Course Overview
This degree course is ideal if you're looking to study Information Technology with an emphasis on the skills required by the creative industries such as movies, music or games. As well as developing your skills to design, manage and develop the next generation of interactive services, you will also gain the understanding you'll need to work with designers, artists and producers.
In your first year, you will study Software Development, Information Systems and Creative Technology. Subjects followed in your second and third years include Graphics and Animation, Games Design and Security and Risk. In your fourth year you will you will study additional Masters-level courses and undertake placements in the creative industries.
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Career opportunities
Your degree will provide you with the skills to succeed in a wide range of companies. You may choose to follow in the footsteps of previous graduates who've become technologists with some of the major companies in this sector, such as the BBC, or have gone on to further study.
Modules
Here are some of the current modules which are available during your studies at Lancaster:
PartII
- 3D Animation & Computer Game Design
- Data Security
- Introduction to Analogue and Digital Communication Systems
- Introduction to Digital Image Processing
- Mobile Networks
PartII (Year 2)
- Project Management & Personal Skills
- Software Design and Implementation
PartII (Year 3)
- Communication Systems Third Year Individual Project
For more detailed module information please visit the Computing and Communications (School of) department website.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB.
General Studies: Normally accepted as one of the best 3 grades, if 4 A-levels presented
Key skills: Not included in offer
GCSE: English and Maths at grade C
Scottish Highers: ABBBB
Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects
International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 from 3 HL subjects
BTEC: Overall grades of DDD/DDM
HNC/HND: Direct entry to second year with Distinctions relevant subjects
New UK Diploma & Cambridge Pre-U: Contact us for information
IELTS: 6.0
For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.
Financial Support
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.
The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.
Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our
fees and funding page.
