Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science

at Ravensbourne University London United Kingdom

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

Can you push the boundaries of animation? Based in the heart of London's creative district and with excellent industry links, our BA Honours Animation degree explores the interplay between movement and narrative. You will examine how the two elements flow together to engage the audience and create a compelling story. With opportunities for mentorships with top industry players, let our experts sharpen your natural talent and turn passion into profession.

Why study this animation degree?

• Learn within one of the top academic institutions in London, UK
• Opportunities to collaborate on live briefs within industry
• First-class teaching from experienced staff and industry experts
• Work on creative projects that nurture individuals to excel
• Excellent location with a host of animation studios on the doorstep
• Tap into exceptional industry connections

The UK’s animation industry is a global success story. In a world where visual communication is the norm, animators are in high demand whether in TV, film, gaming, corporate films, advertising or the media.

Through studying this exciting animation degree course, you will acquire the technical skills, insight and platform to apply your creative talent to a successful career in character animation. You will think on your feet, respond to live and self-initiated briefs, and utilise a mix of practice and theory-based learning, including: seminars, workshops, industry masterclasses, individual tutorials and self-directed study.

You will explore a range of character animation techniques, including the fundamentals, body mechanics and performance. You will also adopt digital development skills in asset and rigging creation, together with storytelling techniques, life drawing, physical prototyping, research and idea development, communication and presentation. You will also examine the medium using industry-standard software, including Maya and the Adobe Suite.

Working in a creative environment, you will work collaboratively with other students to tackle creative briefs and bring ideas to life. You will be welcomed into a supportive community comprising industry experts and graduate mentors in a dynamic, creative hub. 

During this three-year animation course in London, you will acquire the technical skills and insight to succeed in a career in 2D and 3D animation. You will be granted access to industry-quality software and produce an assessed portfolio of work, so you’re ready to enter the professional world of animation with confidence and know-how. 

The entertainment industry is always looking for the next pool of filmmakers and producers, who can see their stories come to fruition. During this digital film production degree in London, you will develop a deep and critical understanding of the entire film production spectrum. With access to state-of-the-art film equipment, this course also has a dedicated studio space for teaching and shooting film projects.

Why study this digital film production degree?

• Work on professional shoots from the first term
• Tap into exceptional industry connections and collaborations
• Led by lecturers with extensive industry experience
• Excellent work experience opportunities will make you industry ready
• British Film Institute (BFI) supplied masterclasses, curated screenings, and films are integrated into the programme
• Industry networking opportunities to help boost employability
• Excellent film production facilities, technologies and resources 
• Find your niche and produce shorts, features, commercials and documentaries
• Choose from two distinct pathways to suit your creative passions

Our reputable digital film production course in London combines the main elements of film production, screenwriting and film theory. You will learn how to augment stories through digital film productions, utilising cutting-edge technologies.

From the word go, you will work on professional shoots and learn the established techniques and emerging technologies shaping the future of film production. Taking a holistic and practical approach, you will explore the professional aspects of filmmaking. The course is underpinned by the film industry and will give you the skills and experience to produce innovative film shorts, features, commercials and documentaries. 

In this film and television production course at Ravensbourne University London, you will cover all aspects of the digital film production journey – from financial backing to building a fan base. With an emphasis on hands-on training, you will have access to high specification digital cameras, Steadicams, dolly systems and green screens to hone your technical skillset. You will be granted access to high-end computer labs loaded with the latest digital applications for post-production editing. 

Taught through a blend of practice and theory-based learning, which includes lectures, workshops, seminars and self-directed study, the BA (Hons) Digital Film Production degree is led by production and broadcast experts with excellent industry experience. 

This exciting film and TV production degree is divided into two distinct pathways: film production and operations. The production strand is tailored to those who want to make innovative television programming using a variety of distribution platforms, including social media. The operations avenue will teach students about varied film production techniques and digital operations, including the use of media asset management systems.

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.

In this compelling interior architecture degree course, you will explore both the traditional and contemporary to become a multidisciplinary master of architecture and interior design. With access to gold-standard facilities, you will develop a mix of theoretical and practical design skills, and apply them to reimagine both commercial and retail environments

Why study this architecture and interior design degree?

