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Where to do my masters in Digital Media.

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  • 23-01-2014 5:11pm
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    duffman90210
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭


    I studied Music and French at Undergraduate level in Trinity. Having spent 3 years away from university, trying to decide what to do and teaching English abroad I have decided that Media Design is the field I wish to continue my studies in. I initially looked at courses in Ireland and found 2 courses, costing between 3000 and 8000 euro for one year programmes. Links to which can be found below.

    After that, I decided to broaden my search and look at courses elsewhere in the world. At present, I am living in Tokyo and have been for the last two years. It has taken me a while to settle into such a strange new culture and learn (some of) a new language. I eventually found a great course in one of the top Japanese universities, Keio University, applied and was accepted. It's a prestigious university with excellent facilities. The course fees are about 8000euro per year, but it is two years long.

    In addition to this, I'd have the added expense of living in Tokyo for two years, mostly without a wage. Although I do hope to teach English as I study, this will surely work out as significantly more expensive than if I studied for one year in Ireland. I've spent months studying the course handbooks and am convinced that Keio seems like a better course. Especially as it is two years long and this will be a new domain for me.

    I've already started trying to study some things like Java script to get the ball rolling before I get onto the course, but now the prospect of having to take out a loan of over 24k euro (1000euro per month) is upon me and I'm worried if I'm making the right decision/investment.

    I've tried to think, what would I like to do after the course, or what do I want to get out of it. I'm not sure. I'd like to learn more programming and improve web publishing skills, but also learn to make and use new technologies. I'd like to work on a team on a new project and challenge myself creatively.

    If you had time to objectively examine the courses below and consider their merits and give me your opinion (perhaps from experience) on the benefits of studying abroad, or choosing a more expensive course/longer course, over another.....or indeed the disadvantages of it, I'd really appreciate it.

    http://www.kmd.keio.ac.jp/en/admissions/masters-program.html

    http://schoolofmedia.dit.ie/digtec_01.html

    http://www.csis.ul.ie/imedia/
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