Creative Computing with Foundation Year (Integrated Degree)

Goldsmiths, University of London

This degree helps you develop the creative, technical and critical thinking skills essential for a career in the creative industries. You’ll develop coding skills, preparing you as a coder and creative technologist for a range of careers including app and games development, audio-visual effects, social media, digital art and advertising the fullest range of technical skills for the creative industries, preparing you as a programmer for jobs in games, web, mobile visual effects, social media, and digital advertising. This is an alternative entry route for students without the formal academic profile to enter into degree level study. We will help you develop your undergraduate academic skills, whilst also teaching you foundations of programming, problem solving and maths.

- Teaching on the programme is strongly focused on practical work in real-world situations, so you'll develop excellent technical and interpersonal skills that will enhance your employability. - You don’t need to know how to code before you start. You'll begin by creating simple software programs, before gradually building your expertise. - Your practical work will be underpinned by theory ranging from problem-solving strategies to professional software development models. - You’ll benefit from Goldsmiths’ unique interdisciplinary approach to teaching Computing and explore how computing interacts with the arts, humanities and social sciences. And when you successfully complete the Foundation year, you’ll be eligible to progress onto your chosen undergraduate degree in Computing. - This degree helps you develop the creative, technical and critical thinking skills essential for a career in creative technology and related areas – whether you're interested in app and games development, audio-visual effects, social media, digital art or digital advertising. - You’ll learn creative technology skills from the ground up. You don't need to know how to code before you join the course: we begin with the basics and build you up to a professional industry standard. - We’ll teach you multiple coding languages, covering areas such as graphics and sound, physical computing, creative AI and full-stack web development. - The degree will nurture your development not just as a technical expert, but also as a creative thinker, allowing you to learn and explore through a combination of technology and imagination. - This degree is hands-on and practical from the start. You’ll create your own games, apps, digital artwork and interactive music systems. By working on practical projects throughout your degree you’ll build a relevant skillset for your future career.