The cultural and creative sector, encompassing design, spans diverse activities marked by distinct strategic properties and a growing integration of skills. In adapting to this evolving economy, creativity and design emerge as highly coveted competencies essential for navigating a complex and competitive market landscape. These cross-cutting skills play a pivotal role in enhancing the aesthetic experiences of consumers and users, driving societal innovation, and catalysing business transformation.

Expand your technical computer games development skills, where you’ll learn how to develop and program a range of exciting games using industry Game Engine. Outside of London, Manchester is home to more games companies than any other UK city. Thanks to organizations such as Gameopolis, the city is a driving force for building and coordinating the future of the games industry.  

From our careers and social lives to shopping and entertainment, human life increasingly takes place online, mediated through digital applications and services. This MSc in Interaction Design and Technologies program will allow you to play a vital part in building the next generation of applications, those which may come to define how we live and work in the coming decades.

One of the goals of the "User Experience Management & Design" program is to ensure that your program or app makes it into a group of satisfied customers. You will also learn how to develop a business model that is sustainable in the digital world, as well as other topics that will help you create a successful business model. You will be learning all of this and more by putting theory into practice and working on your own projects.

Responding to the development of Information and Communication Technologies in the last decades, the programme will provide knowledge and design experiences in all the application fields of digital technologies: interactive and connected products, responsive environments, tangible and multimedia interfaces, personal artifacts. The focus is on design for experience through the innovation of artifacts, spaces and services.

The MSc in IT Product Development at Aarhus University’s Department of Computer Science is offered in collaboration with the Department of Engineering. Students take a combination of courses from both departments related to computer science and industrial design. The programme offers high-quality teaching in an informal learning environment.

The master's programme in Integrated Product Design teaches students how to create sustainable products, services, systems and business models. In one of two distinct specialisations, students either explore product, service and system design in relation to users and markets, or management of innovation and product development processes. Graduates have the expertise for careers in a wide range of industrial and business sectors.

Digital technology is emerging at all levels of education, from primary all the way through to higher education. The MSc Digital Education teaches you how to integrate these technologies into an educational setting – ensuring you enhance your work-based practice and skills.

The GRACE Master’s Programme equips you with the expertise to design and implement cutting-edge solutions using Extended Reality (XR) and gamification. This integrates creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship to prepare you for high-demand careers in industries like healthcare, education, etc.

MSc in Creative Music and Sound Design for Visual Media Scoring. Writing music for films and visual media is an inspiring and exciting field, giving free expression to your ideas and emotions. It is, however, a very demanding job, requiring specific technical skills and expertise, which you must acquire through a solid education. The MSc in Music Scoring for Visual Media and Sound Design offers a national and international advanced education of excellence that will develop your craft and art of composing, orchestrating, editingWriting music for films and visual media is an inspiring and exciting field, giving free expression to your ideas and emotions. It is, however, a very demanding job, requiring specific technical skills and expertise, which you must acquire through a solid education. The MSc in Music Scoring for Visual Media and Sound Design offers a national and international advanced education of excellence that will develop your craft and art of composing, orchestrating, editing and mixing music for the screen. Our program will equip you with the skills to master the entire music production process, from musical composing to post-production, in the music-for-media landscape: film, advertising, television series, video games, and so forth. You will hone your skills in composition, orchestration, sound design, creative management, artistic entrepreneurship, and finally post-production on the Dolby Atmos spatial sound system, with the benefit of a partnership with DOLBY (website). At the end of each year, you will have the opportunity to record your own creation with a full orchestra, thanks to a unique partnership with the prestigious Orchestre National de Cannes (website), recognized as a National Orchestra in 2022. and mixing music for the screen.

The Master of Game Technology and Gamification is a two-year program, with a flexibility for faster graduation. The program is designed to accommodate both inexperienced and exceptional students.

Innovative instructional programs are increasingly critical to success in a variety of fields – from education to industry. EKU’s 100% online instructional design and learning technology (IDLT) program prepares you to integrate current and emerging technology as you learn to design, facilitate and evaluate effective learning programs. The IDLT program offers a systematic approach to improving learning outcomes by developing consistent, quality instructional products and experiences. Graduates leave the program with a professional portfolio showcasing their skills and accomplishments and are prepared to take on key roles in the growing field of instructional design.

The M.S. in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation prepares students to identify and evaluate learning and performance problems and to design, develop, implement, evaluate, and manage appropriate instructional solutions to these problems.

Unlock your career potential with our Master of Science in Immersive Design Management, where you will master the fusion of physical and virtual experiences in sales, marketing, and immersive design. Gain advanced project management skills tailored for the metaverse through a hands-on, project-centric approach.

The M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology program at The University of Tampa addresses a growing field in learning and human performance and provides a multidisciplinary area of study that draws students from many disciplines and backgrounds. Instructional designers understand and utilize technologies as both product (e.g., Web-based courses) and process (e.g., iterative and formative approaches to learner assessment).