
Digital Media FdA
Course Overview - Digital Media FdA
Fusing traditional and emerging forms of communication our courses prepare you for a career in the rapidly evolving digital media industries.
Our students are makers. They learn through doing and dissolve definitions such as online/offline to explore how physical computing meets behavioral design. Supported through workshops across a wide variety of media and programming skills, youll be introduced to design fundamentals in sketching and notation, and the three sets of tools and techniques that focus Digital Medias output: interaction, image and audio design.
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Fusing traditional and emerging forms of communication our courses prepare you for a career in the rapidly evolving digital media industries.<br/><br/>Our students are makers. They learn through doing and dissolve definitions such as online/offline to explore how physical computing meets behavioral design. Supported through workshops across a wide variety of media and programming skills, youll be introduced to design fundamentals in sketching and notation, and the three sets of tools and techniques that focus Digital Medias output: interaction, image and audio design.<br/><br/>We are looking for fresh thinking contributors and we welcome applications from diverse educational backgrounds.<br/>Students with a passion for creative technology, media production and computing, alongside film-makers, designers, artists, gamers, writers and image-makers are at home in our dynamic, multi-disciplined FdA and BA(Hons) Digital Media Courses. <br/><br/>We look for students who are excited by collaboration and experimentation, fusing traditional media and digital development to shape new forms of communication.<br/><br/>This course is taught by Bodmin College, and awarded by Falmouth University.
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Bodmin College
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
T348
Institution Code
F33
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
120
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 equivalent qualifications, such as A levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma, or current, relevant experience. Grade 4 (or C) or above in GCSE English Language, or equivalent, is a minimum language requirement for all applicants. Due to the creative nature of our courses, you will be considered on your own individual merit and potential to succeed on your chosen course. Please contact the Applicant Services team for advice if you are predicted UCAS points below this range, or if you have questions about the qualifications or experience you have.
Scottish Higher
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points
Access to HE Diploma
60 credits (with a minimum of 45 credits achieved at level 3) in a relevant subject.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
AS
We may consider a standalone AS in a relevant subject, if it is taken along with other A Levels and if an A Level has not been taken in the same subject. However, you will not be disadvantaged if you do not have a standalone AS subject as we will not ordinarily use them in our offers.
Scottish Advanced Higher
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points
Extended Project
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
A typical offer is between 104 and 120 UCAS points
A level
We welcome A Levels in a wide range of subjects, especially in those relevant to the course for which you apply.
T Level
P
M
P (Pass) grade must be C or above, not D or E
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
a minimum of 40 UCAS tariff points, when combined with a minimum of 64 UCAS tariff points from the Supporting Qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
a minimum of 40 UCAS tariff points, when combined with a minimum of 64 UCAS tariff points from the Supporting Qualifications
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