Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Animation with Year 0

at Ravensbourne University London United Kingdom

Ready to bring your ideas to life? This award-winning Product Design degree in London enables you to explore ergonomics, aesthetics and sustainability to produce an industry-ready portfolio

Why study this product design degree?

• Award-winning product design course 
• Strong industry links, live client projects and internships
• Great staff to student ratio with unrivalled access to tutors
• Cutting-edge, open-access prototyping studios
• Gain industry ready skills

In this hands-on Product Design course at Ravensbourne University London, you’ll define problems and opportunities through cutting-edge research and analysis, develop original ideas with creative thinking, and deliver detailed designs ready for production. 

Predominantly project-based, you’ll study the functional and market-led requirements of product design from concept to production, looking at ergonomics, aesthetics, usability, sustainability, intellectual property and the application of technology. You’ll also learn to communicate your design work engagingly through prototypes, sketches, design documents, renders and pitch presentations.

Live projects with illustrious brands will give you real-world design experience. Our professionally-active lecturers and technicians will offer exceptional industry insight and enable you to identify areas where design could have a significant and positive impact in social, economic and environmental contexts. You will also gain access to unrivalled, state-of-the-art prototyping and 3D printing equipment. 

When you graduate from BA Hons Product Design, you will have the tools to develop products that push boundaries, so you can thrive in this innovative sector.

The BSc (Hons) Creative Computing degree is a flexible, innovative course that will enable you to explore how computing and digital technologies can enhance creativity. This unique course will give you both the creative and technical skills required to succeed in industry.

Why study this landscape architecture degree?

• Become a creative professional in computing
• Great industry prospects: develop a skillset in high demand 
• Combine creative flair with technical nous
• Discover a diverse array of interactive and digital systems
• Become the all-rounder your future employer needs
• Gain first-hand experience of immersive technologies
• Access first-class computing tools
• Work with both technology specialists and creatives

Because techies and creatives aren’t mutually exclusive

Combine creative flair with a technical grounding on this immersive creative computing degree course in London. With access to state-of-the-art computing tools, you will utilise emerging technologies and learn about interactive systems, web and mobile technologies, digital art and multimedia streaming.

The course’s raison d'être has been shaped by industry demands. The boundary between digital and creative roles is blurring all the time, and few graduates have the combination of skills employers are looking for. As such, our creative computing course arms students with a portfolio of artistic, design and technical skills through an exciting and flexible programme.

You will explore how computing and digital technologies can enhance creativity and develop the skills and knowledge to become a creative professional within the media and arts industries. The course focuses on two distinct pathways to give you an understanding of computing and digital technologies across the spectrum. 

During your first year, you’ll gain a solid grounding in technology and focus on its application in creative contexts, as well as skills in designing computer applications, developing your technological creativity and investigating the process of new media development using programming languages.

In years two and three, you’ll have the opportunity to either concentrate on the artistic aspects of the subject or take a more scientific approach. The course can be shaped to meet your own personal passions. 

This highly versatile degree prepares you for a range of careers within the computing and digital technologies sector. Are you ready to become a creative-techie hybrid?

Do you want to master user-centred design innovation and propel your career in the creative industries and further afield? Our Design Communication master's degree will enable you to produce industry-quality graphic design, marketing, social media and digital technology assets.

In a recent survey, our postgraduate courses scored 91% student satisfaction for creativity and design, and 93% satisfaction overall. That makes us second for postgraduate study in the country.

Why study this Design Communication master's degree?

• See your creative visions come to life
• Tap into exceptional industry connections
• Develop your business acumen 
• Establish a critical design practice
• Immerse yourself in emerging technologies and methodologies
• Respond to society and user needs to augment your design skills
• Create dynamic interacting spaces
• Study in a stunning new building in London's Design District
• Be a legacy-maker for The Institute of Creativity and Technology

Supercharge your visual communication design skills

In our exciting new MA Design Communication course, you will gain the knowledge, confidence and professional acumen to creatively position services, systems and need-driven design products.

You will respond to societal and user needs to expand your graphic communication design skills. You will be immersed in the tools and processes of digital design and emerging technologies, whilst exploring the value of design thinking and services in a bustling marketplace.

During the course you will establish a critical design practice, create dynamic interacting spaces, and apply design to respond to a range of needs. You’ll engage your target audiences by synthesising creativity with sound business theories – an essential skill that will boost your employability across many potential career avenues.

After studying for your MA Design Communication course, you will have:

• The hands-on design thinking skills to turn creative visions into truly engaging assets
• The business and commercial acumen to reach and inspire audiences across all business, international and not-for-profit sectors
• The confidence to generate real change and influence decision making at the most senior levels

From designing characters and environments to pitching ideas to industry, you will leave this reputable multidisciplinary gaming degree with an enviable portfolio of work. Thrive in the world of games development and discover your niche by focusing on one of three key gaming areas: games art, technical design or design and production.

