Creative Digital Media (Extended), BSc Hons

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£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

Overview
If you have the ability but not the qualifications, an extended degree is the first step to graduation. This four-year programme is identical to the three-year degree, but includes a foundation year, and has a lower entry tariff.
This programme is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in the creative digital industries, in areas such as animation, video production and programming. In one foundation year, gain the academic skills you need to study at degree level. Then maximise your new abilities in a degree that provides a strong grounding in digital media production with an emphasis on creativity and innovation. It will be a challenging and rewarding experience.
Foundation year
The foundation year is designed to give you:
Essential and practical computing skills
Strengthened numeracy
Improved communication
Academic writing skills
An understanding of ethics, enterprise and leadership
The ability to manage your studies independently.
Degree structure
After your foundation year, you will develop skills in visual design, storytelling, video production, animation, creative thinking, interface design and product development alongside an understanding of computing, digital technologies and programming. On achieving a set of base skills you will be encouraged to develop your understanding of digital media through the production of a series of practical projects that require you to adopt increasingly creative solutions and take on greater management of the process. You will also be able to develop a specialist skill in either 3D animation, digital median and video production providing you with an entry point to a growth area in industry.
The final year project provides the opportunity to develop your skills in a specific area of digital media, creating a deep knowledge of a specialist area and seeing a product through from initiation to completion. Throughout the degree there will be opportunities for you to develop independent thinking,...

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Entry requirements
Applicants from a UK educational background:
Applicants would normally apply with the equivalent of 64 UCAS points (or above), plus GCSE English and maths grade C (or above). This might include:
Applications from those with an A‐level background if the applicant has two D grades and one E grade (or above) in relevant subjects
Applications from those with 64 UCAS points including points from at least two AS-levels in relevant subjects
Applications from those with an AS‐level background if the applicant has studied three/four AS subjects and achieved at least...

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Subjects

  • Leadership
  • Options
  • Computing
  • Animation
  • Numeracy
  • Ethics
  • Design
  • 3d training
  • 3d animation
  • Video Production
  • 3D
  • Project
  • Writing
  • Communication Training
  • Programming
  • Media
  • Production

Course programme

Year 0
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.
The Art of Communication (15 credits)
Computer Fundamentals 1 (15 credits)
Computer Fundamentals 2 (15 credits)
Leadership and Enterprise (15 credits)
Numeracy (15 credits)
Introduction to Ethics and Society (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Study Skills (15 credits)
Academic Writing (15 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.
The Art of Communication (15 credits)
Computer Fundamentals 1 (15 credits)
Computer Fundamentals 2 (15 credits)
Leadership and Enterprise (15 credits)
Numeracy (15 credits)
Introduction to Ethics and Society (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
English for Academic Purposes 1 (15 credits)
English for Academic Purposes 2 (15 credits)
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.
Games and Interactive Systems (30 credits)
Digital Media, Computing and Programming (30 credits)
Visual Storytelling (30 credits)
Digital Media Design (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.
Digital Media Production (30 credits)
Professionalism in Digital Media Industries (15 credits)
Installation Development Project (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
Design for Moving Image (30 credits)
Sound Design (30 credits)
3D Animation (30 credits)
Web Technologies (30 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.
Project (CIS) (60 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Transmedia Storytelling (30 credits)
Advanced Modelling and Character Animation (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Visual Effects for Film and TV (30 credits)
Computing Education and Communication (30 credits)
Digital Futures (15 credits)
Digital Creativity (15 credits)
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Extra information Assessment You will have a blended teaching and learning experience, which includes: Lectures Classroom problem solving sessions and discussions Guided laboratory work Self‐study assisted by lab and library provision and on‐line resources. Students will be encouraged to find their own information sources and maintain documentation to inform and reflect on all their practical work. The emphasis will be placed on guiding students through the processes of finding their own information sources and developing their own responses. Students will be encouraged at all times to develop their critical faculties and exercise creative problem solving. The final year project gives the opportunity for students to further enhance these skills. The assessment methods are defined in each module description. Each section will be assessed by an appropriate combination of: Examination Coursework Presentations Peer assessment Logs and/or tests. Each course is assessed either by coursework only or a combination of coursework and examination. The final year project will be assessed as an individual piece of work. Professional recognition This degree is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS). The programme can lead to full exemption from the BCS Certificate, Diploma, Professional Graduate Diploma and PGD Project, as well as partial Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. The programme also has accreditation from the European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education (EQANIE). Careers Career options include jobs in interactive product design and development and interactive television production. You may consider roles such as video editor, camera operator, 2D or 3D animator, creative account manager, web designer, games designer or graphic artist.

Creative Digital Media (Extended), BSc Hons

£ 9,250 + VAT