Digital Media

Navigate your way through the digital landscape with this exciting Digital Media BA degree. Combining professional practice and theory, the course is designed to prepare you for a career in the growing digital media sector. You’ll develop highly sought after technical, production and marketing skills to initiate, design, produce and manage digital projects. In the most recent Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey, 100% of all 2017 graduates from this course were in work or further study within six months.

This digital media degree will give you the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the growing and ever changing digital sector, allowing you to develop expertise in design, production, marketing and management. We’ll prepare you to critically engage with current trends in digital media design and production, develop practical, industry-valued skills on professional-standard equipment and expand your capacity for creativity and innovation. We provide the latest versions of industry standard digital imaging, web, mobile and web design, video post-production, scripting and 3D animation software.

From design concept to production you'll learn how to create a variety of media projects and produce a personal portfolio of work to showcase your skills to potential employers. London has the most diverse and fastest growing technology sector in the UK and is the ideal place to study digital media. Additionally, guest lectures from industry professionals, visits and work placements provide you with great networking opportunities.

Studying at London Met also allows you to engage and collaborate with students and practitioners from other areas of creative practice through projects and events. The School of Computing and Digital Media are members of The Independent Games Developers Association (TIGA), enhancing the teaching of the video game-related modules in particular. You'll be assessed via individual and group projects, presentations, written reports, essays and a final project.

Entry requirements

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:

• A minimum of grades BBC in three A levels (or a minimum of 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg Advanced Diploma)
• English Language at grade C (grade 4 from 2017) or above (or equivalent)

Applications are welcome from mature students who have passed appropriate Access or other preparatory courses or have appropriate work experience. All applicants must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. Applicants who require a Tier 4 student visa may need to provide a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. For more information about English qualifications please see our English language requirements.

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2018/19 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time. Year 1 modules include:

• Approaches to Film and Television (core, 30 credits)
• Creative Digital Imaging (core, 30 credits)
• Designing and Scripting Interactive Media (core, 30 credits)
• Developing Your Career (core, 15 credits)
• Introduction to Digital Media (core, 15 credits)
• Media Genres (core, 30 credits)
• Moving Image and Sound Practice (core, 30 credits)

Year 2 modules include

• Digital Media Practice (core, 30 credits)
• Responsive Web Design (core, 30 credits)
• Social Media Strategies (core, 15 credits)
• Work Related Learning for Media 1 (core, 15 credits)
• 3D Animation: Principles and Practice (option, 15 credits)
• Digital Humanities (option, 15 credits)
• Documentary Photography and Photography Journalism (option, 15 credits)
• Installation and Site (option, 15 credits)
• Television Studio Practice (option, 15 credits)

Year 3 modules include

• Digital Management and Enterprise (core, 30 credits)
• Digital Media Project (core, 30 credits)
• Game Design (core, 15 credits)
• Work Related Learning for Media 2 (core, 15 credits)
• 3-D Character Animation and Effects (option, 15 credits)
• Analysing Popular Music (option, 15 credits)
• Digital Video Post-Production (option, 15 credits)
• Documentary Filmmaking (option, 15 credits)
• E-Learning: Development and Design (option, 15 credits)

After the course

Our Digital Media BA degree has an excellent record of employment after graduation. You’ll have a wide choice of careers within the commercial and public sectors. Multimedia production, game and web design, social media, web content management, filmmaking, video post-production, 3D animation and project management are just a few of the paths open to you after graduation.