Creative Media Technologies BSc (Hons)

In this module, you’ll learn the language of filmmaking. Exploring camera techniques to editing, you’ll see how new innovations have enhanced the skills of filmmakers.

This module ends with creating your own digital video project. Here, you’ll have the chance to show what you’ve learned by applying theoretical knowledge to practical filmmaking.

You'll explore graphic design principles, creative conceptualisation, and core elements like scale and space. You'll use industry-standard software to generate digital visuals, and debate key issues in visual culture, history and theory. Most importantly, you'll produce knowledge through your own inquiry and experimentation.

You’ll learn ways to produce captivating 2D and 3D animations, from shaping characters to building narratives. Look at different project briefs, and then use motion, timing, and sequence to meet their needs.

You’ll get real experience with the same software professionals use as you make, refine, and perfect your animations. Learn the basics, like squash and stretch, follow-through, and overlap. Try out various styles, including bouncing balls and walking animations.

By using these methods in your own work, you’ll get a natural feel for the 12 key principles of animation.

Get set to playfully bring your ideas to life, one frame at a time.

In this module, you’ll using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to design user-friendly interfaces. This will enhance your grasp of web programming principles.

You’ll try out various algorithms and industry methods and then develop an interactive prototype. Your analytical and technical abilities will shine, which are key to making engaging and easy-to-use online platforms.

In this module, you’ll develop technical skills in sound design, music composition, recording and editing. You’ll also explore associated theories and aesthetics. Working with others on video projects to get real-life practice in putting together sound and music that fit perfectly. Discover how sound enhances visual storytelling by looking at different techniques used in various media.

This module gives you a peek into the professional world, preparing you to make soundtracks for movies, TV, and more at industry standard.

You’ll start by adopting a systematic design approach to thoroughly understand users, come up with innovative ideas, and solve problems. Gain hands-on experience with UX techniques ranging from ethnographic research to prototyping and testing. Developing empathy is key, as it leads to meaningful solutions. You’ll also work with others to brainstorm ideas and evaluate designs.

By the end, you’ll have a portfolio that shows your skills in analysing challenges, devising strategies, and crafting experiences centring on how people think, feel, and act. You’ll become skilled in the mindsets, methods, and tools that are shaping the future of how humans interact with technology.

This module is a solid foundation in user-centered design thinking, which is valuable in many fields.

You’ll create a collection of experimental works using your talents in animation, video, and other digital formats. You’ll pick a modern idea to bring to life through a multimedia creation. Looking into important cultural and technological concepts will shape your journey. By studying innovative creators, you’ll learn the reasons behind their desire to challenge norms. This module’s key point is to help you form and voice your own ideas about new media types. Through reflection and discussion, you'll feel more at ease sharing your thoughts on how technology and culture are changing.

This is your chance to experiment with ideas and get to grips with the concepts of shape and purpose in digital media.

You'll examine sensory and cognitive factors to inform your designs, gaining practical skills for prototyping interfaces.

Through ideation, conceptual modelling, and critique, you'll create new metaphors for human-computer interaction.

This module focuses on transforming research insights into engaging interactive designs.

You'll communicate concepts through working prototypes, critically reflecting on user needs and technical possibilities.

By the end, you'll have the foundation to envision and implement the next generation of multisensory experiences.

This module caters to those eager to innovate in the creative industries, focusing on key areas such as screenwriting, producing, production design, cinematography, production protocols, soundtrack, editing, visual effects, and distribution.

You will gain a deep understanding of creative workflows for multimedia platforms and advance your practical skills in digital content design, development, and production. The module emphasises problem-solving through innovative design methods, tools, and techniques. Additionally, you will learn the complexities of technical practices in digital media development and apply effective project management methods to produce complex digital media products.

"Creative Production" offers an exciting blend of theory and practical application. By the end of the module, you will be ready to turn your innovative ideas into impactful digital content.

You'll discuss research approaches and gain skills to strategise methods for independent study.

You'll formulate plans tailored to your goals, create research proposals and hone your scholarly writing. Investigating your chosen career path, you'll identify opportunities, appraising your skills and interests. This experience provides a robust foundation to initiate an impactful creative project aligned with your aspirations

You will learn about the hardware and software that make AR possible and discover best practices for designing and developing your own AR applications. We will guide you step-by-step through researching, planning, designing, and developing AR experiences, so that by the end of the module, you will be able to build your own AR prototypes. Whether you are interested in gaming, technology, design, or seeking to create imaginative experiences, this module will equip you with both technical and creative skills for the future of augmented reality.

You’ll get to spend a semester at one of our global partner universities, giving you a unique international spin on your learning. This experience is perfect for building professional skills and a global outlook, preparing you for work anywhere in the world. You’ll also get the chance to study and work on your own in a new setting, which will boost your personal growth and relate to your degree.

When you come back, you’ll be full of fresh ideas to energise your work.

This module gives you the chance to explore different approaches and build international networks in creative technologies.

You’ll learn how digital cameras work and discover techniques to create stunning digital images. Combining theory and practice, you’ll learn about experimental, abstract and traditional approaches, developing skills to display, compress and store photographs professionally. Taking charge of your own work and attending off-campus workshops is key to this module.

