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Technological University Dublin

Dublin , Dublin ,Ireland

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Media Production and Digital Arts

Are you interested in working in the dynamic and fast-paced media world? Do you want to tell stories across a multitude of different platforms including short dramas, animations, radio documentaries, photography, and many more? This four-year course (formerly Creative Digital Media) will help you develop the necessary skills to do exactly this.

Working in a studio-based environment, our hands-on production modules and specialist workshops focus on digital content creation and will have you thinking, designing and creating right from the start. This degree is designed to be fluid, responding to both your interests and the ever-changing industry landscape. With a complementary suite of practical and theoretical modules, all aspects of the course inform and are informed by each other.

As you develop your understanding of the technologies and their storytelling potential, you choose which paths to follow in your final two years. Project work includes filmmaking, music videos, 2D and 3D animations, motion design, graphic design and photographic portfolios.

Our course will also introduce you to emerging media practices such as interactive video, augmented and virtual reality, and creative coding so you’ll get the skillset needed to work with the latest media and storytelling technologies. You’ll also be studying the role of the media in society, keeping an eye on 21st century social and technological trends.

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Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

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We can offer a maximum of three one-to-one career consultations to any individual in any academic year.
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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

If you have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, you can apply for all courses in TU Dublin.
 
Pass Mark: 4 at standard level where OD3 is required. Minimum Entry Requirements/Matriculation Proof of English proficiency is required in all cases. There may also be specific subject requirements for courses.
 
Level 8 3 Honours Requirement Overall IB Score of 24 which must include 3 Subjects at Grade 5 at Higher Level and 3 Subjects at Grade 4 at Standard Level
2 Honours Requirement Overall IB Score of 24 and Award of Diploma  
Level 7/6 Overall IB Score of 24 and Award of Diploma
 
Qualifications
Minimum Level Required (Some programmes may require a higher score)
 
ETAPP C1 (or higher)
GCE O Level English Grade C
GCSE English Grade C
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with no less than 6 in each component
Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level OD3 or O6/H7
NEAB Test English Pass
Norwegian Vitnemal Grade Average 4
Pearson PTE Academic 65
TOEFL Computer Based Test (Our Code is C832) 213
TOEFL Paper Based Test (Our Code is C832) 550
TOEFL Internet Based Test 80 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 18 in every other section
Duolingo Minimum 95 overall with minimum 95 in each component
UG Trinity ISE Trinity ISE III (C1) with at least merit in each skill category
PG Trinity ISE Trinity ISE IV (C2) with at least merit in each skill category
International Baccalaureate English A1, A2 or B: 5 at Higher Level (4 at Standard Level if presenting IB through English)
OIB
Option International (OIB): 11 in English language and literature (where the co-efficient is greater than 5). Where the co-efficient is less than 5, a minimum result of 13 is required
 
British version of the OIB: C1 or C2 on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
 
Cambridge English Language Examinations
 
180+ on cambridge English scale with no less than 175 in each skill and use of English ie
 
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): Grade C (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
 
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): Grade C (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
 
Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): Grade A (CEFR Level C1)
 
LanguageCert International ESOL Test
 
B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill taken with no more than 3 months between components.