BSc in Multimedia Applications Development
Course code: WD153
What is Multimedia Applications Development?
Interested in a career in designing and creating interactive projects, ranging from web site development to games design to video production?
Then the Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Applications Development is just for you! This is a three year level 7 degree course during which students develop a comprehensive knowledge of multimedia techniques enabling them to:
- Generate and integrate multimedia-rich elements, such as images, sound, video and animations
- Create sophisticated, interactive applications, particularly for the ever growing World Wide Web
- Avail of the best technological solutions
As part of the programme, students also take part in a Flexible Semester, (in semester five) where options include completing work placement, an industry accredited course and more. A degree in Multimedia at WIT provides an ideal starting point for exciting multimedia collaborations with computer animators, music and sound engineers, e-Learning specialists to name but a few.
What subjects will I study?
Each semester, students will undertake six modules as outlined in the Course Outline below.
What will the BSc in Multimedia Applications Development enable you to do?
- Produce and integrate multimedia rich elements, such as images, sound, video and animations
- Create complex interactive applications, through programming and/or scripting, particularly for the Web
- Help people by allowing them to avail of the best technological solutions.
- Mobile Applications Development
Career Opportunities
Graduates may find employment in the following areas:
- Development of training products
- Multimedia and software development
- Web design and development
- E-business
- Multimedia applications support
Past graduates have found employment with the following companies: Multimedia Solutions, Achieve Website Design, Angel Design, Aer Lingus Airlines Systems, AOL, Aura Internet Services Ltd., Aura Internet Services Ltd, HSE Board, Dell and Sun Life, Achieve Website Design
What follow on study opportunities are available?
You can go on to study one of our level 8 courses, with popular choices including the BSc (Hons) in Multimedia Applications Development, the BSc (Hons) in Software Systems Development or the BSc (Hons) in Information Technology.
- BSc (Hons) in Multimedia Applications Development
- BSc (Hons) in Software Systems Development
- BSc (Hons) in Information Technology
What career opportunities are available: Recent news articles
The below are examples of opportunities which are current in Ireland. The future of Multimedia Applications Development looks bright.
March, 2011: LinkedIn, the most popular professional network across the globe, is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin
March, 2011: LinkedIn, the most popular professional network across the globe, is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin
April, 2011: US technology company NEI is to set up a manufacturing facility and support centre in Galway, creating 50 new jobs in the city
April, 2011: Gilt Groupe, an innovative lifestyle e-commerce player, is to bring up to 200 jobs to Ireland by establishing an international HQ and software development centre in Dublin and a customer support centre in Limerick
April 2011: Ten-year-old mobile technology solutions provider Heavey RF has grown its staff numbers to 25 in Ireland and the UK, thanks to it winning more than €1.5m in new business in the first quarter of 2011.
For more updates see the Irish jobs.ie Multimedia jobs newsfeed below.
What kind of company can I expect to work for?
All organisations rely on IT to deliver what are now considered basic business functions. From finance to marketing or procurement to sales, IT is critical if a business is to compete in today’s fast-paced, changing world.
All organisations from the small, local web design company to large multinationals need qualified computing graduates.
What area could I expect to work in?
Ireland is a world leader in computing. Graduates can look forward to employment in:
- Development of training products
- Web design and development
- E-business
- Multimedia and software development
- Multimedia applications development
Course Outline
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|
Mathematics for Computing |
Mathematics Modelling and Statistics |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|
Mathematics for Graphics |
Software Engineering (OOD) |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
|
Flexible Semester |
Security Principles |
Course Facts
Course Title: BSc in Multimedia Applications Development
Course Code: WD153
Course Level: 7
Duration: 3 years
*From September 2011, with sufficent interest , this course may also be offered on a part-time basis, please contact ace@wit.ie for further information on this option
Course Entry
Candidates must have five passes at ordinary level, grade D3 in the Leaving Certificate (to include English or Irish) and minimum grade OD3 in Mathematics. The cut-off points for the course in 2010 were 235.
Required Subjects:
- English/Irish: OD3/HD3
- Mathematics: OD3/HD3
For further information:
Programme Leader: Caroline Cahill
Ph: 051 302037. Email: ccahill@wit.ie
How do I apply?
Contact WIT by emailing schoolsliaison@wit.ie or by calling (051) 845533 or downloading a prospectus on www.wit.ie
Recent Entry Points
| Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Minimum Points | 180 | 170 | 200 | 200 | 235 |
But don't just take our word...
“Throughout my six years at WIT I have continuously used the skills I developed through the multimedia course and have undertaken contracts from web development to logo and brochure design. I was always interested in computing but also enjoyed design, even though I couldn’t draw very well!
Multimedia allowed me to develop both in terms of what I was good at and also as a person. When you find something you really like, it’s a great feeling and makes you motivated to do well.”
Lorain Galvin, BSc in Multimedia Applications Development
