(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)
• Self-direct and manage projects with support where required to generate digital research that is informed by key debates, methods, and practices.
• Demonstrate criticality, reflexivity, and creativity in analysing, evaluating, and developing digital media, including its theories, practices and relationship with society.
• Develop advanced independent digital media outcomes informed by self-directed research.
• Critically analyse the legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks which affect digital media.
Skills Learning Outcomes
• Research Skills: Devise and execute a research-led project, select appropriate research methodologies, organise, and manage resources and adhere to ethical and professional principles.
• Creativity and Technical Skills: Initiate, develop and realise digital media outcomes that are critical, creative, and professional.
• Critical Thinking: Critical engagement with academic and non-academic sources in the field of digital media, and critical reflection on learning and creative projects.
• Communication Skills: Communicate and share work on digital media across a range of contexts and with different audiences.
Competence Standards
1.Design and demonstrate an independent and self-guided research project with the appropriate support when required for consistency.
2. Undertake self-directed learning, with appropriate support where required, to evaluate, analyse and critique academic and non-academic sources.
3. Effectively communicate digital media concepts, methods, and practical outcomes, using different mediums and styles.
4. Demonstrate proficiency in a range of technical skills inherent in digital media practice, including computational skills, graphic design, web development and familiarity with various digital media applications and technologies."
If the chosen pathway includes an industrial placement
5. Effectively demonstrate cultural and critical analysis, with appropriate support as required"
6. Demonstrate ability to direct, monitor and evaluate their work, by seeking/accepting feedback, within a workplace context, using appropriate support as necessary.
7. Demonstrate an awareness of own strengths and development needs and the need for ongoing learning and proactive continuing professional development.
If the chosen pathway includes an international placement -
8. Collaborate effectively with other people in a new environment and successfully completes a period of work or study in another country.
9. Demonstrate self-awareness relating to personal and academic/professional development through successfully completing a period of work or study in another country.
The final year of the BA Digital Media can encompass a wide range of assessment, dependent on students’ module selections. This can include essay plans and essays, pitches, presentations and product creation or a 10-12,000 word dissertation. Optional modules cover a wide range of assessments, including literature reviews, essays and presentations.
Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team