When you finish, you’ll have gained the awareness, practical skills, and inspiration to:

• understand how digital photography integrates with design and communication
• identify its benefits as a promotional tool alongside typography and layout
• use digital photography creatively within your industry

Join a team of creative students and do a project together. Try new things and see how they can help you.

You’ll also grasp how to use your skills with others. Sometimes you’ll be a leader, sometimes a helper. Talk about your ideas and learn from them. You’ll make something to show what you learned and share it with others.

This module helps you gain new skills and understand other fields. You’ll be a smart and creative person, ready to solve real-world problems.

You'll research industry trends, innovating your own mobile app concepts.

With design and programming skills, you'll build a working prototype - whether web, native or hybrid.

This comprehensive overview equips you to make informed decisions on frameworks and features.

You'll learn prototyping, UI design, data management and more.

Working individually or in groups, you'll gain hands-on experience taking an app from idea to functioning product.

By the end, you'll have a portfolio-ready mobile application, and the skills to thrive in this dynamic field.

You’ll choose learning tasks that add up to 60 hours, like internships, volunteering, research, or remote study that match your career plans. Workshops will help you make meaningful goals and think about what you’ve accomplished. Through this, you’ll grow the knowledge, skills, and qualities you need to thrive in the workplace.

By looking at your growth through active participation and reading, you’ll become a perceptive, eager job-seeker who stands out.

You'll research industry trends, gaining key skills in UX, responsive design, and multimedia integration.

Through practical exercises, you'll choose appropriate frameworks to prototype highly dynamic and usable websites.

Working individually or in groups, you'll implement a fully functional rich media site.

This comprehensive overview equips you with the knowledge to deliver cutting-edge, consumer-focused web applications using the latest tools and technologies.

As a team, you will embark on a journey of entrepreneurship, starting with ideation and ending with the launch of your product or service. You will analyse complex factors influencing a successful launch, conduct thorough research to assess feasibility and gain valuable insights into marketing, manufacturing, and sales strategies.

Working together on pitch presentations, you will discover your strengths as an entrepreneur or team member. This module provides transferable skills essential to thrive in creative industries, whether you plan to launch your own company or seek employment with top organisations. You will develop the mindset and abilities to spot opportunities and act on them, which will benefit your career.

You'll expand your technical knowledge while researching industry principles and best practices. Through critical evaluation of existing approaches, you'll gain strategic insights to inform your own designs. Practical projects will exercise your skills in prototyping, testing and documenting VR experiences. By the end, you'll be ready to ideate and deliver highly engaging VR applications grounded in user experience theory.

Demonstrating project management and problem-solving skills, through critical analysis and experimentation, you'll produce a body of work that advances knowledge in your discipline.

Communicating scholarly outcomes with impact, you'll demonstrate your knowledge and abilities, drawing together your learning into a compelling self-directed showcase.

This is the culmination of your degree journey - proving your readiness for professional and academic challenges ahead.

Do important research to understand the companies you’re interested in and make professional contacts. Choose and create pieces for your portfolio that really show off what you can do. Customise your materials, like a standout CV, to suit job opportunities and emphasise your personal brand. Learn how to look at industries and figure out the best way to stand out as technologies, culture, and businesses change.

This module is like a masterclass in selling yourself. It’s about knowing your strengths, recognising your weaknesses, and showing your worth.

By the end, you’ll have a standout portfolio and professional materials to help you open doors to your future.

You will explore the various uses, applications, and limitations of VR in different fields including education, defence, and rehabilitation. Select one area and closely examine its latest practices and theories.

As you learn about VR technology, you will need to consider ways to improve the user experience and interface. Your task is to develop a VR proposal and specification and create a VR piece to demonstrate your specification. Alternatively, you can choose to write about your proposal.

By the end of this module, you’ll have essential planning, creating, and critiquing skills for VR projects. These skills are excellent for anyone wanting to advance in the VR field.

You'll analyse algorithms and techniques and gain practical skills experimenting on an AI platform. This module builds your knowledge of AI domains, from knowledge systems to computer vision.

You'll evaluate limitations and potentials of current AI tech, and consider the societal impacts — with options to code an AI application or write an extended essay.

The module equips you for a society where AI transforms creative roles and every day life. And you'll emerge with contextual understanding and skills to responsibly apply AI innovations.

Learn how to create interfaces that connect with audiences and achieve their goals, using visual communication and storytelling. Through projects and exercises, you'll assess and use layout, typography, colour, imagery, and interaction to boost engagement and usability. Gain expert skills in interpreting design briefs and applying universal design thinking principles.

By the end, you’ll have crafted an absorbing portfolio that shows you can design intuitive, aesthetically pleasing, and industry-ready interactions. Let your creativity and empathy shine through as you transform digital experiences.

During this program, you can work on industry projects and create a portfolio that aligns with your goals. Collaborating with others will improve your promotional skills, and utilising online platforms to showcase your work, such as sketches and blog posts, will help you establish a personal brand. By creating a social media campaign to promote your unique skills, you can capitalise on your strengths and stand out to potential employers. You will also have the chance to speak with industry professionals to gain insight into their needs and employment opportunities.

