Instagram created new visual cultures, LinkedIn created new employment spheres, and Twitter has changed the way we discuss politics. The creative industries are the UK’s fastest-growing economic sector, worth £71.4 billion a year and making up 5.6% of the work force (Department of Culture, Media & Sport, 2014), and within the creative industries, digital media looks set to grow the fastest over the next few years. Opportunities are everywhere.
An ideal start to a career in digital or social media, this three-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree will introduce you to all the key elements of digital media culture and technology, with a focus on the creative and cultural aspects in your course options for years 2 and 3. It will equip you for an exciting career in this ground-breaking field, giving you the critical and creative skills to excel in media production and an appreciation of the technologies that make it all work. The courses modular structure gives you the flexibility to tailor your studies to your own interests.
We don't just teach surface readings of today's social media, we give you an understanding from the ground up. We will help you to harness the power of digital media cultures and work with the latest, emerging forms of social media. This degree enables you to learn how social media works on a number of levels that form the basis of today's digital communications. We put heavy emphasis on project-based learning and regular industry involvement. Our broad curriculum will also prepare you for more advanced study in media arts or related fields if you decide to progress within academia.
Our flexible degree programmes enable you to apply to take a Placement Year, which can be spent studying abroad, working or carrying out voluntary work. You can even do all three if you want to (minimum of three months each)! To recognise the importance of this additional skills development and university experience, your Placement Year will be formally recognised on your degree certificate and will contribute to your overall result. Please note conditions may apply if your degree already includes an integrated year out, please contact the Careers & Employability Service for more information. Find out more
Emphasis on project-based learning.
Alternative BSc (P304) pathway available taught in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science.
Study how social media works on both aesthetic and technical levels.
Industry involvement from our outstanding networks.
Use our 24-7 media arts facilities.
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Core Modules
Year 1
Introduction to Programming
Computing Laboratory (Games)
Film, Television and Digital Histories
Introduction to Digital Media 1
Introduction to Digital Media 2
Year 2
Data Analytics and Visualisation
Digital Media Communications
Digital Aesthetics
You will take one from the following:
Interactive Storytelling
Creative Digital Arts
Animation and Visual Effects
Creative Social Media
Year 3
Advanced Digital Media Communications
Advanced Digital Media Communications Project
Optional Modules
There are a number of optional course modules available during your degree studies. The following is a selection of optional course modules that are likely to be available. Please note that although the College will keep changes to a minimum, new modules may be offered or existing modules may be withdrawn, for example, in response to a change in staff. Applicants will be informed if any significant changes need to be made.
Year 1
All modules are core
Year 2
Directing Screen Fiction
Screen Documentary
Cinematography
Animation and Visual Effects
Screenwriting
Producing Film and Television
Creative Digital Arts
Creative Post Production
Film Theory: Hitchcock and Point of View
Post-Classical Hollywood
Television Histories
Modern European Cinema
Contemporary Chinese Cinemas
Exotic Cinema: Encounters with Cultural Difference
Modernism and Avant Garde Film
Beyond Bollywood: Indian Cinema in a Transitional Frame
Digital Aesthetics
The Creative Industries
Year 3
Directing Screen Fiction
Screen Documentary
Advanced Screenplay- Major Project
Producing Film and TV
Cinematography
Transmedia
Creative Digital Arts
Creative Sound Design
Advanced Digital Media Communications
Contemporary British Cinema 1
Digital Cultures
Film Aesthetics 1: Issues of Interpretation and Evaluation
Psychoanalysis and Cinema
Film, Television and the Holocaust
Media Technologies
See This Sound - Audiovisuology
Cinephilia
360º Cinema
Political Cinema: From Eisenstein to Youtube
The Poetics of Contemporary Television
Contemporary British Cinema 2
Film Aesthetics 2
By the time you graduate you will be able to walk into an interview with a thorough grounding in the history and theory of digital media – invaluable for companies who look ahead to future trends – along with expertise in programming, analytics and data visualisation. You will also have a portfolio of creative work and transferrable skills such as written communication, presentation, time management, teamwork, research, problem solving, critical analysis and advanced IT skills.
During your studies you will have the chance to hear from practising professionals in lectures, and to make connections through our staff and alumni industry networks. We also run a micro work placement scheme, where you can gain first-hand experience in the world of work and learn about what employers are looking for, before you apply for a job.
Graduates from our Media Arts department can be found in almost every area of the media industries, from TV production to directing, writing, shooting and starring in films, software engineering, PR and brand management, through to games development and web design. With a BA degree you will be particularly well prepared for more creative career paths.
Benefit from networking opportunities and hear from practising professionals during your studies.
Open doors to a wide range of exciting job opportunities in digital media and the creative industries more broadly.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
