Digital Media Arts, BA

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), China

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA	Full-time	3 - 4 years	September	CNY 88000 per year	CNY 88000 per year

About Digital Media Arts, BA - at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

The BA Digital Media Arts programme is the result of a collaboration between the School of Film and Television Arts and the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, providing students with practical skills in digital media production and thus enabling them to produce content for the growing array of digital media platforms that constitute such a significant area of our contemporary media experience.

This programme aims to equip students with the skills, knowledge and understanding of digital media production, and with a critical and theoretical grounding in media studies and in the contexts and industries of film, television, and digital media. Areas covered include film and TV production and post-production, digital media arts, computer graphics, and computer game design.

With the curriculum delivered in English and drawing on XJTLU's international education model, graduates will be well equipped in both language, subject-specific skills and critical abilities to work in local, national and international creative media industries or to progress onto further specialist study.

Why should I study Digital Media Arts at XJTLU?

The programme benefits from a fully functional digital media lab, which will be supplemented by a brand-new dedicated School of Film and Television Arts building, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. These facilities will include film and television studios, digital media laboratories and post-production facilities running industry-standard software and hardware platforms. You will work with dedicated, research-active international staff (film makers, directors and producers, and academics) with practical experience in digital media arts and in communication and media teaching. The programme is accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the University of Liverpool.

Knowledge and skills

By the time you graduate from BA Digital Media Arts, you will:

have an informed, critical and creative approach both to understanding digital media, culture and communications in contemporary society, and to your own forms of media, communicative and expressive practice
understand production processes and professional practices within digital media, cultural and creative industries
have informed competency in the management and operation of production technologies, procedures and processes
be able to engage with, and to advance creative processes in one or more forms of digital media or cultural production
have the ability to work across a variety of group and independent modes of study, and within these demonstrate flexibility, creativity and the capacity for critical self-reflection
have developed analytic skills within areas of both theory and practice
have developed critical and creative independence, flexibility, sensitivity to audience, and self-reflexivity across individual and group work
be able to meet the challenges of employment, including self-employment, in a society in which the cultural and creative industries play an increasingly central role, whilst understanding that the fostering of employability requires the development of your creative, intellectual, analytical and research skills.

Modules

Year One
UK degrees are three years long whereas in China they are four, therefore we do accept students with certain qualifications directly into Year Two, which is the start of the main academic programme. Most students, however, enter into Year One, which provides you with a range of interesting modules, language classes and core skills for your degree.
Year Two
Compulsory modules:
- Analysing communication
- Minor production project
- Visual thinking
- Introduction to programming in Java
- Introduction to digital media arts
- Introduction to databases
- TV studio production I.
Elective modules:
- Communication in China
- Perspectives on visual media
- Screen writing for film and TV.
Year Three
Compulsory modules:
- Computer graphics
- TV studio production II
- Experimental film practices
- Design for the internet
- China and the digital revolution
- Documentary production.
Elective modules:
- Media theory
- Software engineering
- Industry awareness and group project
- Software group project.
Year Four
Compulsory modules:
- Digital media arts project
- Final year project
- Post production.
Elective modules:
- European cinema
- Documentary theory
- Theoretical debates in film studies
- Principles of computer game design
- Sonic art and sound design for digital media
- Animation.

Careers

BA Digital Media Arts graduates will be eligible to pursue a professional career in the digital media and creative industries, communications, PR and advertising, national and international broadcast and film production companies, journalism, and internet and online communications.

With a grounding in interactive and multimedia skills and knowledge, students graduating from this programme will be in a strong position to exploit opportunities in the growing sector of app production for mobile platforms, video gaming and internet technology-based businesses.

Notes about fees for this course

International students
RMB 88,000 per academic year
Early bird discount
All international students who accept their offer by 1 May 2018 will automatically qualify for a RMB 8,000 early bird discount.
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students
RMB 88,000 per academic year
Early bird discount
All Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students who accept their offer by 1 May 2018 will automatically qualify for a RMB 8,000 early bird discount.
Mainland Chinese students
RMB 88,000 per academic year

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Please visit the entry requirements page for the comprehensive list of qualifications required to study at XJTLU.

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