Digital Media (with Foundation Year) - BSc(Hons)

You will spend your initial year at City of Bristol College. From the second year of your course onwards, you will be based at UWE Bristol's Frenchay campus.

Foundation Year (Year zero)

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Foundation Maths for Computing
• Professional and Communication Skills
• Computer Architecture
• Internet Systems
• IS Fundamentals
• Programme Design and Implementation
• Programming Project.

You will study the Foundation year alongside students from our other Computer Sciences and Creative Technology courses.

Year one

In the first year, you will acquire skills in fundamental areas such as visual design, media technologies and web development. You will also receive teaching geared towards helping you understand the principles behind interaction design, multimedia production and how best to communicate information.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Introduction to Web Platforms
• Design in Context
• Multimedia Studio
• Web Design Studio
• Graphic Design.

Year two

In this year, you will build on the foundations laid in earlier years and develop your skills in design for web platforms, Multimedia Authoring and Human-Computer Interaction, as well as other specialist applications and techniques.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Data, Schemas and Applications
• Web Design Principles
• User Experience
• 3D Technologies for the Web.

Final year

The final year brings together all the ideas and skills acquired so far. You will study core modules in Professional and Policy Issues, advanced web topics, development for mobile devices and 3D Modelling and Animation. You will also undertake a project in which you will research an area of interest and develop an appropriate digital media application. This will serve to consolidate and extend your knowledge, as well as establish your practical expertise.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Advanced Topics in Web Development 1
• Creative Technologies Project
• Interaction Design
• Ethical and Professional Issues in Computing and Digital Media.

In addition, you will choose from the following optional modules, according to credit requirements:

• Professional Experience
• Advanced Topics in Web Development 2
• Mobile Applications
• Audio-Visual Production.

If you wish to specialise in Web Development, Media Production or Games Development, there are alternative modules specific to each pathway.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

Throughout the course, you will develop knowledge and skills through a combination of computer-based practical work, theoretical discussion, classroom-based exercises and self-directed study. The aim is for you to become accomplished in practical work involving the creation, development and deployment of interactive media for the web. It will also equip you to be able to discuss the principles behind this work.

For more details, see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

A combination of practical coursework and end of year examinations is used to assess most modules.

For more details, see our full glossary of assessment terms.