Media Technology BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

This degree combines a study of visual and acoustic technologies with the development of creative design skills. It is ideal if you have an interest in the application of information and entertainment technologies. The course has been designed for students from diverse academic backgrounds - we recognise that few entrants can have strengths in both the design and technical aspects of the programme.

You can also choose to study Media Technology as a joint honours degree alongside another subject. See the 'course combinations' section for more information.

What will you study?

The course explores three themes of study:

• creative design, including illustration, animation and acoustics using electronic media;
• computer and information systems, including use of 3D image and acoustic processing software;
• physical principles of image and sound creation, transmission, detection and storage, including media instrumentation studies.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Visual Thinking
• Introductory Electronics
• HTML Programming and Internet Tools
• Light, Sound and Motion
• Visual Structures
• Instrumentation Principles for Media Technology
• Numerical and Mathematical Techniques
• Introductory Film Production
• Computer Generated Imagery 1
• Object-Orientated Programming with Java
• Fundamentals of Computer Generated Imagery

Year 2

• Project Design and Investigation Skills
• Introduction to Multimedia Design
• Film and Television Studies
• Digital Moving Images
• Software Developments with Java
• Broadcast Science
• Communications Systems Electronics
• Graphics Software Embedded Language Programming
• Introduction to Visual Basic
• Multimedia Design
• Media and Broadcast Electronics
• Computer Generated Imagery and Sound

Year 3

• Media Dissertation
• Digital Media Editing and Compositing
• Broadcast Technologies
• Advanced Multimedia Design
• Project (double module)
• Optional modules in ICT or Media Technology (click for range of modules)

• Optional modules in ICT or Media Technology (click for range of modules)

  Scientific C++

  Web Technologies

  XML for the Web

  Advanced Computer Generated Imagery

  Instrumentation Systems Design

  Advanced Visual Basic Programming

  Computer Graphics

  Applications of Digital Imaging

  Digital Communications Principles

  Computer Graphics and Image Processing

  Internet Security

  Computer Speech Processing

  Computer Animation