Digital Design with a Year in Industry (4 years)
University of Kent
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Canterbury Campus

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Our Digital Design degree allows you to develop your design and technical skills, helping you to bring your ideas to life whilst equipping you with skills sought after by employers.On our Digital Design degree, you take a practical and theoretical approach to design. You will develop the technical skills you need to showcase your creativity. Using the latest technology, you can work with a broad range of design assets and immersive technologies including audio, still and moving image, 3D, and ...Read more

Our Digital Design degree allows you to develop your design and technical skills, helping you to bring your ideas to life whilst equipping you with skills sought after by employers.On our Digital Design degree, you take a practical and theoretical approach to design. You will develop the technical skills you need to showcase your creativity. Using the latest technology, you can work with a broad range of design assets and immersive technologies including audio, still and moving image, 3D, and interactive interfaces, to create new experiences for audiences, setting yourself up for an exciting and fulfilling career in the creative industries.Teaching in the School of Engineering has been rated as excellent. It is taught by a team of experts and industry professionals in the areas of 3D production, online design immersive experiences and interactive applications, and human-computer interaction. Most modules consist of a mixture of lectures, seminars, practical workshops and computer sessions. All modules are continuously assessed.In your first year, you are given a broad grounding in digital design, including content creation, 3D design, virtual environments, and design thinking.In the following years, you go on to explore 3D production and simulation, online design, virtual and mixed realities, and interactive environments.You also complete a final-year project based on your own interests. This could be an interactive or immersive experience, 3D project, or web-based application. We often also have a range of briefs for projects students can undertake in association with an industrial partner.Year in industryYour year in industry takes place between your second and final years. You can apply to companies offering either design or technology-oriented placements, depending on your own interests. As well as gaining invaluable workplace experience, you also have the chance to evaluate a particular career path, and, if your placement goes well, you may be offered a job by that employer after graduation.

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A level:

BBC - CCC Grades / Points required

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UCAS Tariff:

112 - 96 Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

96 - 112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D18M24P3 Grades / Points required

GCSE/National 4/National 5:

Applicants should have grade C or 4 in Maths GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 - 24 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DMM - MMM Grades / Points required

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£23,500 per year

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Accommodation- £115 - £270 per week

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University of Kent
University of Kent , Canterbury

Established in 1965, the University of Kent has a proud track record of excellence in teaching and research and is ambitious to...

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University of Kent
Canterbury Canterbury Kent CT2 7NZ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Canterbury West  0.6 miles away

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