Digital Media Technology (including Foundation Year)

Kingston University
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communications

A-Level Entry

CC

UCAS Points

64 points

About this course

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • We have extensive media and games labs and studios where you can work on MFX, VFX as well as VR and AR projects in the Centre for Augmented and Virtual Environments (CAVE).

  • You'll build a strong portfolio to showcase your work to employers in the industry.

  • There are opportunities for industry visits in central London, home to many digital media and top creative companies.

  • Kingston University is ranked No.2 in London for Animation and Game Design (The Guardian University Guide 2025).

    About this course Digital media defines our times and helps shape our lives. This course will help prepare you for a career in this exciting, ever-changing sector.

    You'll gain an understanding of the fundamentals of media, 2D and 3D computer graphics, programming, motion graphics, UX design, visual effects and emerging technologies such as AI.

    You'll create sophisticated media-based products, such as animations, moving graphics, compositing, 3D modelling, texturing, lighting, interactive web content and filming. Through option modules, you'll be able to pursue your chosen specialism.

    Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

    As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

    At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

    Career opportunities Your knowledge and skills will be in demand in the media and games industries and relevant to a wide range of computing careers. Students have worked for organisations such as the BBC, Framestore and Double Negative.

  • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades CC
    UCAS Tariff Points 64 points
    BTEC MPP

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
    2126 Aerospace engineers
    2122 Mechanical engineers
    2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers
    3115 Quality assurance technicians
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators

    Course Details

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