BA Digital Media (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)

Learning outcomes

• 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.

Assessment

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.