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Web and Multimedia Degrees and Courses
Why study Web and Multimedia at Staffordshire University?
Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s an essential tool for everything from bargain hunting to doing business, keeping in touch, watching TV, downloading music and learning.
Without web developers, designers and programmers, however, none of this would be possible online. So if you’d like a career pushing the Internet to new frontiers, our Web and Multimedia courses are ideal.
At Staffordshire University, we’ll train you to make the web accessible to all people, on all devices (our mantra is “Web for All”). Using all the latest programming languages, technology and know-how, you’ll learn how to really exploit the web’s (and your) full potential.
Our Web and Multimedia degrees
Well-proven expertise
Some of our Web and Multimedia awards have Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) accreditations and we’ve been teaching Computing since the 1960s, so we have real expertise in the field and extremely high academic standards.
Our Faculty has just been praised in its five-year review, with judges from The University of the West of England, South Bank University and the University of Central Lancashire complementing our employer engagement, work-based learning initiatives and student learning support.
Study options
You can study any of our Web and Multimedia awards full or part-time. A full-time degree course typically takes three years and a part-time one can take up to seven years.
Our degrees also have the option of a work placement year, which gives you the opportunity to gain some valuable real industry experience (often fully paid) in Web and Multimedia.
Learn from industry professionals
As you’d expect from a university with a Computing pedigree as good as ours, our lecturing team is full of enthusiastic specialists.
For example, our Web and Multimedia team leader has a PhD related to Multimedia Systems Design, and has written 15 publications on Multimedia, Hypermedia, Educational Systems Design, OO Technology and Mobile Computing.
Our Undergraduate Award Leader has a keen interest in web standards and their effect on users, as well as the future of Web Application Development.
Our Postgraduate Award Leader is well versed in Semantic Web and our Senior Lecturer likes to keep abreast of Enterprise.
Not only that, but we invite guest lecturers from local web developers and companies like Opera and Microsoft to pass on real-world knowledge and expertise.
Inspired teaching
We use a wide variety of learning environments to give you a really balanced understanding of your subject area. That means lectures, problem-based tutorials, practical laboratory sessions and group-based activities.
Throughout your course, you’ll learn from case studies, investigations, seminars, resource-based learning and independent reading.
Our courses have a focus on practical skills too: we don’t believe in assessing our students solely through exams. You’ll get a chance to shine in coursework assignments, group-work assignments, presentations, demonstrations and written reports, as well as conventional exams.
Group work is a big part of any Web and Multimedia course because it prepares you for the world of work — in Web Design, Programming and Development, team working is a key working practice.
In your final year, you’ll undertake a major project to bring together all your knowledge and experience. Then there’s the chance to display your work at the yearly Graduate Exhibition, where specialist guests can offer you valuable feedback.
Our Multimedia courses give you the skills and understanding to combine media for particular web applications. From 3D and video effects, to making sure your media works on a website or mobile phone, you will learn the most effective ways to get the best results.
You’ll be able to add a specialist area like Games, Special Effects, Web Development, Application Development or Mobile Development.
You’ll also get to grips with the very latest HD technology and 2-or-3D media techniques, using your skills in a variety of multimedia applications.
The skills to make you a specialist
In Web Design, we’ll help you become a specialist in the standard web languages including XHTML, HTML5 and CSS, and you’ll learn how to optimise media for the web. By studying interactions, usability and target audience analysis, you’ll also learn how to get into the mindset of your users so you can make the best web experience for them in the best way.
In Web Programming, we’ll train you to be a good overall Programmer, able to specialise in Web Programming. That way, you’ll be able to use your programming principles to code for anything. For the web, you’ll learn languages like JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET and ActionScript.
Web Development is an all-round course that allows you to pick how much of each area you want to study, whether that’s Design, Programming, Business, Media, or even Networking (which can lead to valuable CISCO qualifications).
Placement opportunities
Between Years 2 and 3 of a Web and Multimedia degree, you’ll have the opportunity to go on a work placement. This gives you an idea of what the world of Web and Multimedia is really like to work in.
To help you get a good placement (and excellent future employment opportunities), we’re constantly building strong links with industry. Previous students have gone on placement to organisations like Integral, Hewlett Packard in Germany, Eurocopter, GCHQ, local government, IBM, AstraZeneca, Syngenta and Virgin Radio.
If you prefer, you may even be able to use the placement year to develop and run your own company
World of work facilities on campus
On a Web and Multimedia course at Staffs, you can take advantage of some highly specialised laboratories. These include the very latest specification industry-standard computers and software for Web Development and Multimedia.
Our software includes Adobe Master Collection, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Visual Studio and SQL Server.
The computers have Flash Media Server and live broadcast facilities and there’s access to an internal web server to develop ASP.Net and PHP applications.
We’ve also got plenty of specialist equipment for you to learn on, including a range of smart phones, iPod touches, games consoles, HD camcorders and digital cameras.
Partners with CISCO
The Computing Faculty has developed really close links with CISCO, the most important supplier of computer networking equipment in the world.
Some of our Web and Multimedia awards give you the option to gain CISCO Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) certification, something that’s highly sought-after in the Computing industry.
Career choices
Our Web and Multimedia graduates are in high demand.
Depending on the course you choose, possible future careers could include Web Developer, Web Programmer, Web Designer, Computer Programmer, Flash Designer, Web Media Producer, Media Specialist, Multimedia Learning Creator or Multimedia Programmer.
Other subject areas that could interest you
What our students say
“My course has a dedicated team of lecturers and up-to-date equipment. I chose Staffordshire University because it has a really good reputation for Computing, with really good job prospects.”
Phillip Estoesta, currently studying, BSc(Hons) Web Development
What our staff say
“Our courses in Web and Multimedia include cutting-edge areas, as well as transferable Computing skills, giving our students competitive advantages in the world of employment.”
Fiona Knight, Award Leader, Web and Multimedia
Find out more
- To see a range of videos and interviews visit the StaffsUni YouTube channel
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- Downloadable version of this subject guide (PDF, file size: 626.54KB)
