Digital Media BA Honours
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The lecturers have been great and have challenged us to think about our futures in the Media.
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I was challenged to not only look at (the subject) from a theoretical or personal point of view, but to have an overall plan as a manager who has to make strategic decisions.
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Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
October
Are you interested in further studies in the field of digital media? If so, this Bachelor's programme may be of interest to you.
The Digital Media degree has been designed in consultation with industry to create a course which meets the practical, technical and theoretical demands of a career in the fast moving creative industries.
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About this course
Providing a balance between theory and practice, with creative work informed by theoretical contexts, is a central focus of this degree. The course teaches a broad range of the latest content production techniques alongside the cutting edge contemporary academic debates and methodologies surrounding digital media.
We normally make offers on 280 UCAS tariff points. BTEC National Diploma/International Baccalaureate/Advanced and Progression Diplomas at equivalent tariff are also accepted.
We accept the Access to HE Diploma. Applications from mature candidates without formal qualifications are welcomed provided they can demonstrate appropriate levels of relevant ability and experience.
Reviews
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The lecturers have been great and have challenged us to think about our futures in the Media.
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I was challenged to not only look at (the subject) from a theoretical or personal point of view, but to have an overall plan as a manager who has to make strategic decisions.
← | →
Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Thea Softing .
Katharina Schiller
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 13 years
Subjects
- IT
- Design
- Project
- Industry
- Social Media
- Media
- New Media
- Media Law
- Social
- Digital
- Environments
- Visual Cultures
- Blogging cultures
- Collaborative cultures
- Mobile media
- HTML programming
Course programme
Theoretical topics of study include: Gender, identity and new media, spatiality and new media, blogging cultures, open and collaborative cultures, immersive and smart environments, social, locative and mobile media.
Practice based work includes: Video production, website design, information design and editing using Abode Creative Suite, Avid and Apple software, visualisation and informatics, smart environments design.
Throughout the course emphasis is given to producing creative works of a professional, industry standard and high quality finish. Projects and briefs, tools and facilities provided meet these standards.
Each year is made up of four 30 credit modules. In Year One students receive an introduction to Digital Media with four compulsory modules – two theoretical and two practical.
In Year Two students can choose one optional module alongside three compulsory, with one of these options providing the chance to do an industry placement.
During Year Three all students undertake their individual project and dissertation alongside two additional compulsory modules, with the fourth an optional module.
Modules
Year 1
- Media Analysis (30 credits) compulsory
- Network Cultures (30 credits) compulsory
- Information Design Online and for Print (30 credits) compulsory
- Social Media and the World Wide Web (30 credits) compulsory
- Digital Cultures (30 credits) compulsory
- Digital Media Research Methods (30 credits) compulsory
- Digital Media Practice (30 credits) compulsory
- Creative Industries Work Placement (30 credits) optional
- Storytelling for Games Cultures (30 credits) optional
- Visual Cultures (30 credits) optional
- Independent Project (30 credits) compulsory
- Project Management and Innovation (30 credits) compulsory
- Locative Media and Mobility (30 credits) compulsory
- Gender, Identity and New Media (30 credits) optional
- Open Cultures (30 credits) optional
- Culture, Consumption and Identity in the Digital Age (30 credits) optional
Additional information
£11,200 per year
Digital Media BA Honours