Media and Interaction Design @ FH Joanneum, Graz

>Media and Interaction Design @ FH Joanneum, Graz
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>A degree in the master programme Media and
>Interaction Design provides various professional
>opportunities in the fields of all the creative
>industries. The main focus of this programme
>lies on the design of multi-media contents as
>well as of communication and interaction
>processes which help to convey multi-media contents to the user.
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>The following areas are included in the Media
>and Interaction Designers' fields of activity:
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>Communication Design
>The main emphasis of Communication Design lies
>in advertising, public relations and
>communication of cultural institutions and of
>sciences. Priority is given to the
>interpretation, editing and communication of
>information in the widest sense. The creative
>and technical means range from posters to new media.
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>Interaction Design
>Interaction Design deals with the user-centered
>design of technical instruments and multi-media
>information and communication systems, taking
>mainly functional and ergonomic features into
>account. Usability design of interfaces of
>everyday life is as important as the development
>of more advanced interface scenarios:
>Interaction Designers create software
>interfaces, UMTS-mobiles, PDAs, input devices of
>consumer electronics as well as interactive
>multi-media visualisation spaces, multi-media
>installations or augmented realities.
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>Generation of Content and Editing of Information
>The media need content which has to be designed
>according to the technologies used. Especially
>with new technologies such as virtual reality or
>computer game design media-dramaturgical skills
>are needed in order to create these new
>multi-media spaces. In the field of video and
>audio production design projects which link
>traditional media and new technologies to create
>aesthetically advanced solutions are required.
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>Concept
>Conceptional work takes place in the fields of
>creative direction, art direction, technical
>concepts and marketing. The students need
>interdisciplinary thinking in order to discern
>possible space for design projects even in areas
>in which they maybe do not have all the
>necessary technical knowledge. They should also
>be able to strategically plan these design
>projects in a dramaturgically meaningful way.
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>Project Management / Project Communication
>Project management, the communication with the
>customer and the communication within the team
>are of special importance in complex projects.
>In order to successfully complete these tasks, a
>talent for organizing, psychological skills as
>well as an excellent comprehension of creative
>processes and their necessity is crucial.
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>Syllabus
>In order to prepare the students well for a
>great number of job opportunities, they first
>attend introductory courses in which the basics
>are conveyed. Then a combination of design
>courses, humanities, technical and economical
>subjects is offered in which in depth knowledge
>of all aspects of media and interaction design
>is being taught, providing practically oriented
>instruction. Additionally, students work in
>"real world projects", carried out in
>cooperation with companies of the creative
>industries, but also with cultural institutions
>such as festivals, media centres, etc. Within
>these projects students have the possibility of
>establishing their own priorities in order to
>further specialize. At the end of this master
>programme, students write a master thesis, proving their educational success.
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>Media and Interaction Designer do not only have
>design competence and special media-technical
>knowledge, but also interdisciplinary thinking
>which comprises many aspects of Media and
>Interaction Design. In addition to their
>responsibility of design matters they have the
>ability to interpret design processes in the
>media from a general view and to cross the
>boundaries of the state of the art of media
>processes and techniques. They know how to use
>media technologies in a dramaturgically
>meaningful way. Moreover, they are able to show
>understanding for cultural and economical
>processes in their field of activity. Being a
>generalist, they have the best qualifications for a varied career.
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>After having completed the master programme
>"Media and Interaction Design" the potential
>professional fields include new media agencies,
>web design agencies, the advertising industry,
>graphic and design agencies, the game industry
>and event management. Media and interaction
>designers work for cultural institutions such as
>museums and festivals, for film and video
>production companies, for the telecommunications
>industry as well as for companies and research
>facilities dealing with human-computer
>interfaces. In short: opportunities open up
>wherever design competence coupled with multi-media production plays a role.
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>Important dates and other information to do with
>your application to the FH Joanneum can be found
>on the website mid.fh-joanneum.at
>
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>FH JOANNEUM Gesellschaft mbH
>Rechtsform/Legal form: GmbH
>Firmenbuchgericht/Court of registry: Landesgericht fur ZRS Graz
>Firmenbuchnummer/Company registration: FN 125888 f
>DVR: 0813559
>UID-Nr.: ATU 42361001