Creative Computing with Foundation Year

The world of arts and media is changing at a phenomenal rate, and there has never been a better time to explore your creativity and the ways in which you can apply it to the world around you.

This Foundation Year provides the perfect opportunity for you to explore the key principles of art, design and media. The course is designed to help you develop your creative skills, it gives you a chance to build a larger portfolio, and provides a good transition period to familiarise yourself with the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology and life as a student at Salford. You will then be in a strong position to progress onto your chosen degree pathway.

This is a shared Foundation Year across Art, Design and Media disciplines, and will give you a collaborative environment to explore ideas, take creative risks and become confident independent learners. You will be joining a thriving and creative community.

The Foundation Year of this four-year programme aims to provide you with an understanding of the subject to allow you to progress on to the BSc (Hons) Creative Computing course.

You will:

• develop your creative skills and academic confidence

• familiarise yourself with student life

• prepare to study on one of our degree programmes

This course is not open to international students.

The Creative Computing degree is designed to progressively build competence across both skill-based technologies and creative problem-solving. The modules are intertwined and provide both theoretical and practice-based learning opportunities, building confidence as you progress. Don't worry if some of these concepts are new to you - you will be supported by your tutors along the way, helping to prepare you for rewarding professional employment when you graduate.

Foundation Year

• Digital Media Applications
• Creative Methods
• Introduction to Creative Coding
• Creative Practice Major Project
• Introduction to the Creative Industries

Year 1

• Introduction to Web-based Technologies
• Creative Coding Foundations
• Maths for Computing
• Introduction to Creative Play
• Generative Art
• Backend development

Year 2

• Artificial Intelligence
• Introduction to XR Design
• Physical Computing
• Games and Virtual Worlds
• Creative Collaboration
• Human Data Interaction

Year 3

• Major Project
• Practice Led Dissertation
• Creative Industry Challenge
• Digital Project Management
• Professional Development
• Creative Portfolio

You will be assessed via different methods, including: projects, coursework, presentations and a dissertation.