Course details

This course provides learners with the technical and organisational skills required to work in the Digital Media Industry. Throughout the year, students will participate in applied learning projects where they explore various roles in a range of production scenarios. These include 2D and 3D Animation, Games Design, Video Editing, Sound Editing and Project Management. In addition to this, students are encouraged to seek a two week work placement in an appropriate production role.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent.
  • Interview
  • Mature Applicants Welcome

COURSE CONTENT

  • Multimedia Authoring
  • Multimedia Project Development
  • Design Skills
  • 3D Modelling and Animation
  • Games Analysis Design
  • Digital Movie Processing
  • Desktop Multimedia Audio Production
  • Communications
  • Work Experience

OPTIONAL MODULES

Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths.

CERTIFICATION

This course leads to a FETAC Level 5 certification in Multimedia Production (5M2146)

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Galway Technical Institute

We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.

Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.

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