• Architects' Registration Board (ARB) Part 1 prescription
• Develop your creative voice 
• Unparalleled opportunities in a design specialist institution
• Cutting-edge facilities in an award-winning building
• Outstanding teaching from senior industry experts 
• Direct contacts to industry
• Ambitious, nurturing environment 
• Excellent post-graduation employment rate
• Get involved in challenging, future-facing creative projects
• A top 10 world academic institution in its subject areas

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At home, in work or on the move, interior design plays an increasingly important role in defining the identity and atmosphere of a room, building or space – and how people will consciously and subconsciously interact with it. Whilst studying this interior design course in London, you will develop your own visual language by shadowing industry experts and established professionals in their own practices. 

During the three-year interior architecture and design degree, you will research, investigate and evolve ideas surrounding the creation, rehabilitation and reimagining of new and existing buildings and spaces. Taught by industry experts, many of whom run their own design practices, you will develop your own visual language and develop your personality as an interior designer.

Working with contemporary technologies in our design studio and workshops, you’ll explore and push design boundaries, balance style and function, examine user-experience, and consider the importance of sustainability. You will learn the tools and techniques that equip students with the necessary skillsets to navigate our digital and physical worlds through design.

If creating interior spaces across residential, office, retail, industrial or community environments ignites your passion, our BA Honours degree in Interior Design Environment Architectures will open the door to a range of career possibilities across new built environments and the rejuvenation and repurposing of existing buildings.

When you graduate with a digital marketing degree from Ravensbourne University London, you will learn to leverage digital marketing tools to design and deliver outstanding digital marketing strategies across the campaign lifecycle.

You will be able to reach into the hearts and minds of your audience and cater to their wants and needs in the digital space. Achieve, evaluate and present successful business outcomes and develop both a creative and technical skillset. Choose between a BA and Bsc pathway in year three.

Why study a Digital Content Creation degree?

• Boost employability and be industry ready upon graduation
• Become a versatile, multi-skilled digital content creator
• Develop the practical skills you need to thrive in numerous industries
• Develop your own individual passion project and get your story told
• Learn from a BAFTA-nominated course teacher

Supercharge your story 

This digital content degree course will instil in you the practical and theoretical knowledge of the industry, with a spotlight on factual content. You will gain key insights on the entire workflow – pre-production, production and post-production – while focusing on small and single-person crews.

The undergraduate programme will provide bespoke and contemporary knowledge delivered by a team of industry professionals, who will equip you with the essential skills to produce films to a high standard. The Digital Content Creation course will also offer professionally-recognised qualifications to help you plot your route into this evolving and fascinating industry.

The emphasis of the degree is based around location-based production, focusing on documentary and short-form content for TV and online platforms. Potential clients are diverse and wide-ranging – from a museum that requires installation videos to a TV production company making a series for a VOD channel, such as Netflix.

The key digital content skills that form the basis for the curriculum include: idea development and pitching, directing and camera skills, editing, business skills and the theory and context of factual documentary.

When you graduate with a BA (Hons) degree in Digital Content Creation, your career avenues may include: Shooting Producer/Director, Field Director, 'Preditor' (all-in- one film-maker who shoots, directs and edits) or Cameraperson, to name just a few. 

Stories are so ingrained in our culture and human psyches. Are you ready to become a vehicle for change through digital storytelling and documentary making?

On this fashion marketing degree in London, UK, you will learn to build, promote and maintain dynamic fashion brands. With strong industry links and cutting-edge facilities, you will tell unique fashion brand stories through different mediums to a range of audiences. It’s all about standing out from the crowd.

Why study this fashion promotion degree?

• Multi-award-winning fashion promotion and communication course
• Build up a diverse knowledge base in an industry-facing course 
• Expert teaching with direct contact to industry professionals
• Gain an accredited three-month work placement unit at fashion giants
• Gain access to a host of industry-leading guest speakers 
• A nurturing environment with high recruitment rates into industry
• Learn to effectively communicate and market fashion brands
• Develop your unique voice and add theory to natural creativity
• Recent work placements include Urban Outfitters, Ralph Lauren and Vogue

Become a fashion brand storyteller

The BA Hons Fashion Promotion degree can be tailored to your interests. You will explore fashion media production, fashion marketing and visual communication, including digital imaging and new media. You will learn the skills and techniques needed to effectively communicate and market fashion brands in this dynamic, fast-moving and exciting sector.

