Digital Design BSc Placement offered

Teaching and Assessment Teaching The course uses the latest technology housed in purpose-built teaching studios. It employs a wide variety of teaching, learning and assessment methods, which will develop and then call on your capacity to use hardware and software in order to realise your creative design solutions. Staff expertise Most of our staff have practical experience of working in the digital industry and maintain industry links which keep their teaching and research at the cutting edge. Many are internationally and nationally recognised for their work, which is widely published and exhibited. In order to match the thematic breadth of the course, our staff have attained PhDs and/or professional accreditation in a wide variety of subjects. How many hours of study are involved? At Level 1 you will have about 18 taught hours a week. This will fall to about 12 hours of taught lectures and seminars in Level 3, with an additional whole day of project work. Outside taught sessions, you are expected to work independently on extending your skills and creative portfolio (to enable you to make the most of your time at university, there is 24-hour access to the Library and Computing facilities during term time). In addition to this, staff are normally happy to answer queries outside taught sessions. We operate an open door policy, so you can drop in and chat or email lecturers with your questions. Students are expected to carry out a total of 40 hours study a week, including contact hours. How will I be taught? Lectures – These provide a broad overview of key concepts and ideas relating to your course and give you a framework from which to carry out in-depth study. Studio workshops – These are normally stand-alone three-hour sessions in which students can develop, understand and practice using industry-standard equipment. Workshops provide an informal environment in which to explore new ideas and apply what you have learnt in lectures, with the help of a tutor.