**Please note the title of this course has changed from BA (Hons) Digital Media for September 2021**
New technologies and changing platforms mean there’s a growing demand for people with the skills to develop creative digital
content across social media and many other digital platforms. Whether it is for businesses, charities, arts organisations and
beyond you will be prepared with a transferable toolkit to take you on your digital journey, wherever that be.
Our BA (Hons) Digital Media Production course will help you develop your creative vision and technical abilities, while giving you
research and analytical skills to strengthen your creative ideas. You’ll be based in Cambridge School of Art, with access to all
our industry-standard software, hardware and extensive facilities.
Cambridge is the perfect place to study. It’s a tech hub at the forefront of the digital revolution, often called ‘Silicon Fen’ , with
digital agencies and companies including Sookio, Onespacemedia, Google, Microsoft and Amazon opening divisions here, as
well as creative organisations such as Collusion (link: http://www.collusion.org.uk/) and our very own StoryLab Research Institute
(link: https://storylabresearch.com/). Thanks to our links with such companies, you’ll follow briefs and challenges that come
straight from industry, and get ongoing support to find placements and work experience. You can also take an optional
placement year.
As a BA (Hons) Digital Media Production student at ARU, you’ll develop your digital design and visual communication skills
alongside your media production expertise. Our teaching staff and technicians will help you explore, and keep up to date with
new industry developments, in areas such as interactive design and animation; video production; digital photography; web
design; mobile apps; sound design; physical computing; user interfaces; motion graphics; Virtual Reality; 360 film-making and
other technologies.
Throughout your course you’ll have the chance to work on collaborative projects. This is a great way to develop highly soughtafter
transferable skills such as team working, project planning, digital portfolio creation and marketing. These are among the
skills highlighted by Microsoft as the 'future of work'.
At the end of your Digital Media Production degree, you’ll showcase your work in our Degree Show, which is attended every
year by industry professionals and recruitment agencies
Our Art and Design courses ranked 8th in the UK for 'Satisfied with Course' and 3rd for 'Satisfied with Teaching' in The Guardian
University Guide 2020.
Course Details - Modules
Core Modules
Year 1: Fundamentals of Digital Media. Thinking Digital: A Practical History of Digital Media. Web Design and Digital Content Creation.
Year 2: Immersive Storytelling. Graphics in Motion. Contemporary Issues and Debates. Ruskin Module.
Year 3: Major Project: Digital Media.
Optional Modules
(Subject to availability)
Year 3: Research Project. Working in the Creative Industries
Course Details – Assessment Method
Our modules allow you to demonstrate your progress by producing coursework to set projects, and formal briefs. At the end of
each trimester you’ll submit design work for practice-based modules, and a written document for contextual/theoretical modules.
These will then be graded and you’ll receive written feedback.
You’ll also receive on going feedback on your design project concepts and develop your learning in taught sessions, one-to-one
discussions, project reviews, peer to peer feedback and group critiques.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
P301
Institution code:
A60
Campus Name:
Cambridge Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent), including Grade C in Art, Design or Media subject.
UCAS Tariff Points accepted.
2020 Entry requirements are under review for the next cycle and have been published using the current cycle information. Please check back when apply opens for the exact requirements.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
