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Digital Design with a Year in Industry (4 years)

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,C-C,C,C

Access to HE Diploma

D:18,M:24,P:3

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Applicants should have grade C or 4 in Maths GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification

112 tariff points from your IB Diploma, typically H5, H5, H6 or equivalent

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM-MMM

Scottish Highers qualifications are considered on an individual basis

T Level

M

Digital Production, Design and Development; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Media Broadcast Production

UCAS Tariff

96-112

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Design

Computer science

**Make your mark with a Digital Design degree**

This course will provide you with the practical and theoretical expertise to work in the creative industries. You’re taught by a team of experts and industry professionals in areas of 3D production, online design, interactive applications and human-computer interaction.

**Reasons to study Digital Design at Kent**
* Get ahead. You’ll get to work in real-life, business critical roles, putting into practice the skills you have gained whilst earning a salary

* Be unique. Tailor the course to match your interests and future career plans

* Your network. Become part of a worldwide alumni community; who have gone on to work in productions like the Avengers and The Lion King

* More than you think. Discover how digital design is used in industries like engineering, medicine and psychology

* Be confident. You’ll develop your skills with industry standard software, required by the biggest employers across the industry

* It means something. Art and Design at Kent was ranked 6th overall in The Complete University Guide 2023

**Course details**
**First year:** You’ll develop your design and technical skills by exploring the different aspects of digital design; subjects include content creation, technical rigging and design thinking.
**Second year:** Develop in subjects like 3D production and simulation to prepare you for an exciting and fulfilling career.
**Third year:** You’ll take on a major project based on your own interests and career aspirations – this could be an interactive or immersive experience, or web-based application.
**Year in Industry:** This will take place between your second and third year. Students have previously worked in leading companies such as BAE, Pfizer and Airbus.

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Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£22,700
per year
International
£22,700
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University of Kent

Department:

School of Engineering

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

75%
Computer science

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design

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This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.


Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

87%
UK students
13%
International students
50%
Male students
50%
Female students
85%
2:1 or above
10%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
B

Computer science

Teaching and learning

68%
Staff make the subject interesting
81%
Staff are good at explaining things
72%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
81%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

78%
Library resources
77%
IT resources
80%
Course specific equipment and facilities
61%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

88%
UK students
12%
International students
85%
Male students
15%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
16%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
C

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Design studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£20,000
high
Average annual salary
97%
high
Employed or in further education
61%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

41%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals
10%
Design occupations
10%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

Computer science

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£25,000
med
Average annual salary
97%
high
Employed or in further education
89%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

69%
Information technology and telecommunications professionals
6%
Information technology technicians
4%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

This is a newly-classified subject area for this kind of data, so we don’t currently have very much information to display or analyse yet. The subject is linked to important and growing computing industries, and over time we can expect more students to study them — there could be opportunities that open up for graduates in these subjects as the economy develops over the next few years.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Design studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£17k

£17k

£22k

£22k

£25k

£25k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

Computer science

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£28k

£28k

£36k

£36k

£41k

£41k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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