Interactive Media HND Level 5 (Edexcel)

Interactive Media HND Level 5 (Edexcel)

What's the course about?

Working with state-of-the-art facilities the course is geared towards the specific needs of this fast-paced and exciting industry.

The course will investigate all relevant disciplines: design, video, CD-ROM production, website development, digital image manipulation, and animation. The course has a strong emphasis on conceptual ideas, design, and theoretical contexts involved in interactive media.

To obtain the HND you need to pass 16 units (seven core and nine option units) from those indicated below.

Core units:

• Computer Applications in Art and Design
• Computing Fundamentals
• Interactive Media Design and Authoring
• Interactive Media Web Authoring
• Historical and Contextual Referencing
• Interactive Media Professional Practice
• Cultural Interpretation of Design

Option units:

• Interactive Media Professional Team Brief (counts as two units)
• Animation Techniques using Interactive Media
• 3D Computer Modelling and Animation
• Computer Interface Design Principles
• Sound Production and Editing using Interactive Media
• Electronic Communication Applications
• Audio Visual Techniques in Interactive Media
• Marketing Development using Interactive Media
• Digital and Video Post Production and Editing
• Image Manipulation Applications

What will I be able to do after I've completed this course?

This programme has been structured to meet the growing demand by employers for knowledge and skills in digital creativity and multimedia authoring. It opens up opportunities in career areas such as multimedia designer/developer, web designer, webmaster, interactive editor, digital photographer, digital video producer as well as the chance to apply for undergraduate degrees/further higher education courses within local and national institutions.