Passionate about design? An interest in creating digital platforms that provide an excellent user experience (UX)? This digital design and web development degree blends creative and technical skills, preparing you for an exciting career in digital communications.
The course maintains a strong practical emphasis with a key focus on UX and usability – and you’ll be introduced to professional design and development workflows, user research, gathering requirements, sketching ideas, creating concepts, building prototypes, undertaking user experience (UX) evaluation and finally coding up digital products and applications.
Thanks to the course team’s extensive links with industry, you’ll be supported to gain contacts and work experience opportunities – there is also a chance to attend the regular ‘Happy Hour Digital Industry’ talks where you can gain a fantastic insight in the digital world. Recent speakers have included professionals from LUSH Digital, IBM, Westermo and LittleBigBox. Industrial consulting is also enabled through a final year unit which gets students industry ready to confidently go forward into the workplace.
You will also be guided to promote yourself as a professional practitioner by developing online profiles to showcase your skills and expertise, and will be encouraged to attend local networking events to gain invaluable real-world experience and feedback.
Close links with industry enable you to benefit from a program of regular guest speakers offering vital industry insight.
**What does this course lead to?**
Recent web design graduates have gone onto various roles in the digital and technology industries at organisations including Monzo Bank, Dyson, CleverTouch Marketing, Hinge Agency, Comparethemarket.com, Redweb, Atelier Studios and Core Creative Limited.
**Who is this course for?**
Solent’s Digital Design and Web Development course is ideally suited to students who wish to develop their design and technical skills in digital product design such as websites and applications.
Course Details - Modules
YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES
Problem Solving Though Programming
Digital Creativity
UX
Introduction to Databases
Systems Analysis and Design
Web Technologies
YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES
UI
Web Application Development
Digital Marketing
Research Methods Project
Human Computer Interaction
Interaction Design
YEAR 3 - CORE MODULES
Dissertation Project
Industrial Consulting Project
Contemporary Web Applications
YEAR 3 - OPTIONS (Please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each academic year)
Data Science
Internet of Things
Immersive Technologies
UX Strategies
Course Details – Assessment Method
This course is assessed via coursework and practical assessments where you will produce reports, individual/group presentations, time constrained tests and portfolios.
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:
DDW1
Institution code:
S30
Campus Name:
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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
A minimum of 2 A Levels required if studying only A Levels, but can be used in conjunction with other qualifications
From a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Extended Diploma or OCR Extended Diploma.
For detailed information on accepted qualifications, please view our Course Entry Statement (https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/documents/course-entry-requirement-statement.pdf)
Solent University is a proud champion of widening participation. For further information about our contextual offer, please visit our website (https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/what-next/contextual-offers).
In combination with other qualifications
60 Credits with 45 M Level Credits and 15 P Level Credits
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
In combination with other qualifications
• Direct entry to years 2 (Level 5) or 3 (Level 6)
We welcome applications from students currently studying a Foundation Degree, DipHE, HNC, HND or modules of an undergraduate degree course at another university, who wish to enter directly into Years 2 or 3 of one of our undergraduate degree courses.
• Level 5 (year 2) entry
To directly enter the second year of this course you will need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 120 undergraduate credits at Level 4 or a CertHE in a related subject area.
• Level 6 (year 3) entry
To directly enter the third year of this course you need to show appropriate knowledge and experience. For example, you are an ideal candidate if you have 240 undergraduate credits (at Levels 4 and 5), a DipHE, Foundation Degree or HND in a related subject area.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with 5.5 in each individual component.
TOEFL (iBT)
80.0
with a minimum of 20 in each individual compoenent.
All international applicants need to be aware that the English language requirements to attend Solent University, and the English language requirements to obtain a visa from the Home Office, may be different. This means that if you meet the Solent University language requirement to gain a place on the course, you may still have to meet additional requirements to be granted with a visa by the Home Office.
We strongly advise all applicants to visit the Home Office website which outlines all the requirements for a successful visa application and to take a look at this PDF document which outlines both Solent University and Home Office requirements for a number of language tests.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
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Go onto work and study:
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Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
International
13800.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
East Park Terrace
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Southampton
SO14 0YN
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