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Media and Communication: Digital Media

Code: KXD18S2

Degree title
Bachelor of Culture and Arts
Credits
240 ects
Duration
4 years (240 ECTS)
Start semester
Autumn 2018
Teaching language
Finnish

Descriptions

The Media Department includes three degree programs - Film and Television, Live Performance Engineering & Media and Communication - where students follow individual learning paths. The core curriculum for media majors includes courses in academic and learning skills, languages, entrepreneurship and preparation for the final project. Then students follow the learning path of their major, but the structure of the curriculum and the timing of classes enable interdisciplinary courses and projects between them.
The starting point of the learning pathway is professional competencies. The main method is project-based learning, which enables close collaboration with industry partners. In addition to internships, the degrees include several industry-linked projects.

Students can do their internships in Finland or abroad, and the language courses are integrated with professional courses in order to support international and multicultural skills.

In their last year of study, students complete an independent industry-related project and write a research report on it. The final project may also include an artistic or practical project, performance or documentation. The project can be carried out by a group of two or more students.

Development

The curriculum has been devised in a team with faculty members from all degree programs and professional majors. The objective was to create joint principles for the curricula of all media degrees. The content development process took into consideration the feedback given by students and industry partners, such as the members of the Advisory Council.

Further information

Kopioitu digitaalisen viestinnän päivätoteutuksen opsista (KXD17S1), ei muutoksia

Opsin ylläpitäjä: Mika Rintala

Description

Digital media studies approach the design and production of interactive online services from a variety of perspectives. Online technologies, information architecture, social media concepts and services and interactive functions are key elements of the training. Upon graduation, the students can find employment in various digital environment expert positions relating, among other things, to online service design, production or project management. The actual work may have to do with the technical solutions of online services, development of social media services, planning of interactive functions or digital media concept and structural planning, for example in a design or communication agency, in companies’ communications departments, in IT companies or the advertising business.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (ECTS) 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 Autumn 2018 Spring 2019 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 1. / 2018 2. / 2018 3. / 2019 4. / 2019 1. / 2019 2. / 2019 3. / 2020 4. / 2020 1. / 2020 2. / 2020 3. / 2021 4. / 2021 1. / 2021 2. / 2021 3. / 2022 4. / 2022
KXD18S2-1000
Core Curriculum for Media Majors

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25
KM00BK88 Academic and Communication Skills 5
KM00BK89 English for the Media Industry 5
KM00BK90 Swedish for the Media Industry 5
KM00BK91 Preparation for the Final Project 5
KM00BK92 Entrepreneurship in the Media Industry 5
KXD18S2-1001
Core Courses in Digital Media

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10
KM00DB02 History of Digital Communication and the Internet 5
KM00DB05 Media and Society 5
KXD18S2-1002
Professional Core Courses in Digital Media

(Choose all )

90
KM00DB13 User-Centred Design 10
KM00DB14 User-Centred Design Project 10
KM00DB15 Fundamentals of Visual Design 5
KM00DB16 Communities and Communication Design 10
KM00DB17 Social Network Service Design Project 10
KM00DB18 Developer-Centred Design 10
KM00DB19 Developer-Centred Design Project 10
KM00DB20 Exploratory Development 15
KM00DB21 Business and Design 5
KM00DB22 Design Thinking 5
KXD18S2-1003
Advanced Digital Media Courses

(Choose ects: 30)

30
KM00DB23 Interactive Web Technologies 10
KM00DB24 New Technologies and Development Environments 10
KM00DB25 Service Design 10
KM00DB26 Advanced User Interface Design 10
KM00DB27 Advanced Design Skills 10
KXD18S2-1004
Innovation Project

(Choose all )

10
XX00BH18 Innovation Project 10
KXD18S2-1005
Elective Minor Courses

(Choose ects: 20)

20
KXD18S2-1006
Multidisciplinary Courses in Digital Media

(Choose ects: 20)

20
KM00DB28 Professional Workshop 5
KM00DB30 Minor in Digital Media 15
KXD18S2-1010
Vapaasti valittavat opinnot

(Choose ects: 10)

10
KXD18S2-1011
Internships

(Choose all )

