**Overview**
Are you eager to launch a career as a game developer, mastering the art of creating compelling narratives, graphics, and code? Are you fascinated by digital media and the latest possibilities of artificial intelligence? Do you want to unlock the creative potential of computing – as well as your own? Are you eager to gain real world experience in a placement year?
If so, our BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year is the ideal course for you. Youll gain a deep understanding of digital media and its impact on society. Youll learn to ha...
**Overview**<br/>Are you eager to launch a career as a game developer, mastering the art of creating compelling narratives, graphics, and code? Are you fascinated by digital media and the latest possibilities of artificial intelligence? Do you want to unlock the creative potential of computing – as well as your own? Are you eager to gain real world experience in a placement year? <br/><br/>If so, our BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year is the ideal course for you. Youll gain a deep understanding of digital media and its impact on society. Youll learn to harness its power to realise your own creative vision. At the same time, youll develop a comprehensive knowledge of computing science. Youll be confident in computer programming, games, web and app development. The fast-evolving area of AI could become a focus. You can tailor the balance between digital media and computing science to suit your career ambitions. <br/><br/>Your imagination will thrive in our creative campuss cutting-edge facilities. The professional three-camera setup in our TV Studio enables you to capture high-definition footage. You can then edit this to industry standards in our Media Suite. Games development, meanwhile, takes place in our advanced graphics and computing lab. <br/><br/>Your journey will be supported by academic experts and industry insiders. Youll graduate with an enviable skillset in demand by employers. You might embark on careers in web or app development, software engineering. You might enter the digital gaming industry. You might specialise in post-production, in editing, visual and special effects, or sound design. Content creation or careers in marketing would be another exciting route. There will be a host of opportunities open to you in the digital creative industries and beyond. <br/><br/>On BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year, you’ll normally spend 9-12 months of your third year in a placement, gaining invaluable work experience and employability skills in a relevant area of your choice.<br/><br/>**Disclaimer**<br/>Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the providers website: www.uea.ac.uk
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Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2025
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Course Code
W1GP
Institution Code
E14
Points of Entry
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A,A,A,B,B
including one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Computing, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Accountancy, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Digital Technology
D:30,M:15
including 12 credits in Mathematics, Computing, Physics, Electronics or Economics
32
to include HL5 in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretations or Analysis and Approaches), Computing Science, Chemistry, Physics or Economics
B,C,C
including one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Computing, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Accountancy, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Digital Technology
Principal subjects and A-level combinations are considered - please contact us.
A,B,B
including one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Computing, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Accountancy, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Digital Technology, Biology, Design & Technology, Digital Media & Design
Obtain an overall Pass including a B in the core of the T Level and a Distinction in the Occupational Specialism in one of the following pathways: Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction, Digital Production, Design and Development, Digital Business Services, Digital Support Services, Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control, and Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
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International | £22,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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