Multimedia and Technological Arts

Learning Objectives

The Multimedia and Technology Arts course, leading to a First-Level Academic Diploma from the School of New Technologies for Art, is designed to provide students with an adequate understanding of the theoretical and practical context of art that uses new technologies, alongside knowledge of the techniques and methodologies that integrate images, words, video, sound, photography and new media in general. The course provides the training necessary for the expressive use of new technologies, providing students with the historical-artistic and design-methodological tools useful for the creation and development of multimedia and interactive artistic projects.
The graduates acquire knowledge in the field of modern and contemporary art history, with a particular focus on digital arts. Through the study and practice of workshop disciplines, graduates acquire the skills and methodological tools needed to develop their own expressive language for the development of artistic projects that use the most advanced techniques and technologies with mastery of IT tools Graduates learn to use the English language effectively in the field of multimedia arts, in addition to their mother tongue, and acquire the necessary skills and tools to communicate their projects through the use of information technology.

Career prospects

Graduates will be able to work in various fields, from freelance work to positions in public bodies and/or private companies. They will acquire methodologies and practices for understanding and using digital techniques and their implications, enabling them to work in a variety of professions, such as computer artist, digital artist, net artist, video maker and visual effects designer, video editor, web editor, web designer, multimedia editor, 3D modeller and animator, and digital application designer. Working with public and private organisations, the Academy will arrange the most suitable work placements and apprenticeships to help students achieve specific professional qualifications, according to their individual training.

Entry requirements

To be admitted to the three-year Multimedia Arts course, applicants must hold a secondary school diploma or other qualification obtained abroad and recognised as equivalent by the Academy in accordance with international agreements. During the transitional period, students who hold a diploma from a four-year art school or art institute may be admitted. Candidates are selected on the basis of the documentation submitted and an interview. Candidates must submit their academic-scientific CV attesting to their educational, scientific and professional experience relevant to admission, as well as printed and digital artistic documentation illustrating their previous work in the fields of video, animation, film, audio, photography, net art, 3D, multimedia installations, digital applications, digital painting, augmented reality and virtual reality.

Type of final assessment

The first-level final assessment consists of writing a theoretical, review-based thesis that explores a specific topic relevant to the multimedia and/or interactive work specifically designed on the basis of the theoretical thesis. The written part must also include a final appendix in which the student illustrates and defines the research phases of their work.