Program Overview

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)