Creative Media Technologies

This is a Connected Degree

Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.

Overview

Creative technologies are rapidly becoming integral to industry and society, transforming how we consume information and interact with the world. Discover the artistry in them and become an innovative content creator who drives transformation on our Creative Media Technologies degree course.

Whether you're interested in video production, animation, web design, mobile gaming, or emerging technologies like virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR), you'll explore creative technologies and their impact on immersive experiences. By taking part in live client projects and placements, you can tailor your degree to your speciality and sharpen your knowledge and abilities in a professional environment.

You'll grow into an all-encompassing media producer ready for a career in fields such as web development, content marketing, and television and film production.

Course highlights

• Diversify your creative skills by learning about and using different digital technologies to produce outstanding media content

• Develop your professional portfolio by working on actual client projects

• Gain valuable industry experience by taking an optional placement

• Strengthen your knowledge and team-working abilities by collaborating with students from other courses in the School of Creative Technologies and Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

• Become familiar with renowned software used in the creative media industries, including Adobe Creative Cloud

• Demonstrate your technical expertise to potential employers by earning Adobe Certified Associate certifications

• Enrich your study with help from a formidable team of expert lecturers with years of industry experience and research practice

Careers and opportunities

You'll graduate from this course with a vast understanding of digital media and tools that will open any door within the creative industries.

Graduate areas

Industry areas previous students have moved into include:

• web development

• animation

• video production

• gaming

• music production

• TV production

Graduate roles

Roles previous students on this course have taken on include:

• computer games animator

• 3D modeller

• web designer

• graphics artist

• filmmaker

• broadcast journalist

• games developer

• musical technician

Our Careers and Employability will support you in finding a role or setting up a business. You'll get help and support for up to 5 years after you leave the University.