Prepare to join the largest and fastest-growing media industry in the world, on a course that’s built on employability.
It’s designed in conjunction with experts at Google, our industry-facing curriculum means you’ll be learning and practising the skills you’ll need to succeed from day one – including pitching to major international clients such as HyperX and Unilever from your first semester onwards.
The course provides you with a core set of established, fundamental skills before building on that with emergent technologies and platforms to give you a competitive employment advantage.
Using proven industry concepts including Google’s ‘Design Sprint’ platform, you’ll begin with fast, agile developmental projects. You’ll work with live briefs from international clients that are designed to help you become an adaptable, innovative and creative problem-solver.
Then through a process of guided practice, experimentation and specialism through your second year, you’ll complete the course with a large self-directed project and industry placement.
You’ll be assessed by coursework throughout the course. Assessment briefs are written to provide flexibility, and allow you to take a number of different creative approaches. By the end of your second and third years, you’ll be invited to display your work in public-facing exhibitions, attended by industry professionals.
96 – 120 UCAS tariff points, CCC – BBB at A levels, MMM – DDM at BTEC, or a Merit in your T-Level.
Entry to this course is by interview. Check out our Interview Guide to learn what to expect and help you prepare.
English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.
This course is available with an integrated foundation year to help you prepare. A degree with an integrated foundation year starts your studies with a year spent learning the skills required to progress onto a full honours degree. You will develop valuable study skills, communication, team work and problem-solving techniques which help to build your confidence and prepare you for the rest of your course.
Typical offers
48 UCAS tariff points, DD at A levels, PPP at BTEC or a Pass in your T Level.
GCSEs
Grade C/4 in English Language/Literature and Mathematics, or equivalent (e.g. Level 2 Functional Skills).
We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants, although some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses. We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.
Please read the entry requirements for your country – and you’re welcome to contact our admissions team if you have questions.
Here's an example of the types of modules you'll study (the contents and structure of the course are reviewed occasionally, but it is unlikely that there will be significant change).
Module information is not available for this programme.
| Start date | Location | UCAS code |
Fee (UK) per year |
Fee (international) per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | Park, Cheltenham | P314 | £9,250 | £15,450 |
| Sep 2024 | Park, Cheltenham | P314 | TBC | TBC |
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Graduates from this course can go on to work as:
Our graduates have gone onto high-profile organisations including the BBC, Al Jazeera, Jungle Creations, Digital NRG, Sanctus, Queens Park Rangers, Mulberry and Peugeot.
Building on the broad range of established skills and experiences vital for success, you’ll also explore and practise a wide variety of emergent technologies and platforms. Developing within these future-facing experiences and ideas gives you a competitive advantage in industry.
Our annual guest speaker list includes YouTube entrepreneurs Yogscast, graduate and founder of Entirety Labs Ross Silcocks, and Nataly Rios from Transmedia pioneers Conducttr.
Alongside the core curriculum, you can also take advantage of our ‘DMx’ extra-curricular concept that provides ongoing access to real-world projects and industry links.
In the first year, you will be introduced to key industry areas such as web and app design, video production, photography, graphic design, VR, 3D CGI and audio design, and you’ll be refining these with regular industry-facing Sprint projects.
In your second year you’ll take these skills and experiences into collaborative projects, and you’ll be introduced to more emergent platforms such as immersive content, projection mapping, maker culture, and production for the ‘Internet-of-Things’. In your final year, you can specialise in your chosen area with close support from our award-winning tutors, all of whom continue to work in industry.
You’ll have the space to explore web technologies, moving images, app development and emergent tech. You’ll be introduced to VR, maker-culture, Internet-of-Things and smart-object projects with platforms including Oculus, GoPro, Insta VR, mobile technologies, Arduino, Teensy, Google Project Tango, embeddable sensors and interactive peripherals.
Get creative in our state-of-the-art Media Centre, using the same facilities as professionals around the world. We can offer you the perfect space to practice your craft and prepare for careers in the creative industries.
Our communications & media Studies are ranked 7th in the UK for teaching quality by The Times Good University Guide 2023.
Our communications & media studies courses are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for student experience by The Times Good University Guide 2023.
Our communications & media Studies courses are ranked in the top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction according to the Complete University Guide 2023.
You’ll have options for field trips to a range of European cities for cross-platform content production, as well as events such as Transmediale in Berlin, Ars Electronica in Linz, The Lumen Prize, and our annual free visit to the London Design Festival.
“My background is in design and the visual arts, where I use emergent technologies alongside other forms of media to engage audiences and create participatory experiences and installations. My ongoing practice has seen me working in a wide range of settings, in the UK and internationally and one of my missions as an educator is to pass on this passion for creativity and communication to students.”
Stefhan Caddick, Academic Course Leader in Digital Media
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