Undergraduate Programs:

• BA (Hons) Business Management ( 3 years - University of Sunderland) (3 years including HND in Business & Management)
• BA (Hons) in Hospitality Management (3 years including AHLA& CTHCM Diploma with additional 1 year work placement option after 1 year of study)
• Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management (2 years including 1 year internship / work placement)
• BSc (Honours) Computing - 3 Year Programme (3 years including HND in Software Development)
• Foundation Degree in Digital Media (2 years)

Foundation Degree in Digital Media (Validated by University of Wales)

This innovative course is a gateway to the best vocational higher education, where you can maximise your career potential to the full. By combining valuable work experience with the academic structure of a degree programme, graduates can acquire the right skills and knowledge for the job market.

With a Foundation Degree, you can go further. Because they link with at least one Honours Degree in the same subject area, you can aim for a full BA (Hons) qualification, or head straight on to your chosen career. And you'll be credited for your study - a system known as Credit Accumulation and Transfer means that your learning will be formally accepted in Universities. You also qualify for credits if you've worked in parts of the industry relevant to your degree.

Developed in consultation with leading employers, national training organisations and professional bodies, Foundation Degrees are here to train the professionals of tomorrow. The Foundation Degree in Digital Media on offer at Cavendish College has been validated by the University of Wales.

WHY STUDY FOR A FOUNDATION DEGREE?

• Internationally recognised qualification

• Gain relevant work experience

• Progress to the final stages of an honours degree after two years

• Gain the skills that employers want

• Improve your career prospects

Course Content

Year 1: The Foundation Degree in Digital Media at Cavendish College, in the first year provides students with the opportunity to specialise in one of Six pathways:

• Computer Graphics

• Multimedia Design

• Web Design

• Computer Animation

• Computer Visualisation

• Time-Based Media (Film, Video & Digital Media)

Each pathway comprising seven modules:

What next?
On completion of the Foundation Degree, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the critical and theoretical contexts within which practice is located.
• Consolidate and extend their visual communication skills.
• Use a systematic approach to research and design, formulate and manage plans of action through the various stages from inception to completion, which demonstrates their individual capability and level of achievement.
• Demonstrate understanding of the synthesis between theory and practice within design through a range of solutions to their own, as well as to industrial/commercial briefs.
• Demonstrate an increased competence in using a variety of media and extended techniques appropriately to the solution of selected assignments.
• Apply creative thinking effectively to problem solving with due regard to the constraints of time, cost, commercial requirements, and resources.
• Demonstrate competence in self-critical and critical evaluation of others work.
• Demonstrate personal and professional skills in preparation for a university honours degree/career opportunities.
• Extend business and professional practice and demonstrate the skills and competences necessary for immediate contribution in employment.

Entry requirements

Applicants will be admitted to the course on the basis of the following criteria:

• 12th class (10+2) with good grades

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