Course Overview
Creative digital media is a rapidly expanding sector in the UK, with an increasing demand for skilled practitioners. This course offers a broad range of skills, from digital art to using game engines.
Throughout this course you will gain skills in creating animation and developing graphic design skills while also working with creating gameplay mechanics within 2D computer game engines to create small games. You will also gain invaluable knowledge of the games and media industries, including building upon communication techniques and research skills.
As well as studying the Level 2 Media course, students also will complete:
• work experience hours (or complete virtual projects),
• attend Industry Skills Development classes,
• complete independent work at home,
• attend the tutorial classes
• attend maths or/and English classes if they have below a grade 4 at GCSE
Please note that this course is predominantly aimed at 16 to 19 year olds.
For this course, we recommend that students have and bring to college an external storage drive and tutors can help with guidance on what is suitable.
Course Modules
Course Information
Applicants require 4 GCSE’s grade 3 and above (A*-D) to include English and maths. Entry will be subject to a satisfactory reference and interview and may involve a composition activity.
Entry decisions will be discretionary after interview and based upon achievement of the above entry requirements. Students will continually be assessed through probation period to ensure they are on the correct level.
You will be assessed through assignment building and may include short revision tests, reports, practical activities and projects.
You will have the chance to work with local developers and businesses to create products for them, thus building your portfolio in a real working environment.
If you want to take your skills to the next level, you can take progress onto:
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Games Design and Creative Media
Alternatively, you can seek employment in the games and software industry in roles relating to:
- Game Designer
- Web Designer
- Animator
- Graphic Designer
- 3D Modeller
- Character Artist
- Game Tester
- Visual Base Developer
- Engine Programmer
- Motion Caption Artist
- Game Play Programmer
- Level Designer
- QA Tester
- Concept Artist
Supporting you
Travel
The below travel map highlights the campuses where you can study this course.
FREE SHUTTLE BUS | between Bromsgrove and Redditch campuses | the freedom to travel at any point of your college day.
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove has many links to local towns and cities from Birmingham, Redditch, Droitwich, Rubery, Halesowen and Worcester all accessible by bus. The train station is further out of town with links to more towns and Bromsgrove campus can be accessed from the train station with a bus journey or by walking.
Bromsgrove Train Station
- Bromsgrove station
New Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 2LX - A 40-minute walk or a 25 minute bus journey to Bromsgrove Campus
Bromsgrove Bus Station
- Bromsgrove Bus Station
Crown Close
Bromsgrove
B61 8DA - A 12-minute walk to Bromsgrove campus
Worcester
Worcester is accessible by bus and train with numerous links from all over the county and further. The bus and train stations are a short walk to all of our campuses with The Duckworth Centre of Engineering being a little further.
Worcester Train Station
- Worcester Foregate Street Station
Foregate Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 1DB - An 8-minute walk to All Saints Building
- A 9-minute walk to Cathedral Building
- A 9-minute walk to St Andrews Building
- A 9-minute walk to St Wulstan’s Building
- A 5-minute walk to St Dunstan’s Building
- A 23-minute walk to The Duckworth Centre of Engineering
Worcester Bus Station
- Worcester Crowngate
Worcester
WR1 3LE - A 6-minute walk to All Saints Building
- A 7-minute walk to Cathedral Building
- A 7-minute walk to St Andrews Building
- A 7-minute walk to St Wulstan’s Building
- A 4-minute walk to St Dunstan’s Building
- A 24-minute walk to The Duckworth Centre of Engineering