Creative Digital Media (Digital Media Production) - Cork College of FET

INTRODUCTION:

Level up your digital media skills in this one-year advanced course, where you’ll create stunning, interactive websites, immersive videos, and social media campaigns designed for all platforms. Learn to build responsive websites that adapt beautifully to mobile, tablet, and desktop screens, while integrating sound, video, animations, and 3D graphics.

As part of the course, you will write, shoot, and produce a short film, offering valuable experience in storytelling, cinematography, and editing. You will also craft a soundscape and produce a professional podcast, gaining hands-on experience with audio production.

In addition, students will develop skills in creating promotional videos and social media campaigns tailored for all platforms, from Instagram and TikTok to YouTube and Facebook. This part of the course emphasises the strategies behind engaging content creation and the technical skills needed to produce shareable, platform-optimized media.

Collaboration is a key aspect of this course, with students working on a group project that involves liaising with industry professionals, simulating real-world creative processes and building valuable networking opportunities.

By the end of the course, students will have honed their technical abilities, created a diverse portfolio, and gained valuable industry experience, preparing them for professional roles in digital media production.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

QQI Level 5 Award in Multimedia Production or in a related area is required.

DURATION:

This is a one-year full-time course.

FEES:

€50 Registration Fee.
Total = €50.

Please see fees & payment for details.

CERTIFICATION:

QQI Digital Media Production – Level 6 (6M20496).

COURSE CONTENT:

The following subjects may be offered:

Communications - 6N1950

Computer Aided Design (3D) - 6N5965

Digital Video Processing and Production - 6N5426

Graphics & Animation - 6N4979

Multimedia Technology - 6N4514

Multimedia Sound - 6N4525

Project Management - 6N2490

Web Authoring - 6N2532

Work Experience - 6N1946

SOFTWARE USED:

Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Dreamweaver
WordPress
Logic Pro
Blender

WORK PLACEMENT / EXPERIENCE:

Participants will be required to undertake 10 days of work practise.

AWARDS / COLLABORATION:

Cork Celebrates Lifelong Learning Category Winner 2022.

Collaborative Learning Initiative Cork College of FET – Douglas Street Campus & HSE

Project – https://cuh.hse.ie/our-services/our-specialities-a-z/opat/

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“Our experience in collaborating with the Creative Digital Media students and their tutors has been very positive. Once we approached Douglas Street Campus to discuss the feasibility of our project, the enthusiasm, support and engagement from both the students and the tutors was excellent.

The completed project includes a short animation and three videos which explains the service we provide for our patients and is easily accessible – It is at a professional level which we are very proud of. We have no hesitation in recommending others to collaborate with the Creative Digital Media course.”

Elizabeth Forde

HSE OPAT Nurse

EDUCATION PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES:

For full details on progression opportunities see these links:

Excellent progressions opportunities including:

MTU Cork: MT 824 Creative Digital Media* (*maths requirement – LC or QQI). Advanced Entry through Cork Colleges Progression Scheme.
UCC: CK105 Film and Screen Media, CK118 Digital Humanities and IT.
TUS: US825 – Immersive Digital Media (Limerick), US810 Visual Effects for Film, TV and Animation, US805 Digital Animation (Clonmel).
Tralee IT: TL801.

We advise you to consult the CAO website – www.cao.ie to confirm specific entry requirements for Higher Education Institutions.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Multimedia Designer, Web Designer, Web Developer, Interactive Designer, Digital Video Post Production Specialist, Creative Technologist.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Year in the life of a Creative and Digital Media Student.

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“I initially joined the Creative Digital Media course to learn 3D computer graphics and image editing, but in this course I learned a wide variety of skills such as coding, video editing, VFX and sound production, all of which I have been able to apply to my work and take it to the next level. This course far exceeded my expectations and I learned a great deal more than I initially thought I would. Learning to use high quality equipment and industry standard software was something I found particularly useful, as well as receiving constructive feedback on my work. When I first started this course I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do once I graduated, but after two years in Douglas Street Campus I found that animation is my passion and I am now pursuing a career in film animation.

The atmosphere of the course and the college as a whole was always fun and positive, the tutors and staff were all incredibly kind and supportive and the experience I had in this course gave me the confidence I needed to apply for the BA in Creative Digital Media in MTU Cork. After finishing Level 6, I got a place in second year in BA Creative Digital Media through CCPS links between Creative Digital Media in Douglas Street Campus and MTU. Doing this course has changed my life completely.”

Sinead O’Donovan

3D Artist @ Aviary Productions. Mentor @ OverWorld AMP. Graduate of Creative Digital Media (BA Honours) MTU

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“Douglas Street Campus and the teachers that I encountered in the two years that I was there, allowed me to discover my passion for all aspects of multimedia. It gave me the foundation and the confidence to apply for the BA in Multimedia in MTU.

The skills and interest that I discovered in Creative Digital Media helped me produce and be involved in international award winning work, allowed me to help out various charities by volunteering the skills I learned to create promotional videos, websites and an app. Without the influence of Creative Digital Media in Douglas Street Campus, I would not have been able to achieve these feats… (the course) changed the direction of my life.”

Member of Group who won World Citizenship category of the 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup Pitch Video Challenge. Other 2 members of group were also Creative Digital Media, Douglas Street Campus graduates. https://irishtechnews.ie/irish-team-takes-top-prize-in-2015-microsoft-imagine-cup-pitch-video-challenge/

Brendan Flaherty

E-Learning Technical Officer, Dept. of Technology Enhanced Learning, MTU, Cork. Graduate of Creative Digital Media (BA Honours) MTU

CONTACT DETAILS:

Email: deirdre.mccann@corketb.ie
Tel: (021) 425 5500

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