Creative Media Technologies Top-UpBSc Hons

Upgrade your Creative Multi-Media and Journalism Higher National Diploma (HND) to a Bachelor’s degree with our one-year BSc (Hons) Creative Media Technologies Top-up course.

You'll sharpen your creative and technical abilities using facilities kitted out with professional equipment and software, including Adobe Creative Cloud. With help from our industry-active teaching team, you’ll become a versatile multimedia content creator.

The skills and knowledge you gain on this course will prepare you for careers in many communication fields, including TV production, animation, marketing, and web design and development.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Services), a group of industry professionals and employers.

The JAMES accreditation lets potential employers know that this course gives you the relevant skills and abilities you need to work in the industry when you graduate. This gives you an edge over students who didn’t do an accredited course when you’re applying for jobs.

JAMES reviews our accreditation every three years to make sure the course content remains up-to-date with industry trends and developments. So you’ll always be learning skills relevant to your career.

What skills and qualities do I need for this Creative Media Technologies top-up course?

As well as meeting the course entry requirements, passion and creativity are essential, alongside an eagerness to develop your existing digital media production skills.

What can you do with a Creative Media Technologies degree?

You'll graduate with the skill and understanding to take up roles in almost every creative field, including:

• web development
• animation
• video production
• gaming
• music production
• TV production
• journalism
• digital print design

What jobs can you do with a Creative Media Technologies degree?

Roles previous University of Portsmouth creative media technologies students have taken on include:

• computer games animator
• 3D modeller
• web designer
• graphics artist
• video film-maker
• broadcast journalist
• games developer
• musical technician

Many graduates have also gone on to form their own web design, event management, and video production companies or have built successful freelance careers.

Our Careers and Employability Service 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.

Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. You'll study modules worth a total of 120 credits.

Changes to course content

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, course content is revised and regularly reviewed.  This may result in changes being made in order to reflect developments in research, learning from practice and changes in policy at both national and local levels.

Teaching

Teaching methods on this course include:

• lectures
• workshops
• seminars
• one-to-one tutorials

How you're assessed

You’ll be assessed through:

• practical projects 
• written reports 
• oral presentations 
• artefacts and other media

You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark.

You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

One of the main differences between an HND and a degree is how much control you have over your learning.

On your top-up degree, as well as spending time in timetabled teaching activities such as lectures, seminars and tutorials, you’ll do lots of independent study with support from our staff when you need it.

A typical week

We recommend you spend at least 35 hours a week studying for your Creative Media Technologies top-up degree. You’ll be in timetabled teaching activities such as lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical classes, workshops and supervised studio sessions for about 12 hours a week. The rest of the time you’ll do independent study such as research, reading, coursework and project work, alone or in a group with others from your course.

Term dates

The academic year runs from September to June. There are breaks at Christmas and Easter.

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The amount of timetabled teaching you'll get on your degree might be less than what you're used to on your HND, but you'll also get face-to-face support from teaching and support staff when you need it. These include the following people and services:

Tuition fees

2023 start

• UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £9,250 per year (may be subject to annual increase)
• EU students – £9,250 a year (including Transition Scholarship – may be subject to annual increase)
• International students – £17,900 per year (subject to annual increase)

2024 start

• UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £9,250 per year (may be subject to annual increase)
• EU students – £9,250 a year (including Transition Scholarship – may be subject to annual increase)
• International students – £18,800 per year (subject to annual increase)

Funding your studies

Find out how to fund your studies, including the scholarships and bursaries you could get. You can also find more about tuition fees and living costs, including what your tuition fees cover.

Applying from outside the UK? Find out about funding options for international students.

Additional course costs

These course-related costs aren’t included in the tuition fees. So you’ll need to budget for them when you plan your spending.

Admissions terms and conditions

When you accept an offer to study at the University of Portsmouth, you also agree to abide by our Student Contract (which includes the University's relevant policies, rules and regulations). You should read and consider these before you apply.