In Year 1 you will study units covering: media, culture and society; media making; web information delivery; and information, systems and organisational life.
Year 2 is focused on standards-based web design and digital media production with units that address: web site design; creative digital media production; web languages; and project management.
In Year 3, study of web design is taken to an advanced level in an individual project and you will investigate contemporary issues and techniques in user-centred design. The units cover: Design For All; digital asset management; and organisational strategy.
All courses in the Information and Communications Network have a common Year 1 offering you the opportunity to change degree at the end of your first year, as well as the opportunity to study abroad in Year 2.
Although not a formal requirement of the degree, students are encouraged to seek placements, internships, work experience and volunteering opportunities to develop their professional and personal portfolio. The course has links with IT departments and information units in all types of organisations, including the BBC, Granada TV, law firms, schools, universities, NHS and public authorities in the UK and abroad.
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72%* of information technology and communications graduates go straight into employment and/or further study.
The rapidly changing digital media and creative industries offer career opportunities in an extremely wide range of industry sectors including web design, media development, computing and system management, teaching, information management, IT consultancy, and as managers and administrators in a wide variety of public and private organisations. Previous graduates have been employed by new media companies across the North West and nationally.
*Source: DLHE survey 2009 for all respondents available for employment or further study and whose destinations are known
2012 entry
Undergraduate level
3 years full-time
6 years part-time
G450
All Saints Campus, Manchester
UCAS Tariff points
240
Points to be obtained from full A levels or equivalent:
240 at A2 or equivalent (such as BTEC National at Level 3 or Advanced Diploma)
Specific subjects required
GCSE grade C or in English language and mathematics.
Access qualifications: A relevant Access to HE Diploma will be considered for entry to this course.
International Baccalaureate: 28
IELTS Score: 6.0. with no element below 5.5
Applications through UCAS
UK and EU full-time students: £8,000
Non-EU full-time international students: £11,000
International Fee Band: 2
Essay and report writing, practical exercises (including live web space), online assessments, group and individual presentations, in-class tests and examinations
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