Why study this games development degree?

• Games-first approach, putting making at the centre of teaching
• Encourages self-efficacy and team building through project work
• Prepares you for a career as a computer games maker
• Truly understand the needs and desires of computer games players 
• Flexibility to specialise in your favourite games development discipline 
• Build a critical language and understanding of games development
• Develop a diverse understanding of games technologies

The booming games industry is at the forefront of innovation, with gaming technologies finding their way into a myriad of industries, including architecture, filmmaking and medicine. The sector inspires innovation by continually pushing the boundaries and driving companies to create new technologies. 

There is no better time to be a part of the thrilling computer games industry.

This games development degree in London, UK, gives you the fundamental skills you need to successfully design and develop games of all kinds. You will work with a broad range of briefs across table top, mobile, console and computer to engage with the wider elements of games culture and practice.

With access to cutting-edge technology and deep industry contacts, you’ll create exciting and imaginative games that tell stories and explore how games have changed the way we think and interact. You will explore different roles within the industry as well as the visual side of development, learning how gaming stories are told and delivered. 

Game making is central to this course, pushing students to develop their own practice in a supportive and critical environment. Working both independently and collaboratively, you will learn industry level skillsets in game engine technologies, games culture and game design fundamentals.

The course reflects forward thinking industry practice in its approach to technical design as a growing discipline within games development, alongside more established avenues such as technical art and games design.

Our MDes Service Design postgraduate course will enable you to design new services at the point where they intersect with the needs and experiences of end users, consumers and stakeholders. Translate how services can interact cohesively with emerging technology and propel your career in the creative industries.

Why study this MDes Service Design master's degree?

• Learn practice-based insights to become a service design expert
• Boost employability in a growing sector
• Design and test powerful service prototypes
• Tap into exceptional industry connections
• Develop and facilitate immersive workshops
• Map user experiences through storyworlds   
• Explore how new technology platforms can boost revenue streams
• Boost business-to-business, social and community interaction 
• Study in a stunning new building in London's Design District
• Be a legacy-maker for The Institute of Creativity and Technology

Inspire change that truly matters

In our exciting Master of Design (MDes) Service Design course in London, you will?design new services at the point where they interface with the needs and experiences of end users, consumers and stakeholders.? 

Service designers are in increasing demand to?translate?how services can interact with innovation ecosystems, emerging technology, new business-to-business and organisational communications solutions.? 

Do you wish?to become a leading specialist in big bold ideas in the form of services? Build transformative capabilities and propel your career as a service designer in the creative economy and beyond?? This master's in Service Design could be a personal game-changer. 

This games programming degree will help you become a master programmer and stay at the very forefront of the games evolution. You will develop unrivalled skills within programming and scripting, content generation, artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality.

Why study this games development degree?

• Develop an industry-level skillset and mindset
• Work collaboratively to find creative solutions to programming
• Develop games for mobile, indie and AAA console games
• Apply skills across mainstream programming and web/app development
• Develop a deep technical knowledge to propel you in your future career
• Develop a skillset expanding scripting, content generation, AI, VR and AR 
• No prior knowledge in coding or programming needed

Master computer games programming and coding

With no prior knowledge in coding or programming needed, this computer games programming degree in London will provide you with the tools and confidence to thrive in the competitive world of gaming. Working side by side with games artists and designers, you will develop an extensive knowledge of games engines and programming architecture.

This course equips you with everything you need to excel in a coding career in the games industries. You will develop industry-level skillsets in programming and the ability to solve creative problems, whilst building the confidence to work both independently and as part of a team. 

The BSc (Hons) Games Programming course curriculum will introduce students to programming languages (C++ and C#), games engines (Unreal and Unity), and the development of specialist skills within programming, scripting, procedural content generation, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR).

Collaborative practice, game jams and working with industry will be fundamental aspects of your academic journey. You will master game technologies and hone your ability to utilise industry-specific tools to develop games for mobile, indie and AAA console games.

Sitting alongside the BA (Hons) Games Development course, this three-year computer games programming course reflects forward thinking industry practice in its approach to games programming and how it meshes with the other games development disciplines.

Our master's in Luxury Brand Management will enable you to blend design thinking and innovation models to redefine the luxury sector for the customer of tomorrow. Armed with customer market data, you will engineer new ways to influence the relationship between luxury brands, high-value services, consumer and market behaviours.

Why study this master's in Luxury Brand Management?

• Help redefine the contemporary fashion marketplace
• Become a decisive leader 
• See your creative visions come to life
• Tap into exceptional industry connections
• Explore factors behind disruptive movements in smart luxury
• Augment your skill set to stand tall in a highly competitive sector
• Study in a stunning new building in London's Design District
• Be a legacy-maker for The Institute of Creativity and Technology

In our unique MA Luxury Brand Management?course in London, you will marry creativity and innovation models with an in-depth understanding of the success factors behind smart luxury and the products, services and experiences that have arisen as a result.

