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DL837 BA [Hons] New Media Studies

If you like to make videos, documentaries, tell stories, or write blogs, this course is for you. A mix of theory and practice, this programme explores the development of media and its evolution in the digital age.

Based at the National Film School, IADT, New Media Studies examines ways to create and better understand visual and written communication in a digital culture. You will develop your creative media production skills in camera, sound, editing and writing; your digital skills in photoshop, illustrator and adobe programmes; and your critical thinking in Film Studies, Media Studies, Journalism and Cultural Theory modules.

In Year 4 you produce a substantial portfolio of work, specialising in your chosen area of New Media Studies.

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What will I do?

Make short videos and documentaries for TV and social media.
Develop your skills in blogging, e-journalism and script-writing.
Develop your production skills in radio and TV studios.
Gain an understanding of the history of the development of media and its evolution into the digital era.
Develop production skills for digital and traditional media.
Develop skills in writing, blogging, newswriting, press releases.
Develop skills in story telling for social networks, podcasts, television, radio.
Acquire the skills to develop and manage a social media portfolio for cultural organisations, festivals, political groups etc.
Develop media production skills by working in the National Film School
In Year 3 there are opportunities to study abroad through the Erasmus Programme, IADT have partnerships with Universities in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland.
In Year 3 there is the opportunity to work in the media industry with a 20-week work placement, in Ireland or abroad.

What will I be able to do when I graduate?

Graduates go on to careers in media + broadcasting; production; journalism; and social media, working as bloggers, researchers and content developers. Graduates also progress to further study at Masters level in Ireland and abroad.

What modules will I study?

Year 1

Music Industries
Digital Content Creation
Media Production 1
Screenwriting
Introduction to Media Studies
Film Studies
Critical Theories
Cinema + Cultural Studies
Popular Cultures

Year 2

Newswriting
Narrative Practice
Media Production 2
Global Media Industries
Irish Cinema
Documentary Studies
Interactive Media
Studio Drama
Theorising Media
Music Business

Year 3

Design Thinking + Communications
Advanced Music Industries
Media Platforms: News Formats
Television Drama
Media Production 3
Placement

Year 4

Journalism
Media Law
Non-Western Cinema
Minor Project
Social Media
Climate Change + The Media
Media Production 4
Major Project
Media Criticism

linkGraduate Exhibition | On Show 2021

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Requirements

Course Code DL837 - Level 8
Application CAO
Duration 4 years [full-time]
Places 35
CAO Points 226
Portfolio No
Min Entry Requirements 2 H5 + 4 06 / H7
English – 06 / H7

LCVP is accepted as a sixth Leaving Certificate subject and is counted for points purposes.

Please note the above relates to Irish leaving cert students only

EU Candidates: For information about minimum entry requirements for your individual country please refer to the CAO EU/EFTA entry requirements document here.
FETAC Entry Requirements Applicants with QQI/FETAC Level 5 or Level 6 Awards require distinctions in 3 (of 8) modules.

You can find more info about the application process and assessment below.
Advanced Entry Requirements We welcome applications from mature students, who must apply to the CAO.
Level 5 or Level 6 in relevant course.
Erasmus DestinationsEstonia, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Latvia
Mature StudentsWe welcome applications from mature students, who must apply to the CAO.
More info for Mature Students is here.
International Students We welcome international students to IADT.
Learn how to apply as an International Student here.

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