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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Portsmouth Campus
Full Time
SEP
3 Years
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Portsmouth Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
3 Years
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Portsmouth Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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This is a new course and we’re currently finalising the detailed information for this page. You can still see entry requirements and apply.
This is a Connected DegreePortsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.
OverviewOur Creative Computing with Foundation Year degree course will help you fulfil your dream of doing something creative with computing.
Course highlights- Get a flexible grounding in creative computing to cement your interests, learning programming skills in diverse creative fields- Use innovative industry-standard equipment and facilities during your studies – some of which are only available at Portsmouth- Be taught by subject specialists from various areas of creative technology, including music engineering, computer games programming and internet architecture
Careers and opportunitiesGraduate areasAreas you could work in include:- Film/TV special effects and post-production- Visual interface design- Computer graphics design- Video game development- Music production- Multimedia systems analysis- Mobile app development- Web development- Computer music/sound engineering- Interface design- Database managementGraduate rolesYou could work in a variety of design, development and administrative roles, including:- Visual interface designer- Computer graphics designer- Video game developer- Multimedia systems analyst- Mobile app developer- Web developer- Sound engineer- Interface designer- Database manager
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC - BBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Scottish Advanced Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
UCAS Tariff:
112 - 120 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
25 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H3,H3,H3,H3,H4 - H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:
DDM - DMM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF):
DDM - DMM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM - DMM Grades / Points required
T Level:
M Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
112-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
112-120 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers.
112-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent.
112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma.
Cambridge Pre-U score of 46-50.
25 points from the IB Diploma, to include 3 Higher Level subjects.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£17,900 per year
Students from International
£17900 Per year
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