With the advent of new technology, luxury markets are more competitive and complex than ever. You will explore the context and influences behind these shifts and help redefine what luxury means in a global context and in the era of Industry 4.0. You will learn to?effectively?analyse customer market data?and?really get under the skin of the luxury customer of today and tomorrow.?

Do you wish to master the tools and strategies to thrive as a?decisive?leader in the global luxury market? Once you’ve graduated from our one-year Luxury Brand Management degree, you’ll have everything you need to launch and accelerate a successful career in the world of luxury, whether it's in fashion, travel, wellbeing or other areas of future luxury.

The year zero animation course is a preparatory year as part of a four-year BA (Hons) Animation degree and is aimed at students who require more time to develop their portfolio and skillset prior to year one of undergraduate study. This course will ignite your creativity and imagination, so you can discover new ways of making, thinking and documenting.

Why study this animation course as part of a four-year degree?

• Develop essential, practical, intellectual and transferable animation skills 
• Develop hardware and software knowledge suitable for animation practice
• Gain an understanding of the cultural contexts of the creative industries
• Gain exposure to range of media and technology related to animation
• Opportunities to collaborate on live briefs with industry
• Excellent teaching from experienced staff and industry practitioners 
• Work on creative projects that will give you great foundational knowledge

The UK’s animation industry is a global success story. Visual communication has augmented in recent decades, with animators in high demand in sectors such as: TV, film, gaming, corporate films, advertising and the media. 

Animation Year 0 is not a standalone course; it is the first stage of a full four-year undergraduate degree. When you successfully complete your prep year, you will be able to progress smoothly into the first year of our BA (Hons) Animation degree in London.

Your tutors will nurture your creative potential and support you while you learn the essential practical, intellectual and transferable skills needed to confidently enter undergraduate study. 

As well as developing fundamental skills, you will also be given a broad grounding in your chosen specialist area, an understanding of the cultural contexts of the creative industries, and the ability to develop hardware and software suitable for animation practice.

This is your entry point into a thrilling academic journey and career in animation and related creative disciplines.

Ravensbourne University London has long been a centre of excellence for screen and video editing, and we've now teamed up with professional craft editing online course, Inside the Edit. This remote, online video editing course is packed with workshops, one-to-one tuition, masterclasses and more.

Why study this this online video editing master's?

• Realise your dream of becoming a professional screen/video editor
• Study from anywhere in the world at a time that suits you
• Gain expert guidance from industry professionals
• Develop editing skills from foundation to intermediate and pro level
• Powered by Inside the Edit – the world’s only craft editing course
• Pioneering uni for editing and post production courses
• Ravensbourne is a feeder institution for the industry
• Be taught by practitioners with contemporary industry experience

This online video editing course can be studied remotely from anywhere in the world and is aimed at those with the drive and creativity to become a professional screen editor. Early-career editors, independent filmmakers and creatives and storytellers from other disciplines will also benefit from this course.

Whether you’re cutting documentary, fiction/scripted, promotions, news or corporate, the editor’s priority is to tell the clearest, most dynamic and engaging story from the rushes. This course shows you how to keep the audience watching. 

The course provides rushes that are professionally shot and packaged for the purpose of developing editing skills. Inside the Edit tutorials form the spine of the master's course and will help you to develop skills from foundation to intermediate and professional.

The MFA Craft Editing course also features workshops, guest speakers, one-to-one tuition, online chat rooms, peer-to-peer feedback, and masterclass webinars. In the final term, you get the chance to edit your own live commissions, shoot & edit projects, while receiving expert support from pro-level editors.

A leading course provider for 40 years, the digital television production degree will equip you with everything you need to excel in a career in the media and television industries. You will immerse yourself in the production of multi-platform TV programmes and digital content to meet the changing demands of modern television production.

Why study this digital film production degree?

• Provider of high-end television training for over 40 years
• Receive a first-class education in live television broadcasting
• Exceptional TV production resources and facilities
• Small class numbers enhance student experience and tutor access
• Industry networking and top work experience opportunities
• Showcase your work at The Degree show
• High post-graduation employment rates 
• Learn through challenging, real-world projects

This contemporary TV production course in London will prepare you for a broad range of careers in television, broadcast and video production, giving you a hands-on education across all areas of television production. 

You will gain experience of producing your own television shows using industry-standard facilities. You will work on a range of TV genres including drama, documentary, entertainment and factual – both in the studio and on location.

You will learn to broadcast live and create multi-platform television content that embraces emerging technologies. You will develop TV formats, write scripts, pitch to commissioning editors and present ideas to clients in response to live briefs. 

The digital television production degree is led by production and broadcast experts and taught through a mix of practical and theory-based learning. You will develop a varied skillset that covers all areas of television production and the wider broadcast media. You will be taught through a blend of practice and theory-based learning, which includes lectures, workshops, seminars, projects and self-directed study.