BA New Media Production
About the Course
The BA New Media Production degree is a multidisciplinary programme that equips students with specialist skills and knowledge in content creation for the contemporary media industry.
Students will explore a variety of creative production methodologies such as electronic publishing; online filmmaking; blogging and online journalism; animation; and interactive photography as wells as the underlying web technologies that define New Media. With an emphasis on interactive narratives, the programme puts the user at the centre of the action. It is this interactivity and 360-degree vision that makes New Media Production so distinctive and compelling.
A hands-on programme, there is also a core theoretical strand, ranging from media theory, academic skills and contemporary issues in the Creative Industries. There is an emphasis on employability skills, with specific opportunities for work placement and business development planning.
Teaching is delivered in hands-on workshops, lectures and seminars where students are encouraged to develop their analytical, conceptual and practical thinking. Ideas will be developed through pitches, workshops and presentations, and expressed in the production work and written critical appraisals.
As students progress through the programme they will produce increasingly complex work culminating in a final year Dissertation-by-Practice that will be their calling card when they enter the Creative Industries, further develop their expertise in postgraduate programmes or start their own business.
Award
BA (Single Honours)
UCAS Code
PH10
Language Choice
English
Course Length
3 years full-time; part-time study available
Entry Requirements
You will be invited to visit the University to discuss the course. Entry is based on individual merit
Career Opportunities
- Digital animation
- Digital photography
- Online Publishing
- Print-based Publishing
- Web-design
- Gaming
Campus
Carmarthen CampusTypical modules
- Introduction to Publishing
- Interactive Media
- Digital Film production
- Mobile Publishing: App Design and development
- Entrepreneurship in Film and Media
Key Features
- Industry standard software in a state-of-the-art facility
- Creation of a body of production work using a variety of digital media technologies under expert tuition
- Explore the creative options for delivering an interactive narrative in a variety of formats, such as filmmaking, animation, photography and/or games
The School of Creative Arts is committed to ensuring that National Vocational Standards are built into its degree pathways.
Further Information
Start Date
September 2012
Contact Information
Trevor Harris
t.harris@tsd.ac.uk
