Course length: Three years full-time/ four years with a placement. The course covers the fundamentals of digital media technology, audio-visual technology and interface technology with the aim of providing the ability to develop interactive material (games, multimedia and virtual reality) for a range of platforms. Why choose this course? It is accredited by the bcs, The Chartered Institute for IT to Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status. Recent research shows that professionals with BCS' CITP are the top earners in the UK IT industry, indicating that companies are paying top price for business and IT experience. You will have use of the latest industry standard technology during your studies: stereoscopic display equipment; virtual reality head mounted display; and projection units and gesture input devices. It shares a common first year with BSc (Hons) Information and Communications Technology, BSc (Hons) Information Systems and BSc (Hons) Computing allowing you the flexibility to review your pathway once you've started studying. You have the option to undertake a year's work placement in industry and we have strong links with companies such as Siemens, Experian and Excel. Our student work can be groundbreaking, innovative and consistently attracts industry attention. You will work with our highly-regarded academics, who are active in a broad range of research areas, achieving 80% world-leading or internationally-excellent research impact (REF 2014).

This course provides a thorough education in computing for industry meaning you graduate with advanced skills in the development of software and are able to design and manage complex information systems. Recent Computing and Technology graduates have gone onto work in the following roles and companies: Rolls Royce – Reporting Specialist Hewlett Packard – Technology Consultant Perceptive Informatics – Associate Software Engineer Serco – Software Support Specialist ICM Direct – Quality Assessor.