Full Time Foundation Degree Interactive Media and Games Development

Foundation Degree Interactive Media and Games Development

Location:Bromsgrove

Qualification Level:Foundation Degree

Attendance:Full Time

Course Duration:
2 years NEW College (one year top up to full Hons Degree Wolverhampton University)

Course Description
The Foundation Degree aims to provide you with a broad understanding and knowledge of game and interactive media design along with a range of technical and methodological skills necessary to analyse, design and implement the development of this media.

The course allows you to experience real life working practices by examining and working for companies on actual projects to develop an understanding of the range of skills and technical requirements needed for working in industry.
The twelve modules are designed to show a progressive development of techniques and skills so that you will be able to understand and use these practices and skills intuitively by the end of the course.

On completion of the Course, the student is expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of real life working practices in the production of Games and Interactive Media products.
2. Demonstrate a range of technical and methodological skills, including design, implementation/integration and evaluation, for the construction of Interactive Media and Games products
3. Demonstrate a range of personal and professional skills relevant to working within the Games and Interactive Media industry to include both project management and reflective practice.
4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate, and work effectively and professionally, within the games/interactive media industry and related fields including marketing.
5. Understand the underpinning principles and practices of Interactive Media and Games production
6. Creatively apply relevant principles and techniques to the design of Games and Interactive Media products.


How is the Qualification Achieved ?
Continuous assessment

On Successful Completion of this Course
Top up degree

Additional Information
Subjects studied:

Year 1
Introduction to 3D Art & Programming for games
Introduction to Web Development
Video Editing & Post Production Techniques
Work Based Learning Project (WBL)
Publishing on the Web
Games Development & Architectures

Year 2
Interface Design
Interactive Media in Practice (WBL)
3D Character Design & Scenarios (WBL)
Games & IE Development
Sound Development for Games & Interactive Media
Marketing Interactive Media & Games products