Digital Media Design BSc (Hons)

Plymouth University

Course modalities offered

On campus - h Main Site
Sep 16, 2024 Part-time - 4 years

On campus - h Main Site
Sep 16, 2024 Full-time - 3 years

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	83%
Salary after 15 months	£21500
Unemployment Rate	4% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	7% Proportion of students of Digital Media Design BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Part-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Digital Media, Multimedia Computing Science

Student Satisfaction	83%
Salary after 15 months	£21500
Unemployment Rate	4% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	7% Proportion of students of Digital Media Design BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	3 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Digital Media, Multimedia Computing Science

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 65 graduates of Digital Media Design BSc (Hons) and other courses in Design Studies at Plymouth University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Design Studies.

Overall student satisfaction

83 /100

65 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Digital Media Design BSc (Hons) and other Design Studies courses of Plymouth University	Average review score among all Digital Media courses in the UK
Explanations	95	96
Interesting courses	88	91
Intellectually stimulating	81	86
Challenged to do my best	86	93
Depth of concepts	92	91
Builds on previous learnings	84	85
Joined ideas from different topics	94	87
Balance directed/independent study	84	83
Applicability of course content	81	82
Clear criteria in markings	80	93
Fair assessment	86	93
Tests reflected your learning	92	93
Timely feedback	59	85
Helpful feedback	80	93
Approachability of teachers	84	94
Support from teachers	89	96
Organisation of courses	55	83
Communication of changes	70	85
IT facilities	88	90
Library	92	80
Course specific resources	77	89
Student feedback opportunities	92	88
Student feedback valued	84	91
Student's feedback acted upon	70	75
Work of student union	69	79
Mental wellbeing services	67	84
Overall satisfaction	83	83

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Design Studies courses of Plymouth University

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Design Studies

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Design Studies at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£21500	£19000	£23500
25-75 percentile range	£20000 - £29000	£15000 - £24500	£17000 - £29500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Design Studies courses of Plymouth University

Salary of all UK Graduates of Design Studies

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£22025	£20113	£23568
25-75 percentile range	£19981 - £25071	£15144 - £24676	£17604 - £29974

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Design Studies courses in the UK

Course Description

Digital Media Design will teach you high-level industry production skills including coding, 3D modelling, UI/UX (user interface and user experience) design, creative practice and design. You’ll get a chance to make games, websites, apps and interactive and virtual reality experiences. At the cutting edge of art and design for 28 years, the Institute of Digital Art and Technology has graduates across digital creative industries worldwide – working for Apple, Nintendo, Spotify and Sony. Choose a technical focus with the BSc - our graduates are among the world’s best game designers, digital artists, web designers, coders and creative thinkers.

Gain invaluable professional experience with the option to take part in a year-long, paid work placement. Close links with industry leaders – designed in close collaboration with industry leaders to ensure technologies, skills and techniques are up-to-date.

Access all areas: keep working into the evening in our dedicated lab space open until 10 pm, and take advantage of our other amazing facilities, including a 35-seat, 360° immersive vision theatre. Our inspiring graduates have gone on to work in some of the biggest tech, design and games companies worldwide, including Electronic Arts, IBM, Yahoo and Reddit. Broaden your horizons with great enrichment activities, including overseas field trips in Amsterdam, Berlin and Barcelona to attend conferences and visit galleries. Informed by the latest exciting research from i-DAT and Transtech.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All Plymouth University graduates of undergraduate studies in Design Studies	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Design Studies
Total respondents	55	50
Unemployed	4%	2%
Studying	11%	3%
Working	70%	86%
Both studying and working	11%	2%
No information	5%	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Design Studies courses of Plymouth University

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	70%	30%
Utilise skills from studies	65%	35%
Work is meaningful	85%	15%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of Plymouth University

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	70%
Non highly-skilled jobs	25%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Design Studies courses of Plymouth University

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Digital Media Design BSc (Hons) at Plymouth University

20%	Artistic, literary and media occupations
10%	Sales occupations
10%	Welfare and housing associate professionals
5%	Finance Professionals
5%	Business and Financial Project Management Professionals
5%	Business and public service associate professionals
5%	Administrative occupations
5%	Protective service occupations
5%	Elementary occupations
5%	Sales occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

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Grading Distribution

Students of the course received the following grades

	Students of the course received the following grades
Not classified	0
Pass	0
Merit	0
Distinction	0
Ordinary degree	0
Other honours degree	4
Lower second class	22
Upper second class	50
First class	24

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Design Studies

Average UCAS Tariff Score 123

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Design Studies
<48	2
48-63	8
64-79	7
80-95	9
96-111	11
112-127	20
128-143	7
144-159	11
160-175	14
176-191	2
192-207	0
208-223	2
224-239	2
>240	3

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Design Studies courses of Plymouth University

Qualification requirements

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A Level English at grade B. Preferred:- Performing Arts, Art & Design, Digital Film and Video Production,Business IT, Applied Science,Sport, Sport and Exercise Science

Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)

Including one in a relevant subject/science (80 UCAS tariff points)

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Including one in a relevant subject/science (90 UCAS tariff points)

GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above required.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

The University of Plymouth has a dedicated International Student Advice (ISA) service who will support you from the day you accept an offer at the University, right through to graduation. They will offer help and advice so you can get the most out of your studies, and your time in the UK, visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/services/international-students/international-student-advice for more information. Once you have applied through UCAS, your conditional offer letters will also be sent to you by email, so be sure to enter your current email address on your application and to check this email regularly. You'll need your unconditional letter, and the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that we'll send you, when applying for your student visa to the UK. A tuition fee deposit will be required before we'll send you the CAS. We're a licenced Sponsor under the Points Based System. To comply with our duties as a Sponsor, we're required to check other aspects of your application in addition to your academic achievements, for example any previous studies, financial status and your immigration history in the UK. For course entry requirements (inc. English requirements) please refer to the specific page for the course you are interested in (www.plymouth.ac.uk/study). A recognised English language qualification (e.g. IELTS) would be required or successful completion of one of the University's pre-sessional English Language courses. Check our country pages to find out more about application from your specific home country www.plymouth.ac.uk/international/study/international-students-country-guides. International fees, please visit our fees and funding pages www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees. If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Digital Media Design, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

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.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)
year 2
year 3

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About Plymouth University

Founded in 1992, Plymouth University is established in the small city of Plymouth, South West England. The university has a variety of residence halls at distinct price points, and all within walking distance of your classrooms. When wandering off-campus, students will find a blend of both urban and rural surroundings, ensuring that there’s something for everyone here.

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Student composition of Plymouth University

Total number of students enrolled at Plymouth University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
undergraduates:: 13880
postgraduates:: 2275
Total:: 16155

Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

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