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BSc (Hons) Web Design& Development.

The BSc (Hons) Web Design and Development combines a number of topics as they apply to the Digital Society and Digital Technologies.

Most organisations have an online presence and demand is strong for graduates with the specialist skills and expertise to design, develop and maintain the highly usable feature-rich websites, applications and other digital media that are a key aspect of modern life and business. Graduates will be taught in a digital media environment and this course is ideal if they wish to pursue a career designing and developing websites, apps and other interactive and creative products for digital media, publishing, e-commerce, arts and education. Graduates will work on live briefs helping them to build a strong knowledge base and technical expertise in areas including scripting/coding, graphics/motion graphics, audio/video production, user experience design (UX), animation, image manipulation and editing, digital content creation and management, special effects, social media/networks and search engine optimization. In this way they will also be able to apply their knowledge in other sectors such as social media marketing, internet marketing, online word of mouth, digital storytelling, e-business, e-commerce and mobile commerce.

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CAREER OPTIONSNowadays, the job opportunities for students studying Web Design & Development are many and it is anticipated to be even more in the near future, as information communication technologies push into new frontiers, becoming more and more important for almost all industries. In this way, graduates will have the opportunity to be employed as part of the web design/development, creative, marketing, e-commerce, multimedia or IT departments of almost any business. Additionally, they can be employed in web design/development agencies, multimedia/digital media agencies, marketing agencies, consultancy firms, or even perform private practice.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTSThe minimum entry requirements are:> A score of 16.5 in the Apolytirion or High School Certificate grade of 82.5%, or 80 A’ Level points (new Tariff system) in relevant subjects.

In addition, an IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent is required.

BSc (Hons) Web Design& Development.

MODULESCOMPULSORYEnglish Language I English Language II Academic Writing Introduction to Maths and Statistics Internet Fundamentals Introduction to Audiovisual Technologies

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COMPULSORYWeb Design & UX Contextual Studies Computer Graphics Web Design and Development OPTIONALMultimedia Production Video Production Audio Production

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COMPULSORYApplication Design & Delivery Graphic Communication

OPTIONALData Driven Applications Professional Practice Video-Post Production Code Design

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COMPULSORYPortfolio Projects User Experience Design Enterprise Development & Production

OPTIONALResearch Project Work as Practice

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The University reserves the right to make amendments to programmes in order to improve the quality of learning content and outcomes.

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