DMK Courses
Industry Panel
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These courses have been developed in consultation with Digital Media Kingston’s industry panel. Our relationship with this panel ensures an industry‐focused learning experience, where industry overlaps are manifest tangibly, through course design and ethos as well as unique opportunities such as work placements, real projects, mentoring and internships to arm you for entry into the highly competitive digital media arena.
The Digital Media Kingston programmes have all been specifically designed to foster collaborative innovation, utilising the best digital media expertise and resources from across four faculties. The courses have a project-based curriculum where collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork is encouraged. This provides an industry-focused learning experience where you can hone your own specialist skills in a professional context. Work placements, real projects, internships and an industry mentoring scheme mean these courses will arm you for entry into the fast-growing and highly competitive digital media arena.
All courses have been developed in consultation with our industry panel, which includes representatives of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, DreamWorks and Samsung Design Europe.
“In games development it is imperative that team members are able to discuss issues using the context and language of their colleagues, no matter whether their focus is technical, creative or artistic. By bringing these disciplines together, Digital Media Kingston is ensuring their students will have exactly the right mindset, experience and skills that they need to perform in the creative media industries”. Sarah Lemarie, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
New Collaborative Courses
MA/MSc 3D Computer Generated Imaging
…the course develops modelling skills, shading, lighting, rendering, animation and rigging and associated skills such as rotoscoping and match moving with the MA modules placing a strong emphasis on digital modelling and texturing and/or character rigging and the MSc modules emphasising the high level 3D graphics programming for character rigging and/or games development to underpin collaboration and teamwork... Read more...
MA/MSc Games Development
…an introduction to 3D CGI is shared with the 3D CGI specialists but the MA then focuses upon developing experiential interfaces, complex architectures and level design whilst the MSc emphasises programming for games and the mathematics, physics and coding skills needed to take a professional role in your team productions such as programmer, level designer, art director etc... Read more...
MA / MSc User Experience Design
…this course looks at the core skills behind user-centred development, focusing on the analysis and design of multimodal, multimedia user interfaces that are easy to use and support compelling user experiences with optional MA modules in ecommerce or game design and MSc mark-up languages and scripting after which you will take a professional role such as user interface designer, user experience designer, information architect to work in a team with other students... Read more...
PgDip/MSc Computer Vision & Image Analysis
Computer vision and image analysis is a rapidly evolving field with a wide range of applications. These include security and surveillance; biomedical analysis and biometrics measurement; pattern recognition; content-based image retrieval; 3D modelling; traffic monitoring and control; automated inspection and quality control; robot assembly; analysis of remotely sensed images; and other applications of industrial and social interest.
This course provides you with the techniques and tools you need to build a complete computer vision system. Starting with different imaging devices and acquisition techniques, you build on your knowledge to understand and use the relevant image processing, feature extraction and pattern recognition algorithms. It is ideal if you are already working in industry and wish to advance your skills in this constantly evolving area.
MA Film making
This film making MA course will provide you with professional film production skills in both digital and analogue equipment and a knowledge of the theories of contemporary cinema. It takes its inspiration from all forms of cultural production that have challenged the official versions, including the work of artists, musicians, painters and performers and the movements of Italian neo-realism and the new cinemas of Africa, Latin America and Iran. The focus is placed firmly on developing clear and simple storytelling techniques that may transcend arbitrary formal categorisations of drama, documentary or genre.
MA Illustration & Animation
If you are an ambitious and determined artist, with the talent, motivation and desire to create new work, to form new directions and realise your career aspirations as an illustrator or animator, this course is ideal. It has a unique teaching and learning framework, providing you with the creative opportunity to develop a singular vision as an illustrator or animator, and will enable you to engage successfully in commercial practice after graduation. Specialisms include moving image, printmaking, digital imaging, book and editorial illustration.
MA Media & Communication
The Media and Communication MA is designed for those who want to gain a sophisticated insight into the role and function of media in contemporary society.
The course focuses on:
— the centrality of modern media forms and practices in our daily communication; and
— the ways in which they facilitate and constrain the way we communicate with each other.
MA Motion Graphics
Screen design is the art of conceptualising, designing and producing innovative visual communication solutions for moving image. It is a powerful and expressive form of communication with a range of applications: film, television titles, branding themes, advertising commercials, screen displays for theatre, performance, corporate events and launches. It is about developing a dynamic visual vocabulary to explore mood and movement supported by innovative use of sound, music and language.
MA Production Design for Film & Television
If you would like to develop the traditional and technological skills needed for entry into an art department in the film and television industry, this course is ideal. It offers one of the few opportunities internationally to focus on scenic art direction in postgraduate study. The course has been designed to utilise your existing areas of expertise in a related discipline, which can range from Fine Art to Architecture, and add those required for professional practice.
PgDip/MSc Web Development
A growing number of businesses are concerned with increasing the strategic exploitation of technology and are using the web in rapidly changing and increasingly complex and critical ways. This MSc will equip you with the appropriate business, technical and personal skills, along with the vision and technical competence to design and develop complex web systems, as well as integrate them into industry and business environments. To ensure that the course content is relevant and up to date, the academic teaching on this career-enhancing course is complemented by visiting industry experts.
Accreditation
The British Computer Society (BCS) accredits this course. This means that you can gain some exemption against BCS professional examinations, leading to Chartered membership and CEng, IEng or CSci status. For full details of exemption and accreditation levels, please check the BCS course search.
Accreditation
The British Computer Society (BCS) accredits this course. This means that you can gain some exemption against BCS professional examinations, leading to Chartered membership and CEng, IEng or CSci status. For full details of exemption and accreditation levels, please check the BCS course search.
Undergraduate Courses
Digital Media Kingston is primarily aimed at those with certain level of expertise in digital media practice. For those wishing to undertake a more fundamental study in the general area of digital media, Kingston University offers the following courses:
Games Technology BSC (Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/gamestechnology/
Media Technology BSc(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/mediatechnologybsc/
Computer Graphics Technology BSc(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/computergraphicstechnology/
Illustration and Animation BA(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/illustrationanimation/
Media and Cultural Studies BA(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/mediaculturalstudies/
Web Development BSc(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/webdevelopment/
Games Technology BSC (Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/gamestechnology/
Media Technology BSc(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/mediatechnologybsc/
Computer Graphics Technology BSc(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/computergraphicstechnology/
Illustration and Animation BA(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/illustrationanimation/
Media and Cultural Studies BA(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/mediaculturalstudies/
Web Development BSc(Hons)
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/webdevelopment/
Research Degrees
Kingston University degrees offer a flexible approach to carrying out research. They allow you to study on a full-time basis or to combine your research studies with employment. We carry out a wide range of research activities at Kingston, ranging from traditional academic disciplines to more contemporary problems or developments.
More information here: http://www.digitalmediakingston.com/research/research-degrees/
More information here: http://www.digitalmediakingston.com/research/research-degrees/