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Digital Arts

Study a digital arts degree at Newcastle College University Centre

Our digital arts courses combine creativity with a business-like client approach to equip you with the skills you need to succeed in your chosen career. You will have the opportunity to undertake live briefs set by industry as well as exciting work placements to enrich your learning experience.

First-class facilities:

  • the largest industry standard photographic studio in the North East including tethered capture and darkrooms.
  • five MAC suites with the latest software and industry standard PC games suite.
  • animation, games and visual FX workshop with rendering farm and green screen facilities.
  • screen print studios with traditional and digital printing.


Study with us and you will:

  • have the opportunity to undertake exciting placements with regional, national and international organisations including e>erything d.fferent, Keltie Cochrane, Mark Taylor Photography and Saatchi & Saatchi.

  • be taught in smaller class sizes by industry experienced tutors who know what it takes to succeed.

  • work on live briefs set by employers and benefit from guest speaker lectures. Previous students have worked o
  • briefs for Cravens, Status Digital and The Entrepreneur’s Forum.
  • have the chance to go on national and international field trips to enrich your studies.
  • exhibit your work at end of year shows.
  • benefit from industry insight through our guest lecture series.
  • meet potential employers through networking events.

FdA Audio Visual Production

Digital Video production is an exciting commercial growth area. Our Foundation Degree course in Audio Visual Production gives you the opportunity to learn and practice the skills you will need to be commercially viable in the rapidly changing media industry. The programme focuses on television, film and digital video production, underpinned by the study of theoretical concepts and professional business practice. Utilising our 4K TV studio, our range of specialist camera equipment and our video editing suite facilities, you will be generating media products from concept through to delivering final productions. At the course’s core is your ‘Personal and Professional Development’ that enables you to direct your own learning, improving your skills in the areas you need to become the complete, employable, Audio Visual Production graduate.

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FdA Visual Communication

As a member of D&AD Education Network, this dynamic course will connect you directly to industry through work placements and live briefs from agencies. We will provide you with a solid foundation in graphic design, web and app design and advertising and keep you up to date with all of the latest emerging trends and technologies. Centred on developing creative excellence, you’ll learn traditional design values and specialist technical skills.

You will undertake projects that expand your conceptual thinking, critical analysis and creative problem solving. In your second year of studies, you will be able to choose your preferred pathway in creative advertising, digital design or graphic communication.

Choose from one of the following pathways:

Graphics pathway

You will develop a deep understanding of graphic design software and technologies and build a detailed portfolio showcasing your conceptual expertise and practical skills. You will be challenged in an agency style environment to respond to briefs and solve complex problems.

Advertising pathway

You will become knowledgeable in advertising and marketing communications from concept through to implementation. You will gain a thorough understanding of both traditional and new media design. Adopting creative advertising strategies across a range of products and sectors, you will explore fundamental advertising design processes and crafts including advertising planning, art direction and copywriting.

Digital design pathway

Establishing yourself as a freelance digital designer, you will build upon the areas of user experience, responsive web design and mobile app development. You will become a skilled visual communicator and master the languages of design for online content. You will explore more advanced front-end development (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) and have the opportunity to learn how to make content managed websites (CMS). 

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BA (Hons) Creative Enterprise (Top-Up)

The philosophy of this degree is to replicate the first year of industry practice rather than the last year of education. You will research and design your own project brief and see it through to completion.

Whatever you propose should be closely tied to your career aspirations and the needs of industry. So if you want to establish yourself as a professional practitioner your project will be carefully researched to make sure it takes you a step closer to realising your ambitions. It should build on your strengths and further develop the skills and interests you had at Foundation Degree Level.

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BA (Hons) Animation

This degree course aims to develop skills and attributes that are essential within the area of contemporary animation based on the needs of local, national and international industry.  Providing a wide-ranging programme of skills delivery, professional development, exhibition practice, critical contextualisation and academic research, the programme offers you the opportunity to develop a refined vision of your practice.

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BA (Hons) Illustration

This programme aims to develop skills and attributes that are essential with the area of contemporary illustration based on the needs of local and national industry. The course prides itself on forward thinking and new approaches to working with narrative visualisation through a host of personal and client based projects. The practical techniques that are delivered are designed to develop both traditional and digital skills with the emphasis on drawing and visualisation techniques as a foundation for studio practice. You'll be introduced to alternative methods of working that allow a free flow of creative and experimental work to be produced as well as a clear understanding of industry practice and workflows that will benefit you in your future career within the Creative Industries. You will gain experience working with print making, drawing and painting, digital visualisation in 2D and 3D.

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BA (Hons) Photography

If you have a passion for photography, this course will give you a solid foundation in technical and creative skills. With over 40 years of experience in educating photographers we’ve maintained a tradition of being highly practical while offering a well- considered blend of assignments and academic study.

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