Motion Capture for the Creative industries

University of Salford
Undergraduate CertHE Full-time 1 Year Digital media, production, and technologyFilm studiesPhotographyFashion, textiles, and jewelleryGraphic design

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

72 points

About this course

Do you want to learn how to turn performers’ movements into digital avatars? Do you want to learn this in relation to the gaming and creative industries? Do you want to do this in one year? If so, this CertHE one year course is for you.

Motion Capture is used extensively across games, film and animation, as well as applications in health and sports science. This new 1-year course, equivalent to the first year of university degree study, will teach you the skills you need to be a technician and operator of this rapidly evolving technology.

This course has been developed with industry partners. Aligned to post-production technician occupational standards, you can be sure that the content you learn is taught by experts and to the needs of industry.

You Will:

  • Study how to be an effective technician

  • Assembling, calibrate and use equipment

  • Capture motion data

  • Apply that data within gaming engines

  • Learn how to be an effective member of a technical team

  • Study technical standards appropriate to the discipline

    The course covers the essential practical and technical processes involved in motion capture technology.  It provides the ‘back end’ production skills delivered from equipment setup to delivery of motion data and projects around real, industry led briefs.  You will study the fundamentals of technical practice; explore production pipelines; foster creative visions; refine industry communication and cultivate the entry level skills required in this environment. It will not confine you to a single industry but empower you to navigate the evolving landscape of multiple sectors impacted by this technology. 

    The course is also available as a two year Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE), UCAS code W690.

    University of Salford and Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT)

    Located across England, Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are a national network of partnerships between local colleges, universities, and leading employers. We are a proud partner in the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology. This means as a student on this course you will benefit from being part of the University of Salford community, with access to our facilities and support, and taught by our tutors. You will also be part of the GMIoT network, with access to additional events and activities.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 72 points
    BTEC MMP

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    7125 Visual merchandisers and related occupations
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    3414 Dancers and choreographers
    3421 Interior designers

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Salford
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Digital media, production, and technology, Film studies, Photography, Fashion, textiles, and jewellery, Graphic design

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    University of Salford

    Salford

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