Digital Media BSc (Hons)

Digital Media BSc (Hons)

Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: May 1
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time
Intakes: September, January
International tuition: £13,670
Domestic tuition: £1,820

Program overview

The course will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to develop a client brief from design concept to practical implementation. The four main themes of design, user interaction, web, and digital media run throughout this degree and are underpinned by technical and professional skills, to increase your employability upon graduation. You will be taught through lectures, tutorials, and labs and have opportunities to learn from external speakers. You will also be supported through our online virtual learning environment, Campus Moodle, with access to a wide-variety of resources. Your theoretical content will be complemented by practical work, to support your academic development and provide opportunities to engage with real-world problems. Many of our staff on the course have some grade of fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and feature in the annual Support and Teaching staff with Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) awards voted by the students and organised by RGU:Union. The course is taught by experienced Academics who have a deep knowledge of Digital Media technologies, extensive experience in teaching aspects of the course and an ongoing commitment to research or scholarship in Digital Media development, web design and development, modelling and animation, or usability. As well as academic members of staff, some teaching may be undertaken by industry experts, postgraduate research students, library staff, study skills and careers service staff.

Study options

This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • IELTS
  • TOEFL iBT
  • PTE
SQA Higher: BBBC and two further passes to include English and Maths at National 5 grade C or above if not held at Higher. Applicants who have successfully completed two Advanced Highers (or equivalent), including Computing and another numerate subject, may be eligible for entry to Year 2. GCE A Level Year 1 entry: BCC and two further passes to include English and Maths at GCSE grade 5/C if not held at A Level. GCE A Level Year 2 entry: ABB/BBB to include Math and another numerate subject. English at GCSE grade 5/C is required if not held at A Level. Irish Leaving Certificate Higher: H2H3H3H3 and two further passes to include English and Maths at grade O3 or above if not held at Higher. IB Diploma Year 1 entry: 27 to include a pass in Standard Level English and Maths at grade 4 or above if not held at Higher Level. IB Diploma Year 2 entry: 32/30 to include Math and another numerate subject at higher level pass. Standard Level English at grade 4 or above if not held at Higher Level.

Career opportunities

The skills you will gain in this course will equip you for employment in many different areas, including games and film industries, training and education, data visualisation, advertising agencies, and social media, mobile application and website development. Opportunities exist in designing and developing software and producing multimedia for a wide-range of digital media industry sectors. Locally there are a large range of opportunities in the oil and gas industry in these areas, for example in simulating potential rig or subsea activities.

Campus location

Aberdeen , United Kingdom

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