Digital Media Production

Course Overview

Design and create innovative, engaging digital multimedia content, alongside developing your digital design and visual communication skills.

Course Options

• 3 years
• 4 years with foundation year
• 4 years with placement

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 3 years
• START DATES: September
• LOCATION: Cambridge
• ENTRY: UCAS code: P301
• FEES:
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

Year 1

• Fundamentals of Digital Media
• Thinking Digital: A Practical History of Digital Media
• Digital Content Creation
• Introduction to User Experience Design
• Into ARU

Year 2

• Critical Issues and Debates
• Immersive Storytelling
• Photography Post-Production Workflow
• Motion Graphics
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)

Year 3

• Digital Media Specialised Practice
• Digital Media Major Project
• Research Project *
• Working in the Creative Industries *

Student Work

Our student showcase

• Sade’s major project “Who Am I?” shows the story of music in her early life and the people that introduced her to it.
• View work by graduating students from our BA (Hons) Digital Media Production degree.
• A film by Dina Mateus and Rasny Magalhaes, BA (Hons) Digital Media Production students.

Facilities

• Dedicated Mac and PC suites with the latest software including Adobe Creative Suite
• Film studios, VR and 360 cameras, sound studios and video editing suites
• Photography facilities including darkrooms, photographic studios, and film processing and digital printing suites
• Professional equipment loans
• Ruskin Gallery, a professional digital art gallery
• 3D workshops for physical media including wood, plastic, metal, and clay.

Careers

By completing our BA (Hons) Digital Media Production course you'll be prepared for roles including digital media design, web design, social media analysis, content writing, videography, motion graphic art and interactive design.

Entry Requirements

• 96 UCAS Tariff points. We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. Preferably to include an Art, Design or Media subject at A level or equivalent level.
• 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Fees and Paying for University

Tuition Fees and Student Loans for UK Students (2025/26)

• £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Tuition Fees for International Students (2025/26)

• £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Careers:

By completing our BA (Hons) Digital Media Production course you'll be prepared for roles including digital media design, web design, social media analysis, content writing, videography, motion graphic art and interactive design. But you’ll also be ready for near-future careers such as digital culture commentator or designer. You might even invent your own new role in this exciting cultural landscape. Students graduating in 2022 have gone on to roles including Multimedia Designer at CEG Cambridge Education Group, Social Media Account Manager at The Ivy Rose Agency, and Social Media Officer at ARU. Our links with major companies in Cambridge and beyond – such as Orbital Media, Sookio Digital Agency, Brand-anonymous, Cambridge Museum of Technology, Essex Police, Collusion Arts and collaborations with Avans University in Holland – allow you to engage with live briefs and competitions, enhance your portfolio and get experience of working life. We also work closely with local arts organisations and practitioners, including Collusion Arts Organisation and future storytelling research group StoryLab. This will give you opportunities to engage with Interactive Arts practitioners. Both Collusion and StoryLab contribute and support projects throughout the course. What’s more, our employability advisers run workshops, seminars, networking events, portfolio reviews and design challenges. They'll also help you find placements and work experience, so that you can graduate with the creative skills and confidence to succeed.

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Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

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UK students starting 2023/24 (full-time, per year)

• £9,250

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International students starting 2023/24 (full-time, per year)

• £15,800

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UK students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)

• £9,250

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International students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)

• £16,700

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Payment:

• You can pay your fees upfront, in full or in two instalments.
• We will ask for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter.

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Overview:

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a global university with students from 185 countries. It is known for its innovative and entrepreneurial approach to education and research. ARU has been recognized as the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023 and has received a Gold award for the quality of its education in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

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ARU is ranked in the top 15% of universities in the UK for graduate employment and has been recognized for its excellence in education, social work, and sports science.

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ARU fosters collaboration between students, businesses, and partners, and its courses are recognized by industry and professionally accredited.

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ARU encourages entrepreneurship and provides mentorship, support, and start-up funding through the Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy.

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