Creative Technology - PG DIP

About Your Course

Within the creative and media industries companies have often evolved from small groups of people with strongly individualistic talents. Working cooperatively in this way encourages unique creative synergies to take place and allows for larger projects than you could manage alone. This course gives you the flexibility to study within the broad area of creative technology, whilst specialising in an area of your choice through option modules. This might encompass investigating emerging 3D computer animation techniques, working on post-production special visual effects or exploring innovative photographic visual effects technologies.

Depending on your choice of options you could also gain a working knowledge of game play and game design, develop a practical understanding of the creative possibilities of the music production studio environment, explore the use of innovative sound and audio effects technology or produce audio content and sound design for interactive media and games. Effectively you design your own course.

Benefits of studying this course

Creative Technology is a unique combination of technical innovation and visual creativity. Delivered by a skilled group of artists, musicians, designers and technologists, we pride ourselves on the diversity of our delivery. Leeds Metropolitan has excellent equipment and resources including a state-of-the-art motion capture studio, a suite of high quality professional music studios and a highly experienced and skilled teaching team. This, combined with regular visiting speakers from the music and film industries and a range of links with local and national music, arts, and festival organisations, plus animation, games and visual effects companies, ensures that you get the most from your course.

Core Modules

Collaborative Practice

Exposes the student to a high-level multi-disciplinary collaborative working environment and enables them to develop their skill in complex brief-fulfilment in a collaborative environment

Creative Industries Context

This module gives you a balanced and critical view of the state of the creative industries. You will explore current creative and technological limitations and become involved in forecasting future changes and developments.

Other modules linked to this course may include:

3D Computer Technologies

Creative Music Production

Digital Imaging

Interactive Environments

Post Production Audio

Sound & Music for Interactivity

Studio & Location Sound

Video, Post Production & VisualFX

Requirements

In addition to the scheme entry requirements, you will require either:

• a first degree in a media / arts related subject with evidence of a substantial technological component;
• or in a technological subject with evidence of creative ability;
• or a relevant professional qualification with supporting evidence of appropriate work through a professional portfolio.

Applications are encouraged from people who do not possess any of these formal qualifications but who have the ability, knowledge and intellectual ability to benefit from the scheme.

Find out more on the Leeds Met website