The Master of Media Design is an innovative postgraduate degree program that focuses on the concept and practice of Media Design. This program is not about graphic design but rather about the design thinking processes that underpin the creation and communication of media work, artefacts and projects. It aims to prepare individuals to shape the future of the media industry with strategic, user-centered, and innovative approaches to creating media artefacts that have value, utility, and meaning in today’s world.
In this program, students will not only master the design of individual media projects, but also learn to design processes, workflows, and systems, considering the interconnectedness of individual components within a broader communication ecosystem, in society, and in the world around us. Our goal is to produce forward-thinking media design professionals who can navigate the complexities of the rapidly changing media landscape and contribute to the field with thoughtful, innovative, and impactful work and media artefacts.
Graduates of this program will be leaders of the media and creative industries, using media design principles to drive change in the industry and society, focusing on user-centered approaches to creative problem-solving and media-making. As leaders in the industry, you will be adept at translating abstract concepts into engaging media experiences, shaping the future of how we create, consume, and interact with media, people, and the world around us.
Assistant Professor
Program Director (Undergraduate & Postgraduate Media)
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health
Dr Michael L. Mallory is the Program Director for Media & Communication at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD). He teaches a wide range of courses in the Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) and Master of Media and Communication (MMC) degrees which are mainly in the areas of digital & social media and media studies.
Dr Michael believes some of the most meaningful learning happens when open, collaborative, experimental, and at times, disruptive and slightly chaotic. His approach to educating is an attempt to break away from ‘traditional’ lecturing, from memorization and regurgitation of ‘facts’ and information, and bring students into hands-on, practical learning environments. Teaching and learning is a process and using processes forces us to think about the end-to-end experience of students, and to constantly adjust our teaching methods and strategies. This process is an approach that combines design thinking, design making and design breaking
Prior to joining UOWD, Dr Michael was Assistant Professor with the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) at the campus in Beijing, China. Prior to China, he studied, worked and taught in multiple cities in Thailand.
Dr Michael received his PhD in 2017 from the European Graduate School (EGS) under the supervision of Professor Wolfgang Schirmacher. While at EGS, he had the opportunity to study under some of the most prominent names in academia. Slavoj Zizek, Simon Critchley, Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, Michael Hardt and Avital Ronell were a few who had a significant impact on his studies and research.
Associate Professor - Media & Communication
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health
Dr Aaron Anderson is an Associate Professor of Screen Media at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. He teaches courses in the Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) and Master of Media and Communication (MMC) degrees focusing on screen media production and film and media studies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied film history and theory.
His courses employ community building, collaborative learning, and individualized attention and feedback to better help students examine the world around them, critically navigate the regimes of representation in which we all operate, and respond to those regimes in critical and creative ways.
Dr Anderson’s research and teaching interests focus on writing for the screen, film and media production, visual studies, film genres, and transnational film history.
Prior to joining UOWD, Dr Aaron held professorships in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, and Indonesia.
Assistant Professor - Media & Communication
Dr Deborah Hardt is an Assistant Professor of Digital and Social Media and Screen Media Production at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. She teaches courses in the Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) and Master of Media and Communication (MMC) degrees focusing on screen media production and film and media studies. She holds a Master’s Degree in Media Studies from the New School University in New York and a PhD in Philosophy from the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee Switzerland
Dr Deborah’s courses employ a variety of teaching methods that aim to challenge and empower her students. She encourages students to critically question the information, news, and media they are consuming in and out of the classroom. She seeks to challenge her students to think differently and from the perspective of the “other” (i.e. non-humans, animals, and the environment) as a framework to prepare them for the ongoing challenges they will face in their lifetimes.
Dr Deborah specialises in posthumanist philosophy, cinema, and digital media. She has held academic positions, including a lectureship at the Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey.
Assistant Professor - Media & Communication
Ludmil Trenkov is Assistant Professor at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD). He is a core faculty in the Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) and Master of Media and Communication (MMC) programs. He specializes in Visual Communication, Design Process and Practice, Technology and Startup Culture. He holds and MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He also has robust tech startup experience.
Trenkov’s approach in teaching follows an organic path where students are stimulated to rise to their own potential. His core pedagogy emphasizes autonomy, self-reliance, and resourcefulness and the aim of each course is to impar not only essential know-how but also to grow students understanding of the world at large. He believes design is a human-centric discipline, so all courses aim to establish an effective and resolute creation of value to human lives.
Prior to joining UOWD, he was a lecturer in the University of Sharjah, UAE and University of California Long Beach, California and also served as the Assistant Professor in the American University of Sharjah, UAE.
Assistant Professor - Media & Communication
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health
Dr Noor Hasbi Yusoff is an Assistant Professor for Media & Communication at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD). He situates himself within the Visual Communication Design specialization and teaches a plethora of courses in the Bachelor of Communication and Media (BCM) courses. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Communications from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University. He specializes in user experience design, social semiotics, visual cultures and calligraphy.
Dr Noor is an artist and educator who strongly believes in the symbiotic relationship between cooperative learning methodology and digitalization of traditional pedagogical strategies. He strives to create a safe, relevant and inclusive learning environment where all students feel accepted and are encouraged to think creatively and critically. He believes that the ancient doctrine of ‘only the like can know the like’ is relevant concept to harness and expand the process of actualizing the possibilities of the intellect, both for himself and his students.
Dr Noor current research interests include the practice-based approach to understand intellectual identity, social semiotics and visual cultures. His recent conferences in Finland and Japan allowed him to further explore hands-on creative practice with critical view of culture-based intellectuality. Recently, his academic and creative practice have been acknowledged by the Dubai Government with the presentation of the UAE Golden Visa status.
Prior to joining UOWD and within a span of 20 years, Dr Noor was an academic at Monash University, RMIT University, Curtin University (Dubai), American University in the Emirates and Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education. He also taught in IB Schools both in Australia and the UAE.
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