MFA Design for Interactive Art & Experiences
Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, United Kingdom
Course overview
The MFA Design for Interactive Art Experiences will afford you the opportunity to develop your individual practice and make an in-depth exploration of design and visual arts principles for the creation of interactive and responsive environments. You will work with traditional and digital fabrication methods and apply programming for digital media, software and hardware. You will learn the skills and attitude to rapidly adopt new technology, software and hardware and bend it to your will.
For the initial part of your studies, you will work with peers in the sibling programmes MA Design for Interactive Experience and MA Heritage and Exhibition Design. Your study in the first year will determine your practice-based work in the second year. The second year is self-directed study in tandem with subject supervisors, where you will develop a major project for public display and explore your own professional practice.
The MFA is recognised as an advanced masters level degree and students already holding an appropriate MA can apply to enter the programme directly into the second year of study.
Key highlights
- Explores design and visual arts principles for interactive, responsive environments
- Combines traditional and digital fabrication with programming for media and hardware
- Shared early study with peers on sibling interactive and heritage design programmes
- Self-directed final year with subject supervisors and a major public project
- Recognised as an advanced master's level degree
- Holders of an appropriate MA can enter directly into second year
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
Harilela Scholarship
Successful applicants will be awarded £2,500 towards the cost of their fees, paid directly to the University’s fees office.
Up to £2,500June Scholarship
We have partial scholarships available for self-funded international applicants starting a course at Edinburgh Napier in June.
Careers this course leads to
- Interactive artist
- Interaction designer
- Exhibition designer
- Creative technologist
- Experience designer
- Digital installation designer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,960 | International: £14,030
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Edinburgh Napier University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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