30
KM00BL68 Internship 1 15
KM00BL69 Internship 2 15
KXD18S2-1012
Final Project

(Choose all )

15
KM00BL67 Bachelor's Thesis 15
Total 240 60 60 80 50 30 30 30 30 50 30 25 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 25 15 15 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

amk::amk-tutkintojen kieliopinnot

AMK-tutkintoon johtavien opintojen tavoitteena on, että tutkinnon suorittaneella on riittävä viestintä- ja kielitaito oman alansa tehtäviin sekä kansainväliseen toimintaan ja yhteistyöhön. (Valtioneuvoston asetus ammattikorkeakoulusta 1129/2014, 4 §).

Professional English

Vieraan kielen kirjallinen ja suullinen taito, joka ammatin harjoittamisen ja ammatillisen kehityksen kannalta on tarpeellinen.

English for the Media Industry
Second language (Finnish)

No attached course units

Second domestic language (Swedish)

Ruotsin kielen taito, joka julkisyhteisöjen henkilöstöltä vaadittavasta kielitaidosta annetun lain (424/2003) mukaan vaaditaan korkeakoulututkintoa edellyttävään virkaan kaksikielisellä virka-alueella ja joka ammatin harjoittamisen ja ammatillisen kehityksen kannalta on tarpeellinen.

Swedish for the Media Industry
Not grouped
Academic and Communication Skills
Preparation for the Final Project
Entrepreneurship in the Media Industry
History of Digital Communication and the Internet
Media and Society
User-Centred Design
User-Centred Design Project
Fundamentals of Visual Design
Communities and Communication Design
Social Network Service Design Project
Developer-Centred Design
Developer-Centred Design Project
Exploratory Development
Business and Design
Design Thinking
Interactive Web Technologies
New Technologies and Development Environments
Service Design
Advanced User Interface Design
Advanced Design Skills
Innovation Project
Professional Workshop
Minor in Digital Media
Internship 1
Internship 2
Bachelor's Thesis

Code Name Credits (ECTS)
KXD18S2-1000
Core Curriculum for Media Majors

(Choose all )

25
KM00BK88 Academic and Communication Skills 5
KM00BK89 English for the Media Industry 5
KM00BK90 Swedish for the Media Industry 5
KM00BK91 Preparation for the Final Project 5
KM00BK92 Entrepreneurship in the Media Industry 5
KXD18S2-1001
Core Courses in Digital Media

(Choose all )

10
KM00DB02 History of Digital Communication and the Internet 5
KM00DB05 Media and Society 5
KXD18S2-1002
Professional Core Courses in Digital Media

(Choose all )

90
KM00DB13 User-Centred Design 10
KM00DB14 User-Centred Design Project 10
KM00DB15 Fundamentals of Visual Design 5
KM00DB16 Communities and Communication Design 10
KM00DB17 Social Network Service Design Project 10
KM00DB18 Developer-Centred Design 10
KM00DB19 Developer-Centred Design Project 10
KM00DB20 Exploratory Development 15
KM00DB21 Business and Design 5
KM00DB22 Design Thinking 5
KXD18S2-1003
Advanced Digital Media Courses

(Choose ects: 30 )

30
KM00DB23 Interactive Web Technologies 10
KM00DB24 New Technologies and Development Environments 10
KM00DB25 Service Design 10
KM00DB26 Advanced User Interface Design 10
KM00DB27 Advanced Design Skills 10
KXD18S2-1004
Innovation Project

(Choose all )

10
XX00BH18 Innovation Project 10
KXD18S2-1005
Elective Minor Courses

(Choose ects: 20 )

20
KXD18S2-1006
Multidisciplinary Courses in Digital Media

(Choose ects: 20 )

20
KM00DB28 Professional Workshop 5
KM00DB30 Minor in Digital Media 15
KXD18S2-1010
Vapaasti valittavat opinnot

(Choose ects: 10 )

10
KXD18S2-1011
Internships

(Choose all )

30
KM00BL68 Internship 1 15
KM00BL69 Internship 2 15
KXD18S2-1012
Final Project

(Choose all )

15
KM00BL67 Bachelor's Thesis 15
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