You’ll become a well-rounded digital media and web developer able to create innovative media rich web sites. The degree covers a range of technical aspects – HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MySQL and PHP – as well as creative skills such as audio, animation, graphic design and 3D modelling. User experience, mobile games and augmented reality are major themes of the course.
You’ll have the option to complete a year-long work placement. Students have worked at Rancon, Montpellier Creative, Athena Web Design and IBM. You’ll also analyse how applications can work within a real-world context by taking exciting field trips.
Previous students have visited the Design Museum in London to see how technology could influence perceptions of the artefacts, the VR World Congress conference to get hands on experience of cutting edge virtual reality solutions and Tamworth Snow Dome to produce applications assisting skiers.
This is a very hands-on degree creating portfolios of design work, websites, presentations and exhibitions. You’ll be mentored through video tutorials, electronic documents and mini-workshops – where through remote assisting software you and your tutors can share your screens.
In your first year you’ll learn to design, develop and deploy HTML5 and CSS3 compliant websites for a live client, right from the ground up. In your second year you’ll take things to the next level and work with mobile devices, creating apps and web-based content for mobile devices. Then in your final year you’ll explore search engine optimisation, social media marketing and digital methods to manage information for customers. You’ll discover how to analyse and gather big data sets by using specialist hardware such as the Tobii Eye Tracker, the Oculus Rift, HTC VIVE or the Leap Motion.
112 tariff points (calculate your points at UCAS.com)
Your points must include at least 2 A Levels, BTEC or equivalent qualifications, for example:
BBC at A levels, DMM at BTEC or use a combination of qualifications to achieve the required tariff.
If your course has a fast-track option that you’re applying to, you’ll also need to pass an entry interview.
This course is available with an integrated foundation year to help you prepare.
We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants though the entry requirements still apply.
Some courses require several years of working experiences in the relevant industry.
Please read the entry requirements for your country – and you’re welcome to contact our admissions team if you have questions.
English and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.
| Start date | Location | UCAS code |
Fee (UK) per year |
Fee (international) per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2020 | Park, Cheltenham | — | — | — |
Graduates from this course can go on to work as:
Our links with industry practitioners means you’ll learn about current practices – creating websites for live clients such as Cheltenham Motor Sports.You’ll also have the option to complete a work placement as part of the course, with previous placements including Intel, GE Aviation, Codemasters, Athena Web Design, IBM and Microsoft. You can also enjoy learning from industry experts at our guest speaker event held annually.
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Links with industry mean you’ll keep up-to-date with current practices – such as eye-tracking for usability and create products for companies including Aspire Psychologists and Cheltenham Motor Sports. You can also complete a work placement. Students have worked at Rancon, HP and IBM.
You’ll cover a range of technical aspects, having the opportunity to learn HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and PHP, enabling you to work in a range of ways to create custom websites and go beyond using web-based templates.
You’ll have access to industry-standard software, including Adobe CC, Autodesk 3DS Max, CryEngine, Unreal and Unity. We also have the very latest, sought after hardware, including Sony dev kits, HoloLens, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Leap Motion, Motion Capture, eye tracking, game controllers, 4K/3D TVs, quadcopters and robots.
Our Computer Science courses ranked top 20 in the UK for organisation and management according to the National Student Survey 2020.
Our Computer Science courses ranked top 20 in the UK for academic support according to the National Student Survey 2020.
You’ll take field trips to analyse how your applications can work within a real-world context. Students have visited the Design Museum in London to see how technology can influence perceptions of the artefacts, the VR World Congress conference to view cutting edge augmented reality solutions, and Tamworth Snow Dome to develop the concept design of a mobile app to assist skiers.
Think you’ve got what it takes to piece together an innovative web solution from scraps of code, in 48 hours? You’ll get the chance to enter our webathon challenge for rewarding prizes. You can also exhibit your own work at the university’s COMX event where practitioners talent scout soon-to-be graduates.
“I got the chance to develop a broad skillset, from web design to special effects. I am currently working for WellChild, the national charity for sick children. A month into the job I was asked to create all the design work for the annual ‘WellChild Awards’, attended by Prince Harry. Thanks to the relationships I made in my placement year and the varied skillset I had developed on my course, I could land my dream job and was given a huge amount of responsibility within my first few months.”
Laura Higgins, Computing Technologies graduate
