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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

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Degree Programme Table: Design and Digital Media (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCDESDM1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Please note: Alternative relevant option courses to those listed below may be substituted with the written permission of the Programme Director.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Media and Culture

Must be taken during Semester 1

DESI11178 20 credits
Design and Digital Media: Final Project

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

DESI11181 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Course Collection 1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
NB: Not all options may be available every year.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Design for Interactive Media
DESI11180 20 credits
Elements of Digital Design
DESI11194 20 credits
Fundamentals of User Experience Design
DESI11198 20 credits
3D Digital Design
DESI11206 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 40 and 60 credits in this group.

Course Collection 1

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students cannot select both ARCH11006 and DESI11183.
NB: Not all options may be available every year.
Digital Media Studio Project
ARCH11006 20 credits
Game Design Studio
DESI11182 20 credits
Digital Playgrounds for the Online Public
DESI11183 20 credits
Dynamic Web Design
DESI11184 20 credits
Global Design Culture
DESI11196 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students are responsible for checking there are no timetable clashes between their course selections.
NB: Not all options may be available every year.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Design with Data
DESI11025 20 credits
Disseminating Design Practices
DESI11099 20 credits
Internet, Society and Economy
PGSP11116 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Enrolment on optional/elective courses from the wider University may be considered with the approval of the relevant Course Organiser and your Programme Director.

Furthermore, in advance of notifying the Programme Administrator of any such choice(s), you must verify that your intended optional/elective course(s) does/do not clash with the existing timetables of this Programme's compulsory courses.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
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