Interactive Media and Web Technologies (with foundation year) | Coventry University

Course summary

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year one of the degree onwards will be from Coventry University campus.

This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding to become part of the next generation of immersive app developers, web programmers, digital media experts and code-savvy user interface designers.

The foundation year of this course covers a range of digital technology content including fundamental software engineering and data storage concepts, the theory behind how networks operate, devices communicate and how such networks should be designed. It also covers information technology in business and the fundamental mathematical knowledge and skills required to solve relevant problems.”. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Interactive Media and Web Technologies BSc (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of Computing, Mathematics and Data Science.

The degree aims to help you:
• Understand software techniques and technologies
• Master the principles of technical art, exploring animation, VFX, modelling and motion graphics
• Become a professional full-stack web developer, able to generate a user-focused front-end and a technologically sound back-end, to any online project

Key benefits of the degree
• Learn to apply technical knowledge to the development of creative content regularly found in creative industries such as film, TV, games and web
• Develop a portfolio of work across a wide array of platforms and uses including web and mobile services, social media, Virtual Reality and Immersive Simulations using game engines
• Study as part of a community of creative content generators, working collaboratively to produce complex digital artefacts
• Explore your creativity through a range of open-ended assessment briefs that focus on individuality and expression of ideas
• Prepare for a career in the creative industry by practising commonly used industry-standard tools and learning techniques for working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

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How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: IMDF
Institution code:: C85

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