BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Creative Computing and Film Studies. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The four-year programme allows students to adjust the balance between digital media and computing modules. A 9-12 month industry placement takes place during the third year.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Computing, Electronics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Accountancy, Psychology, Statistics, Environmental Science, Digital Technology, Biology, Design & Technology, Digital Media & Design
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Information Technology Professionals: 50%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- HUM PLACEMENT YEAR
- WEB-BASED PROGRAMMING
- FILMMAKING 1
- INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- PROGRAMMING 1
- MATHEMATICS FOR COMPUTING B
- MATHEMATICS FOR COMPUTING A
- PROGRAMMING 2
- COMPUTER GRAPHICS
- STUDYING MEDIA AUDIENCES
- SCREENWRITING
- LIVE TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION
- DIGITAL MEDIASCAPES
- THE BUSINESS OF FILM AND TELEVISION
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- ADAPTATION: CROSS-MEDIA TRANSFORMATIONS
- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
- CREATIVE WRITING: INTRODUCTION (SPR)
- SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
- SCRIPT EDITING
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- NETWORKS
- EDITING, AUDIO AND POSTPRODUCTION
- DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
- GAME AND MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- PRODUCTION EFFECTS
- SOUND ON SCREEN
- HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
- SCRIPTWRITING: ADAPTATION
- SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- SCIENCE FICTION
- DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- WRITING TELEVISION DRAMA
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Computing (other).
What do graduates of BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Digital Media and Creative Computing with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.