Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) (Taught) Program By University of Waterloo |Top Universities
Program Duration

8 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

27,603 CADTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

You're looking for a strategic career in the digital media industry. You want to be a leader who innovates and thrives in this ever-changing industry. Whether you’ve just graduated from university, or you’re a working professional looking to expand your skills, the Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) will give you a superior advantage. It combines creativity, technology and business in one professional degree. It's a professional degree that will prepare you to succeed through project-based learning by collaborating with students, professors and industry partners like OpenText and Google on team-based projects in interdisciplinary courses.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

You're looking for a strategic career in the digital media industry. You want to be a leader who innovates and thrives in this ever-changing industry. Whether you’ve just graduated from university, or you’re a working professional looking to expand your skills, the Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) will give you a superior advantage. It combines creativity, technology and business in one professional degree. It's a professional degree that will prepare you to succeed through project-based learning by collaborating with students, professors and industry partners like OpenText and Google on team-based projects in interdisciplinary courses.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

7+
90+
550+
3.33+

Minimum requirements: (1) Successful completion of an Honours Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in a field from humanities, social sciences, science, mathematics, environment, health or engineering, with an average of at least 78% in the final two years of the degree; (2) Applications must include demonstration of sufficient academic and/or practical experience and personal suitability. Experienced professionals in the private or public sectors may be considered for admission, but probationary status may be required for the first term of the program; (3) The program may also consider applications from mature students who do not meet the regular academic admission requirements of a four-year Honours Bachelor's degree or equivalent. To be considered, an applicant who does not meet the regular academic requirements must have at least eight years of professional experience in a field related to the program, such as digital media, journalism, digital entertainment, digital gaming, software development, design, etc., and a minimum GMAT score of 550, or an equivalent score on the GRE (referencing ETS's GRE Comparison Table for Business Schools). // Application materials: (1) Résumé; (2) Supplementary information form; (3) Transcript(s). // For further information on admission requirements please check with the University for entry.

8 Months

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

16,116 CAD
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International Students

27,603 CAD
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