Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design Course content
A combination of creativity and technical, Interaction Design will teach you to think critically about technology and how design impacts people.
Key information
CAO points 2026
357
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 8
Duration
Four years
Attendance
Full-time
Course code
LM113
The BSc in Interaction Design is a unique course that provides its students with a combination of essential skills for thinking, understanding and designing FOR people WITH technology. Graduates emerge with the critical and creative expertise to design meaningful interactions for people. The course includes an industry placement and focuses on how to design through an iterative practice of experimentation and reflection
Topics include:
- User-Centred Design
- Participatory Design
- Product Design
- Mobile App Design
- Physical Computing
- Coding
- Sociology of People and Media
- Prototyping and User Research
By the end of this course you will have skills and insight to design meaningful experiences and interactions with technologies, tools that centre around people.
Semester 1
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CS4031 | Introduction to Digital Media |
| CS4061 | Media Programming 1 |
| CS4231 | Graphic Design |
| MA4701 | Technological Mathematics 1 |
| SO4033 | Sociology of Media |
Semester 2
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CS4005 | Perceptual Systems and Multimedia |
| CS4072 | Media Programming 2 |
| CS4052 | Foundations of Interaction Design |
| CS4082 | Introduction to Web Development |
| PD4112 | Design Skills |
Semester 3
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CS4025 | Digital Audio Fundamentals |
| CS4053 | Digital Video Fundamentals |
| CS4151 | Digital Modelling and Animation |
| PD4053 | Design Research in Practice |
| CS4103 | User Research Methods |
Semester 4
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| Directed Study | |
| CS4056 | Mobile Application Design |
| CS4174 | Performance Technology |
| CS5705 | Human Computer Interaction |
| PD4004 | Design Visualisation |
Semester 5
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CO4220 | Cooperative Education |
Semester 6
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CS4078 | Applied Interaction Design |
| CS4458 | Computer Supported Cooperative Work |
| CS4126 | 3D Modelling and Digital Fabrication |
| CS4457 | Project Management and Practice |
| CS4358 | Interactive Multimedia |
Semester 7
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CS4003 | Information Society |
| MK4045 | Digital Marketing |
| CS4071 | Virtual and Augmented Reality Design |
| Interaction Design Project 1 |
Semester 8
| Module code | Module title |
|---|---|
| CS4047 | Multimedia Industry Perspectives |
| UX in Practice | |
| Interaction Design Project 2 |