Design Courses

By completing a 3D design and animation degree, you will get the essential knowledge, skills and experiences you need to take on a career in 3D design or animation for film, TV, games, advertising, information/education and beyond. Get broad and flexible hands-on skills in modelling, rigging, animation, texturing, lighting and compositing. At the same time you will explore design and animation theory and context to enrich your creativity and storytelling, while working through briefs and creative processes used by industry. In your final year you can apply for an internship with one of our industry partners giving you fantastic studio experience, fresh contacts, and material for your CV and portfolio.

This degree gives you the essential research, design and development knowledge and skills required to make your mark in an exciting interdisciplinary field where human senses and emotions meet the digital interface. Placed at the intersection of design, media and technology, it is one of the fastest growing (and most career-rich) sectors of the global economy. The degree covers the theory and practice of user experience design, information architecture, graphic and interface design, human-computer interaction, nonlinear storytelling, scripting and development, user behaviour and psychology, research, innovation and strategic thinking. Graduates are able to design and craft compelling interactive experiences for web, mobile, social and online, across sectors as diverse as advertising, entertainment, education and beyond. In your final year you can apply for an internship in a professional interaction design studio, and get the chance to work on live project work for a real-world client.

A degree in motion design, gives you the essential knowledge, skills and experiences required to embark on a career designing and producing content for film, TV, games, advertising, information/education and beyond. Get hands-on skills in motion graphic design, digital video production, editing and postproduction, sound design, concept design, preproduction planning, cinematography, compositing and visual effects. At the same time you will explore the theory and context of design, film, TV and animation to enrich your creativity and storytelling, while working through briefs and creative processes used by industry. In your final year you can apply for an internship in a professional motion design studio or production house, and get you the chance to work on project work for a real client.

This short diploma lets you explore the vast and exciting range of career paths in the world of digital media design. You will learn essential digital design skills and concepts including ideas generation, graphic design, 3D design, digital video, motion graphics, web and interactive design. You will graduate with direct design practice experience in animation, interaction design and motion design. Use this course to test the waters before committing to a specialist digital media design degree, or as a stepping stone into junior or entry-level role in a digital studio or production house.