Interactive Experience Design MA at Middlesex University

Programme overview

Design immersive, ethical, and data-informed interactive experiences in London — where creative technology meets storytelling, innovation, and employability. MA Interactive Experience Design empowers you to create and critique immersive, interactive worlds that merge storytelling, design, and technology. Through taught sessions and embedded credit-bearing work experience modules you’ll explore how data, narrative, and real-time engines combine to shape user experience for place-based experiences across games, XR, and installation design.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries | Department: School of Design | Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 1 year full-time + 12 months placement | Study mode: full-time (part-time available; placement year option) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Storytelling and Worldbuilding, Creative Practice and AI, Business Skills for Creative Practice, Digital Prototyping, Place-based Interaction, Designing and Developing with Emerging Technologies, Major Project.

Career pathways

Graduates progress into roles such as Experience Designer, XR Developer, Games UX Designer, Interaction Designer, or Creative Technologist. You’ll build a professional portfolio ready for work in entertainment, museums, education, and emerging tech sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We normally require a 2:2 degree or above, or equivalent qualification, in a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications or equivalent professional experience. If you don’t hold a degree in a relevant field, you’ll need to submit a portfolio as part of your application. This is your chance to show us your creative ability, enthusiasm, and potential to succeed on the course. For more information please see the Portfolio tab.

Domestic applicants: GBP 14,200 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate. Part-time students: £93 per credit (not included). Source

International applicants: GBP 21,200 a year (2027/28). Full-time rate. Part-time students: £142 per credit (not included). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 1 year full-time + 12 months placement

Apply through the official page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply-for-taught-courses/

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