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The BA(Hons) Creative Digital Media top-up year follows on from the Foundation Degree in Creative Digital Media. Find out more here.
The BA (Hons) Creative Digital Media (Work Based Learning) is a one year top-up qualification which is available to students who have successfully completed the University of Bath Foundation Degree in Creative Digital Media (or Digital Media Arts) with an average mark of 55%.
The course is based around two major projects; one practical which involves the production of a major piece of work over the whole year; the second a written project which will explore some aspect of Creative Digital Media in an industrial context. In addition, the study of four management units is undertaken.
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This course is run in conjunction with the University of Bath. To learn more about them, click here.This information is published for the guidance of students who wish to enter a University of Bath programme. The information in this publication is correct at the time of going to press, but all matters contained in the publication are subject to change from time to time, both before and after a candidate's admission. The University of Bath may, at its discretion and for any reason, alter or not offer courses or parts of courses.
The four management units are:
The major written project units are:
The four units that make up the practical production are:
The number of credits that each unit is gives an indication of the relative size of that unit.
Many of the students on the current final year are working towards setting up their own business or working freelance in video production, but a wide range of career opportunities exist for dedicated and ambitious students.
It is expected that you will attend industry networking events regularly to build relationships with other creative practitioners, as well as developing a knowledge and understanding of the Creative Industries as a whole.
You will be expected to have successfully completed a University of Bath Foundation Degree in Creative Digital Media (or Digital Media Arts) and have achieved a minimum average grade profile of 55%.
In addition, a portfolio of evidence of work based learning covering 150-hours of relevant work experience. Where English is not the applicant’s first language an IELTS score of 6 or TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or 217 (computer-based) or equivalent qualification, will normally be required.
It will be the student’s responsibility to identify and agree a suitable work-based learning environment with their tutor in which they can carry out the work-based research project. This must be in place at the time of admission.
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