Digital Media Design BA (Hons)

Course overview

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This course was previously called BA (Hons) Interactive Media Production.

What will I study?

• Through designing, directing and developing digital technology and media across a range of emerging platforms,you will enjoy the challenge of working at the cutting edge of advanced digital media production environments
• You will gain a solid grounding of key principles, ideas and the theory of design, technology and contexts of digital media, be it for the web, mobile devices, games, gallery or museum
• You will combine sound, video, screen design, writing and animation with digital design, coding and creative software skills to create diverse media including; design for online media and advertising, social media applications, advanced online games, physical media installations for exhibitions and mobile apps
• You will also be exposed to new and emerging innovations in digital media technologies and be able to follow emerging trends and formats, especially within the final year projects and dissertation.
• View the detailed course content description.

Who should do this course?

• This course is aimed at students who want to work at an advanced level in the digital media industry and provide employers with evidence of insight, intellect and creative innovation
• View the selection criteria for this course.

What can I do next?

• Our graduates go on to work for leading media organisations such as Google, BBC and Sky as well as media industry specialists and creative digital agencies
• Recent graduate roles include Digital or online media producers, Creative directors, Lead digital designers, Creative coders and Digital media strategists
• View the career opportunities for our BA (Hons) Digital Media Design graduates
• Many of our graduates go on to study a Postgraduate course at BU.

Tell me more

The course has been leading the way for fifteen years within the world renowned Media School, and is closely partnered with Centre for Excellence in Media Practice as well as leading industry partners such as Adobe.

Our world-class technical production and research facilities include HD -TV Studios, Editing Facilities, HD Network spine and Experimental Media Lab. Our state-of-the-art facilities are complemented by our staff recognised in their own areas of Interactive Media, Design and Research who work alongside world leading external industry speakers brought in across the Media School.

• View some of the student's work on our Student Showcase
• View our Media Production Graduation Exhibition- Launch

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