The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
MA Critical and Creative Media
Maynooth, Ireland
MA
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 16,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
The MA in Critical and Creative Media is an innovative course that combines critical thinking and cutting edge production skills to tackle the challenging environment of contemporary media practices. It provides students with a wide range of media skills across several sectors, including new and emergent media, screen production, media archives, digital humanities and identity technologies.
Modules on the programme include:
- Critical and Creative Media Research
- Irish Media History
- Creative Interactive Computing
- Writing for Screen Media
- Screen Production: Formats and Genres
- Media Archives
- Electronic Literature
- Audiovisual Essay
- Identity Technologies
- Dissertation/Project
We welcome graduates from both media and non-related media degrees looking into upskilling and combining their expertise with a range of critical and practical media skills.


