Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business and Management (Accelerated)

at Falmouth University - Penryn Campus United Kingdom

Supported by our internationally renowned academic team and industry partners, you’ll learn to shoot with a clear sense of purpose. Working in long-form documentary photography, breaking news, sport and fashion, as well as immersive multimedia narrative, you’ll acquire the skills you need to tell stories in fresh and engaging ways.  

You will:

• Work as a professional photographer from the start, while gaining valuable industry insight and technical know-how. 
• Have full access to our state-of-the-art educational photographic facility. 
• Benefit from a programme of visiting lecturers and industry mentors. 
• Enjoy opportunities for local, national and international work placements.  
• Exhibit your photography in London during the course’s annual Professional Week.

You will:

• Raise your awareness through learning that’s driven by the environmental, ethical and moral challenges of our time.
• Take your place at the forefront of the industry, with access to resources from industrial, specialist sewing and knit machines, screen printing and a natural dye garden, to ultrasonic welding machines.
• Learn to use the latest digital design technologies, including CLO 3D.
• Thrive by working together on collaborative, challenge-based projects.
• Work on live briefs with leading brands like Fred Perry, Lou Dalton, O'Neill and New York-based Ryan Roche.

You'll learn how different specialisms work together, how to work effectively in a team and to develop the role you play in it. These courses simulate how industry operates, in a studio environment that's built to mirror a real games development studio.

You will:

• Build your own games from day one and have the opportunity to establish your own company in your third year
• Work in one of the largest and best equipped dedicated game-making spaces of any university in the UK
• Work in a department dedicated to gaming and be surrounded by people working in all aspects of
  the industry
• Develop a multi-disciplinary approach, using Unity and Unreal to touch upon all aspects of game creation
• Have the flexibility to change your area of specialism based on your skills and interests

You'll be taught by experts from the Games Academy and the School of Entrepreneurship, to help you become a daring computer scientist capable of leveraging scientific principles and cutting-edge technology to create new and compelling products and services.

You will:

• Get practical hands-on experience, doing a lot of computer programming and software engineering to build your own software
• Work on complex real-world problems set in partnership with industry and explore a range of market-led incubation opportunities identified by our RealWORKS employability team
• Advance your knowledge of computer science and computing technologies in a way that enables you to incorporate cutting-edge advances into the digital products and services you create
• Leverage user-centred design thinking in your system development lifecycles, taking advantage of our research strengths in this area
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary agile teams that span the Games Academy and the School of Entrepreneurship to realise projects with real commercial potential using approaches that mirror industry

You'll collaborate with other students in the Games Academy – from animators through to sound designers – to develop a multi-disciplinary approach with creativity at its heart. By the time you graduate, you'll be confident in pursuing a career in software development, in the games industry and beyond.

You will:

• Get under the hood of video game engines like Unity and Unreal while learning a range of programming languages like C#, Python, and C++
• Engage with the latest technologies, including procedural content generation, cloud systems and mixed reality to develop broadly transferable skills
• Blend art and science while developing teamwork and communication skills that are highly desired in the industry
• Develop an 'optimisation mindset' by learning to work within platform constraints
• Make games collaboratively with artists, animators, composers, designers, writers and other programmers

Combining the expertise of our School of Entrepreneurship with the visionary and pioneering Eden Project, this course offers a unique approach, with sustainability at its core. You’ll be at the heart of the action from day one; taking part in regular live projects, destination visits along with local and global placements.

You will:

• Study on one of the first courses in the world accredited by A Greener Festival.
• Have the chance to work on a live project at an international tourism destination, with your travel and accommodation expenses (up to a value of £400) funded as part of the course.
• Undertake multiple micro-placements at the Eden Project and various other locations.
• Develop a sustainable approach to management in the globally expanding tourism industry.
• Explore the moral and political pressures of tourism and how to manage them sustainably.
• Be industry-ready with a full degree in just two years.
• Be part of a course in the hospitality, event management and tourism sector where Falmouth holds a top ten ranking in the Guardian University Guide 2021.

This course is accredited by A Greener Festival.

You can choose a pathway in 2D, 3D or stop-motion and develop your own specialism, be that as a director, producer, animator, rigger, texture, concept or background artist. The course has a strong focus on teamwork, the perfect platform for a successful career in animation for film, TV and games.

You will:

• Study as part of a CILECT (The International Association of Film and Television Schools) film school
• Learn from staff with industry backgrounds and experience in film, children's TV, advertising and post-production
• Work in multi-skilled teams, reflecting industry practice
• Identify your strengths and develop your technical and creative knowledge through character animation, storytelling, concept
  art and software
• Hone your skills in stop motion and Computer Generated (CG) animation, working in professional-standard facilities
• Underpin your creative work with theoretical and historical understanding
• Gain a working knowledge of industry practice
• Graduate with a varied and professional portfolio

As a game artist, you'll be joining one of the fastest growing sectors of the games industry, and be in higher demand than ever before. On this course, you'll work within game development teams and graduate as a skilled, industry-ready game artist.

You will:

• Learn about concept art, character art and environment art as well as the pipelines and processes used to make games.
• Work in an industry-standard environment with access to Cintiqs.
• Make complete games by working in multidisciplinary teams and collaborating in engines like Unreal and Unity.
• Acquire the skills you need to make a successful career from your artistic talent.
• Be surrounded by people who live and breathe games.
• Master a range of industry-standard tools used to produce game art including ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter and Marmoset.