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Creative Technology with Diploma in Creative Professional Development at Norwich University of the Arts - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Norwich University of the Arts has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

OVERVIEW BSc (Hons) Creative Technology has been developed in response to the growing demand from creative industry employers for graduates that combine hands-on technical skills with creative and design flair. The course will support you to develop versatile skills in a range of digital technologies in demand by the creative industries from film, animation, games, and virtual, augmented and extended realities. You will develop a solid base of coding skills, and knowledge of how to use and blend creative technologies that will give you access to technically based creative roles. KEY FEATURES

  • Share your first year with BSc (Hons) Creative Computing with a focus on the basics of creative coding and technologies that will serve as a springboard for your learning across the rest of the course
  • Gain your technical knowledge alongside your creative and design approach, including the fundamentals of design theory, including colour theory, observational drawing and composition
  • Experiment with projection mapping or depth sensing technology; AI, XR, physical computing and soft robotics
  • Explore data analysis and systems engineering alongside the foundations of HCI design and interactive data visualisations
  • Discover game play and no-code animation, UX versus UI, visual programming and graphics user interfaces (GUI)
  • Create projects in response to industry briefs and gain an understanding of the potential for, and theory of, computer-based technology in a wide range of digital creative and design sectors
  • Develop transferable skills in teamwork, project management, communication and problem-solving through integrated employability and entrepreneurship sessions.
DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Diploma in Creative Professional Development offers undergraduate students the chance to spend a year between Year 2 and 3 of their course exploring their employability options through a structured programme of input sessions and work-based learning. The aim of the course is to provide you with an opportunity to gain industry insight, develop your employability skills through a series of supported experiences, expand your network and build your confidence in the workplace. YOUR FUTURE In your final year you will produce a research report on a relevant area of theory, industry or practice and develop a career plan that will help launch you from graduation into industry. Graduates of the course will be digital creative practitioners with strong technical ability. You will be proficient in design skills and have a contemporary knowledge of creative technology that will either unlock high quality roles such as in immersive technology, physical computing, product development, XR design, or freelance careers in the digital creative industries. The course will also give you the skills and confidence to take roles and opportunities at the forefront disciplines which are yet to be defined.

Modules

You can find more information about the content of the BSc (Hons) Creative Technology course at www.nua.ac.uk/bsc-hons-creative-technology/

Assessment method

The University assesses you through the coursework you produce as you complete each unit. Each unit will require you to present a portfolio of work which may include finished pieces of work, written work, your research, and a reflective journal which allows you to evaluate your learning and highlight your strengths and areas for further development. You can find out more information about our assessment methods at www.nua.ac.uk/assessment/

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
C104
Institution code:
N39
Campus name:
Norwich University of the Arts
Campus code:
A

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Norwich welcomes applicants of all ages from all backgrounds. Your application will be assessed through responses to questions asked as part of the application process and your personal statement — as well as your qualifications — so even if you have no formal qualifications or do not meet our typical offers it can still be worth applying. If you are studying at the time of your application and your application is successful it is likely that you will receive a conditional offer. If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.nua.ac.uk/bsc-hons-creative-technology/#tabs-entry-requirements

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £18000 Year 1
International £18000 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

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Creative Technology with Diploma in Creative Professional Development at Norwich University of the Arts - UCAS