About Master Of Arts In Interaction Design in Institute of Technology Carlow

Interaction design focuses on shaping things for people’s use and behaviour and includes designing interactive digital products, environments, visual communication systems, and services.

Interaction design is the synthesis and imagining of things as they might be, rather than focusing on how things actually are, with a focus on satisfying the needs and desires of the end user. This course is specifically designed for honours graduates in product and industrial design, multimedia and game design, visual communication design, architecture, engineering and other design related fields. This Masters course has been developed by IT Carlow in consultation with industry and is delivered though the combination of self-directed learning and graduate research within the structured environment of a taught course.

The Master of Arts in Interaction Design aims to nurture and support a unique interdisciplinary approach to research and learning in this area. The course is centered around the development and delivery of a major project which can be either practice or theory based.

What will I be able to do when I finish the course? 

The Master of Arts in Interaction Design will provide graduates with a unique opportunity to gain a competitive edge prior to embarking on a career in design or related fields. Graduates may also adopt research and advisory roles in relation to new product development and development of the provision of creative services in practice. 

What subjects will I study?

• Framing User Experience
• Principles of Interaction Design
• Prototyping Interactions
• Design Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Design
• Communication Design
• Design Research Methods
• Design Project Dissertation

Study & Career Opportunities

Graduates may pursue Level 10 (PhD) study opportunities upon successful completion of this course.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Interaction Design is an embedded exit award (Level 9 - 60 credits).

Potential employment opportunities

• Interaction Designer
• User Experience Designer/Consultant/Engineer
• User Interface Designer
• Mobile App Designer/Developer
• Design Entrepreneur
• Web Designer
• Front End/Content Developer
• Digital Media Designer
• Visual Designer
• Communications Designer
• Multi-disciplinary Design Studios
• Strategic Design Thinkers
• Design Manager
• Product Designer
• Industrial Designer
• Service Designer

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants should have an honours degree in a related subject.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: 6.0 IELTS(minimum of 5.5 IELTS in each component)
• TOEFL: iBT 90 , CBT 232 , PBT 575
• PTE: 58 - 64