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MIS Multimedia

EBIT
Department:  Master's
Programme code

12254011

Programme information

Modern information technology offers the possibility of information products being designed and created comprising various types of media over and above the traditional text medium. Information technology therefore results in the convergence of various previously separate traditional media. There is not a single discipline that handles the combination of information products. The multimedia qualification in the department of Information science addresses this shortcoming. Any type of institution in all economic spheres including government may profit from a multimedia approach to information design organisation and retrieval.

Multimedia documents include text graphics sound video and animation. The purpose of this qualification is to enable students to understand the necessary concepts to build multimedia products and maintain the products. This programme is therefore a combination of theory and practice. The explosion of the web as well as the exponential growth and power of information technology requires the introduction of this degree following international trends.

This master's degree is conferred by virtue of a dissertation.

For more information, please consult the Faculty webpage.

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Faculty notes

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria is a leading source of graduates in the engineering, built environment and information technology professions. We achieve this by a focus on research to drive innovative and enquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions. The Faculty has extensive and cutting-edge teaching, learning and laboratory facilities integrated with the excellent suite of facilities and services offered by the University. We facilitate access to our qualifications through our extended programmes but expect our students to excel and develop as future professionals through our programme offering. We invite you to consider enrolling in one of our programmes if you share our vision of excellence and want to position yourself as a leader in the professions that we support.

The Faculty is organised in four schools: the School of Engineering, the School for the Built Environment, the School of Information Technology and the Graduate School of Technology Management. The School of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the country in terms of student numbers, graduates and research contributions and offers programmes in all the major engineering disciplines with many specialisations also offered at undergraduate and graduate level. 

The University of Pretoria aims to be internationally competitive while also locally relevant.  Advisory boards at both faculty and departmental level promote alignment and excellence in our teaching and research activities. Where applicable and available our programmes are accredited by statutory and professional bodies at both national and international level.

Programme coordinator

02423391

Closing Dates

South Africa - 31/05/2024
International - 31/05/2024

Admission requirements

BISHons (Library Science) degree

with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

or

BISHons (Information Science) degree

with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

or

BISHons (Multimedia) degree
with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

or

BISHons (Publishing) degree

with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

or

equivalent honours degree

with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the honours degree

or

MA (Development Communication) degree

with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the master’s degree

or

equivalent master’s degree

with a cumulative weighted average of at least 65% for the master’s degree

Minimum duration

1 years, full-time

Enquiries about the programme

Call Centre Name - Student Service Centre
Telephone Number - 0124203111