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Digital Media – BSc (Hons) Top-up
Level 6
Cheltenham
Course Overview
Full Time
Certificate
Certificate
Digital media use is everywhere, from screen-based systems and physical interaction to urban social networks and mobile commerce in the developing world. As the demand for content creators and digital professionals grows, you’ll learn to create engaging digital experiences in a range of environments.
Designed in partnership with UWE Bristol, this one-year course helps you specialise in digital content creation and design. You’ll develop a strong portfolio, expand your technical skills, and gain experience working on real-world briefs, preparing for a career in the fast-growing creative and digital industries.
On this practical, project-led course, you’ll blend creative and technical learning and build a standout portfolio through hands-on work with cutting-edge technologies.
Modules include:
- Comprehensive Creative Technologies Project
- Design Enterprise Studio
- Interaction Design
You’ll learn the fundamentals of programming, web technologies and design and visualisation techniques. You’ll also get to explore rich media creation, multi-platform deployment, physical computing, testing and project management.
Whether you choose to specialise in design and coding, web development, media production, or games development, you’ll develop a strong grounding in industry-standard processes, technologies and their application.
The course also explores physical computing, testing, and project management, while building your understanding of the ethical, legal and commercial landscape of the media industry. You’ll collaborate on student-run projects, respond to live briefs from local businesses, and develop the skills required for success in roles such as designer, developer, creative technologist or UX specialist.
You’ll gain an accredited degree whilst studying close to home. You can also look forward to:
- Working on ‘live’ projects provided by local businesses
- Networking events with regional businesses
- Learning in state-of-the-art facilities with access to editing suites, coding software and animation tools
- Guest lectures from industry professionals
- Small class sizes and more tailored support
- Hands-on, practical learning
- Optional enrichment activities
This degree is taught in partnership with UWE Bristol and designed to mirror real industry workflows, helping you build confidence, creativity, and career readiness.
This qualification is awarded by UWE Bristol as a full BSc (Hons) degree. You’ll be assessed through coursework, including design projects, digital artefacts, presentations, and written evaluations. You’ll work both individually and in teams, developing your skills across a variety of creative and technical formats. There are no formal exams.
This is a one-year full-time course delivered at our Cheltenham Campus. You must have successfully completed an HND in Games Development or Creative Media Production at Gloucestershire College.
You must apply for this course via UCAS: www.ucas.com/apply
When applying through UCAS, use campus code V to ensure you apply for the Gloucestershire College option.
You’ll typically attend college 2–3 days per week. All specialist equipment and software are provided by the college, though you may need your own external storage.
Financial support and bursaries may be available to help with study costs. You can ask Student Services for more information. You may be eligible for tuition fee support through The Student Loans Company (www.slc.co.uk).
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Course Entry Point: Year 1 (Gloucestershire College) Typical offers
- 48 UCAS tariff points
- A levels at grade DD
- BTEC National at grade PPP
- T Level at grade P (D or E)
- Access to Higher Education at grade P45
- Advanced Apprenticeship
Course Entry Point: Year 2 (Direct Entry) (Gloucestershire College) Typical offers
- Higher National Certificate PASS (120 Credits) in a comparable and relevant subject
- GCSE Maths and English Requirements: To study Higher Education at Gloucestershire College, normally applicants will be required to have GCSE English and Mathematics grade 4 (C) or above or have comparable/equivalent qualifications
- English Language Requirements: If English isn’t an applicant's first language they will be required to have a minimum IELTS score of 5.5 across all components. The College also accepts a range of international English qualifications and English language tests that demonstrate the required level of English language proficiency
- Gloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements
- Applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion
- All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.
Course Entry Point: Year 3 (Direct Entry) (University of the West of England - UWE Bristol) Typical Offers
- GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Literature or Language and Mathematics, or equivalent.
- English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no component below 5.5 OR overall score of 6.0 with no more than one component at 5.5 (or approved equivalent*)
- The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit http://uwe.ac.uk/englishlanguagerequirements
- Specific subjects: HNC/HND in Games Development or Creative Media at Gloucestershire College, For current Gloucestershire College students you need to have achieved a Pass for external applicants you will need an average of two-thirds Merits in your Final year.
- For further information: UWE Course Page: Digital Media - BSc(Hons) - UWE Bristol.
- UCAS Course Page: Digital Media - BSc(Hons).
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Career opportunities range from roles in large corporations to smaller entrepreneurial start-ups.
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There is little left in our modern lives that isn’t affected by computers and technology. You’ll find computing at the centre of almost all businesses and, as a result, employment opportunities within the sector are huge.
We offer a range of qualifications that support a variety of interesting careers, from games and apps development, through to forensic computing and cyber security. Our industry-experienced lecturers will give you the knowledge and skills you need to develop your own computing competency, in an area that interests you.
A computing course is an ideal route to employment, or to progress on to higher-level qualifications at GC or university. You’ll have access to state-of-the-art equipment and software, including a dedicated network for computing students, so that you can get familiar with the latest technology and prepare for the systems you’ll use in the business world.
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