Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year

University of East Anglia UEA
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time 4 Years Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communicationsComputer science

A-Level Entry

ABB

About this course

Overview Are you eager to launch a career as a game developer, mastering the art of creating compelling narratives, graphics, and code? Are you fascinated by digital media and the latest possibilities of artificial intelligence? Do you want to unlock the creative potential of computing – as well as your own? Are you eager to gain real world experience in a placement year?

If so, our BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year is the ideal course for you. You'll gain a deep understanding of digital media and its impact on society. You'll learn to harness its power to realise your own creative vision. At the same time, you'll develop a comprehensive knowledge of computing science. You'll be confident in computer programming, games, web and app development. The fast-evolving area of AI could become a focus. You can tailor the balance between digital media and computing science to suit your career ambitions.

Your imagination will thrive in our creative campus's cutting-edge facilities. The professional three-camera setup in our TV Studio enables you to capture high-definition footage. You can then edit this to industry standards in our Media Suite. Games development, meanwhile, takes place in our advanced graphics and computing lab.

Your journey will be supported by academic experts and industry insiders. You'll graduate with an enviable skillset in demand by employers. You might embark on careers in web or app development, software engineering. You might enter the digital gaming industry. You might specialise in post-production, in editing, visual and special effects, or sound design. Content creation or careers in marketing would be another exciting route. There will be a host of opportunities open to you in the digital creative industries and beyond.

On BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year, you’ll normally spend 9-12 months of your third year in a placement, gaining invaluable work experience and employability skills in a relevant area of your choice.

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Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades ABB
Scottish Higher AAABB
Scottish Advanced Higher BCC
BTEC DDM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
2139 Information technology professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
2141 Web design professionals

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Norwich
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, Computer science