Immersive Media and Mixed Reality

University of the Arts London
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Computer scienceArtFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic designProduct design

A-Level Entry

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About this course

BA (Hons) Immersive Media and Mixed Reality is a multidisciplinary, practical course that explores narrative-led immersive experiences. With access to industry-standard production technologies, you'll shape the future of the exciting and ever-evolving entertainment, film and games industries.

Situated within the Screen School at London College of Communication, BA (Hons) Immersive Media and Mixed Reality will enable you to develop narrative-led experiences and projects that reflect the diversity of our students’ voices.

Why choose this course at London College of Communication • Access to industry standard development technologies, animation studios and capture facilities. This includes our new state-of-the-art Virtual Reality (VR) suites and motion capture facilities. • Opportunities to collaborate with students on other courses within the Screen School including but not limited to BA (Hons) Film Practice, BA (Hons) Animation and BA (Hons) Games Design. • Students on this course will be at the global forefront of developing Virtual Reality (VR) as both a discipline and suite of technologies, and their research will directly impact the continued growth of this industry. • Virtual Reality (VR) is a rapidly growing industry, producing experiences across art, design, entertainment, film, games, heritage and simulation.

What to expect • Cutting-edge facilities: You’ll have access to industry-standard production technologies, including a fully equipped immersive production and motion capture lab, as well as a range of virtual reality (VR) headsets. • Immersive technology: Throughout the course, you’ll have opportunities to develop immersive projects and experiences across the fields of 360-degree filmmaking, projection mapping, interactive and immersive installations, animation and games design. • Technical knowledge: You’ll learn core workflows in 3D modelling, animation and game engine software. • Practice-based tools: Course projects will support you to develop your experience with on-set capture and shooting equipment, along with post-production and real-time interactive multimedia content creation tools.

Industry experience and opportunities

BA (Hons) Immersive Media and Mixed Reality will enable you to develop skills relevant to a career in the creative industries, such as digital design, advertising, entertainment, games and fashion, as well as to pursue opportunities across education, heritage, culture, healthcare and wellbeing.

Entry Requirements

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Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2141 Web design professionals
2139 Information technology professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136 IT quality and testing professionals
2311 Higher education teaching professionals

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
London
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Computer science, Art, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design, Product design