Our Digital Design BSc degree is a modern, hands-on course that combines digital technology and creative design. It has been developed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to create, design and develop interactive and engaging digital products, services and experiences, and 2D/3D graphical content.
You will be introduced to creative technologies and motion design. You’ll learn about UX design and development for the web, digital graphic design and video production. Youll also study digital photography, 3D design and 3D animation. You will then progress to sk...
Our Digital Design BSc degree is a modern, hands-on course that combines digital technology and creative design. It has been developed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to create, design and develop interactive and engaging digital products, services and experiences, and 2D/3D graphical content.<br/><br/>You will be introduced to creative technologies and motion design. You’ll learn about UX design and development for the web, digital graphic design and video production. Youll also study digital photography, 3D design and 3D animation. You will then progress to skills in the design and development of more complex digital artefacts for current and future mobile, web and IoT applications involving 3D design and animation, media aesthetics, motion graphics and immersive mixed reality. In your final year, you can choose from modules in digital experiences and creative technology design with additional options in advanced animation and advanced digital graphics and motion design.<br/><br/>Professional and transferable skills required for working in the creative digital industries are developed throughout each year of the course.<br/><br/>Our modern, industry standard digital media facilities include a green screen and post-production studio, motion capture, sound and photography studios, 4K digital cinema cameras, and a dedicated render farm. Youll have independent access to exclusive PC and Mac computing workshops and benefit from the latest industry standard specialist software for graphic design and image/video editing, 3D animation, digital compositing and rich interactive content creation. Theres also the opportunity for you to use our immersive virtual environment laboratory. This includes an immersive dome (planetarium) set up for Brunel by the National Space Centre in Leicester, and is one of only a few in the UK!<br/><br/>There are guest lectures covering lots of different digital media topics and the visiting lecturers provide industry insight and advice on how to structure your portfolio and showreels. Speakers include creative and design directors, user experience designers, 3D graphic supervisors, as well as mobile and web developers.<br/><br/>Visits are arranged to design agencies, TV and photography studios, and post-production houses. There’s also the opportunity to go to conferences and this is your chance to build networks with key industry experts. In addition, you have the advantage of Brunel’s close location to London for trips to exhibitions celebrating the creative industries.<br/><br/>The end-of-year highlight is the BrunelDigital degree show hosted on Brunel’s one London campus. Exhibiting your creative work at this event is a great way for you to connect with leading creative technologists and showcase your talent.<br/><br/>Brunel’s digital design course is fully accredited and industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries. It carries the ScreenSkills Select quality mark which indicates that it is best suited to prepare you for a career in the screen industries. An added benefit as a student on this ScreenSkills endorsed course, is that youre eligible to apply for a Royal Television Society (RTS) bursary. The course can be studied full-time over three years, or four years with a placement year.<br/><br/>The digital media courses at Brunel are the only ScreenSkills-accredited degree programmes in London and the South East. Brunel’s location close to the large concentration of creative industries in and around London means that there are a variety of job opportunities available.<br/><br/>Our graduates take up posts as UX and interaction designers, web and mobile designers/developers, 3D graphic artists and designers, digital video editors, post-production engineers, game designers/developers, and digital campaign managers. Many become self-employed, either as freelance designers or by setting up their own companies.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
H6W2
Institution Code
B84
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherNot Accepted Access to HE DiplomaObtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme30 including SL5 or HL4 in English (if applicant does not have GCSE English grade C/4 or above) Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDM in any subject Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 GCSE/National 4/National 5A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 and above are required, including English Language (or grade B/5 in English Literature). Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)DM in any subject and A level at grade B Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)DDM in any subject Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DM in any subject and A level at grade B OCR Cambridge Technical DiplomaDM in any subject and A level at grade B OCR Cambridge Technical Extended DiplomaDDM in any subject Scottish Advanced HigherB,B,B Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalM2,M2,M2 Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)D in any subject and A levels grade BB Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)D in any subject and A levels grade BB OCR Cambridge Technical Extended CertificateD in any subject and A levels grade BB A levelA,A,B B,B,B T LevelM |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £23,615 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |