Digital Media Technology BSc(Hons) single honours
Bachelor's degree
In Surrey
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Surrey
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
The media industry is constantly evolving and shaping both society and education. This course will teach you the specialist skills needed for this highly competitive area. These include fundamentals of media, 2D and 3D computer graphics, introduction to computer programming, motion graphics, UX design, visual effects and much more through the option modules such as digital games creation.
In addition to the formal teaching on the course, you will also have the opportunity to participate in industry visits in central London - the home of many digital media and creative companies. Also you can join in the games or VR focused activities through our popular inKUbator lab or CAVE labs.
Past students have gone onto work for prestigious companies such as the BBC, Framestore and Double Negative within the creative industries. Some notable successes include visual effects for the blockbuster films such as Avatar, Gravity and Superwoman; others for smaller independent companies which make online content for Games of Thrones. Some enterprising students have even formed their own successful companies.
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About this course
Access to the media lab and film studio for blue screen vfx filming or TV programme production.
Access to the newly launched CAVE (Centre for Augmented and Virtual Environments) featuring HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Sony PlayStation VR headsets.
Access to our games lab including Sony PlayStation 4 consoles. Software tools including Unreal, Unity Pro and Visual Studio.
Group projects and individual assignments build your team working abilities and initiative skills - and provide you with finished projects to develop your portfolio.
Optional modules in Years 2 and 3 enable you to tailor your degree to your interests and career goals.
Projects based on workplace scenarios help you to apply your studies to real life situations.
A personal tutor plus a strong educational support system will ensure you receive the help you need to reach your full potential.
If you choose the sandwich year option, you will spend a year gaining real life experience in industry allowing you to develop a highly marketable range of knowledge, skills and experience.
You will have the opportunity to study a foreign language, free of charge, during your time at the University on a not-for-credit basis as part of the Kingston Language Scheme. Options currently include: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
The minimum entry qualifications for the programme are:
From A levels: 112 points, General Studies not accepted OR
BTEC National: 112 points: Distinction, Merit, Merit OR
Access Diploma: Equivalent of 112 UCAS points OR
Computing Foundation Year
GCSE: candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*– C (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading): inc. English Language and Mathematics
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Subjects
- Design
- Graphics
- Technology
- Programming
- Media
- Digital Media
- Generated Imagery
- Computer
- Digital Motion Graphics
- Authoring
- Multimedia
Course programme
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Year 1- Introduction to Digital Media
- Computer Generated Imagery
- Professional Environments 1
- Programming I Thinking Like a Programmer
- Digital Motion Graphics and Compositing
- Multimedia Authoring and Design
- Professional Environments 2
- Optional Modules
- Industrial Placement
- Visual Effects
- Individual Project
- Optional Modules
Additional information
Year 1 (2019/20): £14,200
Year 2 (2020/21): £14,600
Year 3 (2021/22): £15,000
Digital Media Technology BSc(Hons) single honours