Communication and Information Sciences - New Media Design Tilburg University

Overview

Become an expert in the field of user experience and interaction design within digital media. You will develop an academic perspective on design and evaluation processes and learn the skills to test and improve these processes and the design itself.

Program and courses 

In the New Media Design track of the MSc Communication and Information Sciences you become an expert in online content strategy, evaluation, production and design.

• Learn how to translate societal and users' needs into purposeful designs that align with how people perceive, decide, and behave.
• Experiment with interactive storytelling and learn how to create prototypes that can be tested among users.
• Explore how digital media can contribute to social challenges such as the empowerment of vulnerable groups or individuals.

Career prospects

New Media Design graduates can advise and design cross-media campaigns. You are able to assist organizations throughout the entire process, from strategy and design to evaluation. Apply your knowledge in the fields of social media, communication, marketing, education and IT:

• Develop New media for improving environmental/sustainable behavior of consumers and companies;

• Develop and evaluate eLearning products;

• Create persuasive applications to stimulate healthy behavior by targeting psychological factors contributing to behavior change.

As a graduate you can work or start for example as:

• UX Designer & Researcher at Atos
• Visual Designer at Adversitement
• UX researcher at Miraebau
• Learning Experience Designer at Helpr.ai
• Interactive Storyteller at Dephion