Upon completion of this module, you will have a detailed record of your accomplishments that can impress future employers.

You will learn about key concepts and approaches to create compelling and authentic stories. You will also learn how to show reality while being critically aware of ethical practices. Additionally, you will get hands-on experience filming on location by finding stories, interviewing people involved, and collaborating with others to shape your ideas.

Throughout the module, you will gain knowledge on every aspect of creating a documentary, from start to finish. By studying different documentary styles and storytelling contexts, you will be able to make a powerful documentary that showcases your skills.

At the end of the module, you will have honed your skills and gained a deep understanding of the genre, allowing you to pursue creative documentary projects with confidence.

Through lectures and discussions, you’ll explore academic perspectives, covering analytical, cultural, and design approaches. You’ll think critically about old and new ideas, using theories such as Huizinga’s ‘magic circle’ to examine game structures, content, and players. You’ll also focus on how to research games, using various methods to understand them in context.

By the end, you’ll be able to study games academically. This knowledge is great for your final-year projects, further study, or jobs in game production, journalism, user testing, and research and development.

You’ll end up with a firm grasp of games as a cultural form, preparing you for an industry or academic career in games.

You’ll learn to use game data like player input, physics, and game states to design reactive soundscapes that adapt as you play. Explore how to create non-linear music and sounds that can be generated on the fly. Pick up industry skills in audio middleware to build systems that can mix and switch sounds dynamically.

Make and produce your own music and sound effects that work well with interactive elements. Use coding to create your own audio plugins. Show off your technical and artistic skills with an interactive audio project in a game engine.

This intense training in a specialised area will give you expertise that game studios really want.

The module also gives you valuable experience in managing projects as you turn your sound ideas into reality. Challenge what’s possible in game audio and let your creativity soar.

You’ll experiment with physics simulations and procedural methods to significantly improve shot flow and audience engagement.

As you tackle the usual production challenges, you’ll have the chance to study examples from the industry. This research will help guide your artistic and technical choices.

Armed with a deeper industry understanding and digital expertise, you’ll be capable of seamlessly blending unique elements into coherent stories.

You'll research industry trends, gaining strategic insight to craft inventive IoT concepts.

With comprehensive design and programming skills, you'll build a working IoT prototype - whether product, service or system.

This hands-on experience equips you to drive the future of smart objects and environments.

Working individually or in teams, you'll bring an IoT application from idea to functioning product, ready to improve lives.

In this fascinating module, you’ll delve into this enthralling next-gen realm. Explore the latest techniques for digitally capturing human motion and seamlessly applying it to 3D character animation.

Join us in our futuristic mocap studio and master the entire process — from capturing data to animating it using industry software. Experts will guide you as you critically assess different technologies and develop skills to preserve the authenticity and nuance of performances.

By the end, you’ll have firsthand experience with this powerful storytelling tool, widely used to create captivating virtual characters in films, games, and beyond. Your creativity will soar as you explore the boundless possibilities of bringing digital worlds to life.

During this module, you'll spend 6 months working on your own business venture, then 3 months gaining industry experience. This opportunity allows you to apply what you've learned in a practical setting while exploring different career options. You'll also have the chance to develop professional relationships and expand your network.

Assess your personal strengths and weaknesses to set goals for the future. Throughout the module, you'll demonstrate increasing independence while still valuing the support of others. Gain a broader understanding of the world through real-world experiences and insights. Additionally, you'll earn valuable credits for your CV and enhance your skill set.

By the end of this module, you'll graduate with the practical experience that employers are seeking.

This experience lets you learn firsthand how to set up and run a small business. You’ll absorb professional practices and business situations that matter to your entrepreneurial goals. Make important connections while working independently within set rules. Think deeply about your strengths, weaknesses, criteria for success, and future plans.

This opportunity is useful for your career. It lets you use what you’ve learnt in your degree in the real world and helps you understand your capabilities.

After finishing this placement and the related assessments, you’ll get more credits for your sandwich degree. This practical experience is a valuable step in developing an entrepreneurial way of thinking.

You’ll spend 24–48 weeks at a chosen company, learning from professionals and helping out with actual projects. Gain confidence, knowledge, and skills by taking on more responsibility with gradually less help. As you progress, you’ll make professional connections and think about how you’re doing. Take in what you learn about how industries and businesses work.

This placement is an ideal chance to grow in your career. By using what you’ve learnt in a workplace, you’ll understand more about your own strengths, what you need to work on, and your plans after you graduate.

After this placement and the related assessments, you’ll get extra credits for your sandwich degree. This practical experience is a valuable part of your education.

Showcase specialised abilities by completing relevant assignments abroad. Then examine your global experience critically: how has immersion in foreign creative culture expanded your perspective? Identify new cross-cultural transferable skills to empower your continued educational and professional journey.

Evaluating international contexts, you'll critically connect on-site activities to your disciplinary knowledge, gaining global insights. Working independently abroad, you'll complete relevant assignments, honing skills transferable to your future career.

Upon returning, thoughtful reflection will reveal your personal growth as you process new worldviews and cross-cultural competencies.