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Immersive Media at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Course summary

Exploring, experimenting and creating experiences and applications in augmented, extended, mixed and virtual realities, installation, performance, and sensor-based media. This Immersive Media postgraduate course will explore storytelling, experience design and development with immersive and creative technology

  • Taught in a city with a long history of innovation across games, film and creative technology (Immersive Economy Report, 2019)
  • Dedicated lab spaces and access to a range of production facilities across the Screen School and the Liverpool School of Art and Design. Including a range of specialist VR, AR and MR development and display (headsets, spectacles, projection) technologies
  • Software workshops include, Unreal, Unity, Blender, Gravity Sketch, Isadora, TouchDesigner and Adobe Creative Suite... though we are software agnostic and story first
  • A Collaborative Project run in partnership with industry partners in the creative media sector, to develop real world projects
  • Looking at the application of immersive content and technology across a range of sectors
In 2019, a research symposium at the Redmonds Building, home of Liverpool Screen School and the MA Immersive Media programme, explored how researchers, developers and practitioners are approaching the emerging mediums of virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality for storytelling. The day included eight panels exploring the diverse ways in which people are engaging with new technologies and speakers included creative writers, theatre makers, game developers, filmmakers, artists, creative coders and a range of disciplines to discuss the immersive storytelling experiences research symposium. Companies included Marshmallow Laser Feast, Draw and Code, Limbik Theatre, Pilot Theatre, Boom Clap Play, Kinicho, Production Park and Charisma.ai. This course is currently undergoing its scheduled programme review, which may impact the advertised modules. Programme review is a standard part of the University’s approach to quality assurance and enhancement, enabling us to ensure that our courses remain up to date and maintain their high standard and relevancy. Once the review is completed, this course website page will be updated to reflect any approved changes to the advertised course. These approved changes will also be communicated to those who apply for the course to ensure they wish to proceed with their application. Developed in response to the current Advanced Health Care Practice agenda, this well-established Advanced Healthcare programme enables you to specialise in your area of expertise.

Assessment method

To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic. Assessments on the programme will be conducted using a variety of methods including: proposals, essays, prototypes and creative installations.

Entry requirements

-Hons degree 2:2 or above (from art, media, animation, digital design, computer science, performing arts, graphic design, games, UX) -an academic reference -applicants are required to submit a sample digital portfolio at the point of application Applicants who demonstrate professional skills and evidence of achievement in a related area without formal qualifications may also be considered. A CV should be provided at the point of application. Additional information: -RPL is accepted on this programme

English language requirements

-IELTS English language requirement: 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in each component)

Please visit the part-time course page below for more information about this programme.

https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduates/36592-immersive-media-ma

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £47.25 Credit
Northern Ireland £47.25 Credit
Scotland £47.25 Credit
Wales £47.25 Credit

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Immersive Media at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS