Report
Major project
specific design
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Design (BDes Hons) Modular structure
Design (BSc Hons) Overview
The programme BSc Multimedia Computing & Design (DIS)
4 years FT
Placement year integrated
Double Main (with computing)
How many students? 50-80 enrolments each year
What do you do? Practical, contextual and technological studies
Design and computing
Current software training
Emphasis on technical development
Career paths Games, interactive design (web & rich media), mobile devices, virtual 3D
70.9% employment rate (Top ten in UK- http://www.prospect.ac.uk )
Contact Anton Hutton [email protected]
Dance Design Drama Music
Year One
Semester 1
Sys. Anal & Data Man.
Algorithmic Programming
Intro. to Com. Design
Semester 2
Imaging
Internet & MM Technology
Intro. to moving image arts
Year Two
Semester 1
Multimedia Authoring
Professional Issues
Informatics Entrepreneurship
Design Application
Semester 2
HCI
The moving image
Information design
Year Three/ Four
Semester 1
Innovation & Concept
Major Project
Natural language processing
Intelligent Business systems
Semester 2
Final year project
Design pres. & reporting
Intelligent MM
Advanced Interaction
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Year Three
Design (BSc Hons) Module structure
Design Examples
Dance Design Drama Music
Projects at modular level
Major /minor / main degree programme routes (increasing)
Collaborative work Options
Dance Design Drama Music
Dance performance (with live Music)Namibian project (Design, Drama & Sound)
BA Hons Dance Dr Sophia Preston [email protected]
BDes Hons Des. & Comm. Lee Cadieux [email protected]
BSc Hons MM Comp. & Des. Anton Hutton 02871375039 [email protected]
BA Hons Drama Dr Lisa Fitzpatrick [email protected]
BMus Hons Music Dr Frank Lyons 02871375138 [email protected]
Foundation Cert Music Dr Sean Ryan 02871375271 [email protected]
Head of School Prof Desmond Hunter [email protected]
Associate Head of School Robin Hodge [email protected]
Programme Overviews Undergraduate
Dance Design Drama Music