Fashion Promotion includes a fully-accredited work placement where you can showcase your learning in a professional environment. Supported by the Ravensbourne Employability Team, recent work placements include industry giants Urban Outfitters, Jimmy Choo, Stella McCartney, Vogue, Wonderland Magazine, Ralph Lauren, Ralph & Russo, Paul Smith, LK Bennett, Karen Millen, Harvey Nichols, Fashion Scout, Exposure, PR, All Saints and Black Diamond Films.

Delivered through a combination of practice and theory-based learning, you will develop your own unique voice across a number of channels, including: film, magazines, fashion photography, website design, journalism, brand communication and social media. Competitions and live briefs will provide real work scenarios to help you develop and integrate your skillset, whilst building key industry contacts.

Study for a degree in fashion buying and brand management and learn to forecast fashion trends, interpret consumer behaviour, appreciate the importance of sustainability and build an understanding of the current global fashion market. This fashion management degree has achieved a 96% student satisfaction rate*

Why study this fashion buying and brand management degree?

• An impressive 96% student satisfaction rate (NSS results 2020)
• Uniquely skilled graduates with both creative flair and business acumen
• Inspiring industry guest lecturers
• Teachers are industry pros who deliver a cutting-edge curriculum 
• Outstanding industry connections and partnerships
• Access to covetable industry resources: WGSN, Edited, Mintel and LSN Global
• Free Adobe suite software and access to a £300 laptop bursary
• Accredited work placement opportunities 

This exciting fashion fashion management degree in London, UK, encourages creative flair whilst also developing your business nous, including problem-solving, organisational, planning, promotional and fashion management skills.

You will gain a deeper understanding of buying cycles, sales performance, product development, fabric sourcing and testing, the supply chain, the importance of sustainability and fashion brand development. 

This fashion marketing degree course will also teach you how to predict fashion trends, plan a fashion range, understand consumer behaviour and undertake psychographic profiling. It has been designed to provide students with the mindset and skillset needed to succeed in a competitive industry. 

Your creative learning will be enhanced through a diverse range of guest speakers and industry-led projects, while external visits will provide behind-the-scenes insights into manufacturers, trade fairs, fabric suppliers and retail spaces. 

This means you will develop a real understanding of the different roles and networks available to you. At Ravensbourne University London, we’re all about making you truly industry. 

Using the Adobe suite and online fashion resources, you will develop the creative and practical skills to enable you to plan a fashion range, promote a brand, generate a professional report, pitch an idea and ultimately understand the business of fashion, including fashion marketing, buying and brand management. 

During this fashion management degree, you will gain practical knowledge about the product development process, including fabric selection and testing, colour management, quality management and sustainability. CAD lessons will facilitate creative presentation while other CAD/CAM management tools will also help to prepare students for industry.

Do you wish to interpret consumer behaviour and build an understanding of the current global fashion market? Perhaps you harbour ambitions of releasing your own clothing range? This three-year degree in the cultural capital of London can help you realise your dream career in fashion buying and management.

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.

Students of our award-winning Graphic Design degree will develop a critical eye for design and a knowledge of different design approaches and creative problem solving techniques. You will develop both the vision and the resilience to succeed in the creative industries.

Why study this Graphic Design degree?

• Award winning and internationally recognised 
• Taught by staff who are current design professionals
• Innovative, forward-thinking and industry-focused
• Excellent employability rates and highly successful alumni 
• Great career prospects with graphic designers in high demand

This degree in Graphic Design allows you to work cross-media and explore the subject from a number of critical perspectives, challenging the different roles graphic designers can take. We value individualism and encourage concept-driven work, showing a clear understanding of design problems as well as the production of visual languages.

During this BA Hons Graphic Design degree in London, UK, you will explore novel ways of design thinking, including format, context, materials and medium. You will sharpen your creative skills and reimagine methods of communication through numerous visual platforms and environments, such as typography, editorial design, data visualisation and much more. 

With access to cutting-edge facilities, you’ll work with industry practitioners to explore creative design thinking across a range of briefs. In dedicated studio spaces, you will study a blend of practice and theory-based learning strategies, including lectures, workshops, tutorials and live projects. Senior lecturers and visiting professionals will offer invaluable industry insight, as well as support your future career choices.