BA Digital Media
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including one arts, humanities or social science subject. Excluding general studies and critical thinking. (specific subject requirements) BTEC: DDD in a BTEC Extended Diploma in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences or Media IB: 35 overall (16 at higher level, with 5 at higher level in English or 6 at standard level).
About this course
BA in Digital Media, a film studies degree centred on media, communication, and technical practice. Core topics include Programming and Research Methods. Students can undertake a work placement and complete a major piece of independent project work. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introduction to Media and Communication Research, Understanding Digital Media, Interface Design, and Design for Digital Media. The second year focuses on applied skills through Programming for Digital Media, Working in Digital Media Teams, Communication Research Methods, and Visual Communication. Optional modules in the second year include Podcasting and Motion Graphics. The final year involves compulsory study in Digital Governance, Digital Media Project, and Communication Dissertation, alongside optional choices such as Placement and International Communication.
Modules
- Introduction to Media and Communication Research
- Understanding Digital Media
- Interface Design
- Design for Digital Media
- Introduction to Media and Communication Theory
- The History of Communication
- Camera and Editing
- Introduction to Cinema
- Programming for Digital Media
- Working in Digital Media Teams
- Communication Research Methods
- Visual Communication
- Digital Media and the Senses
- Technology in Communications and Media
- Podcasting
- Digital Storytelling
- Digital Cultures
- Motion Graphics
- Digital Governance
- Final Year Project, one of either:
- Digital Media Project
- Communication Dissertation
- The Documentary and Reality
- International Communication
- Placement
- Feminism, Identity and Media
- Understanding the Audience
- Digital Media Ecologies