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BA (Hons) Creative Media Arts with Foundation

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Creative Media Arts with Foundation is a undergraduate Communications & Media course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 4 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 4 years · Full-time · Communications & Media · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - State-of-the-art facilities – As a Creative Media Arts student, you will have access to extensive industry-level facilities including photographic, green screen and film studios, video editing suites, photography printing and darkroom facilities, 3D workshops, emerging media and computer labs - Taught by industry experts – You will be taught by a course team of experienced media practitioners, researchers and visiting industry experts, ensuring that the course reflects and adapts to current developments in media practice - Employability and entrepreneurial skills are emphasised in modules through the use of practical, problem-solving tasks that mirror professional environments - Work-based learning provided through a core module in Year 2 - Connected to CREAM (Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media) - You will be taught by researchers from the University’s CREAM research Centre - Westminster is ranked 2nd in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2027 for ‘Research Quality’ in Art and Design Campus: Harrow, North-West London Duration: 4 or 5 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Our dedicated work-based and placement learning modules help you to develop strong links across the media and creative industries. Our focus on multi-skilled media production prepares you for adapting to dynamic changes in the creative industries and making the most of every opportunity. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Creativity and Collaboration (Year 1, Core)
• Space, Place and Experience: Moving Image, Interactivity and Sound (Year 1, Core)
• Storytelling: Photography and Web Media (Year 1, Core)
• Media Explorations (Year 1, Option)
• Screen 1: Production Design for the Screen (Year 1, Option)
• Screen 1: Visual Effects and Animation (Year 1, Option)
• Screen 1: Working with Actors (Year 1, Option)
• Convergent Media: Extended Realities and Audiences (Year 2, Core)
• Research and Synthesis (Year 2, Core)
• Media Frontiers: Exploring Creative Technologies (Year 2, Core)
• Work-Based Placement Learning (Year 2, Core)
• Culture, Power and Creativity in the Media Arts (Year 2, Option)
• Screen 2: Camera and Lighting Skills (Year 2, Option)
• Screen 2: Identities: Race, Class and Gender in Film and Television (Year 2, Option)
• Screen 2: Short Form Film and Video (Year 2, Option)
• Scriptwriting for Media (Year 2, Option)
• Transmedia Sound (Year 2, Option)
• Major Project Explorations (Year 3)
• Major Project (Year 3)
• Research Project (Year 3)
• Professional Launchpad (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Creative director
• Creative technologist
• Curator
• Digital artist
• Digital content creator
• Events manager
• Film producer
• Game designer
• Interactive media designer
• Motion graphics designer (3D/VFX/CGI)
• Photographer
• Production designer
• Social media manager
• UI/UX designer
• Video editor
• VR/AR developer