UAL Creative Computing Institute Diploma

Chelsea College of Art and Design

United Kingdom, London

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Chelsea College of Art and Design

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines26-Sep-2022 9-Dec-2022

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 23,610 / year

Apply Date 9-Dec-2022

Next Intake 26-Sep-2022

UAL Creative Computing Institute Diploma

About

The UAL Diploma in Creative Computing will give you a material understanding of the computational technologies that underpin much innovation in both the creative industries and arts and design practice. The Diploma also gives you the opportunity to study with other undergraduates from across the university in a specialist UAL Institute environment and augment your creative practice giving you new opportunities as a creative practitioner. On successful completion of the diploma and the final year of your undergraduate degree you will graduate with an enhanced degree title e.g. BA Hons, Design (with Creative Computing).

Creative graduates with advanced computing skills are in high demand and you will lean to code using industry standard languages and frameworks, how to develop apps and be introduced to emerging areas such as machine learning. You will also develop creative projects informed by these tools and techniques and gain an inside look at London’s digital creative economy, exploring both its working practices and the emerging opportunities for technology engaged creative graduates.

As a student at the UAL Creative Computing Institute you will study in a specialist and research rich environment. The Institute provides dedicated technical resources and access to an Institute wide lecture programme and further opportunities to engage with Institute researchers and practitioners through additional events, seminars and workshops. By studying at the UAL Creative Computing Institute, you will join at network of creatives excited by the potential of computational technologies.

The UAL Diploma in Creative Computing (year in creative computing) enhances your UAL degree with the computational skills shaping the future of the digital creative industries. On successful completion of the diploma and the final year of your undergraduate degree you will graduate with an enhanced degree title, for example BA Hons, Design (with Creative Computing).

Interdisciplinary Teaching: Offering the study of computing alongside creative practice, you will be exposed to different modes of learning that will help you develop a strong technical fluency with computational technologies with discovery-based learning rooted in creative practice.

A material understanding of computational technologies: You will develop an appreciation of what computation is in both a technical and cultural sense. This understanding will enable you to explore dominant ways of deploying technology at the level of code.

Research informed teaching: By design, the course is significantly informed by the research agenda of the Institute within which it sits. The course explores domains such as machine intelligence and how the contemporary world is being defined through human computer interaction and social platforms.

UAL Institute environment: This course represents the core undergraduate provision of the UAL Creative Computing Institute meaning that you will have access to a purpose-built physical environment and technical support, a public programme that explores the creative computing subject and exposure to creative computing research.

Critical engagement with technology: Through critical studies and creative practice, the course will provide you with the opportunities to question the trajectory of technology development and understand their role in producing the future.

Disciplines

UAL Creative Computing Institute

Requirements

Entry Requirements

To see the University's Regulations on Admissions, please go to the following link:

http://www.arts.ac.uk/course-regulations/admissions/

The selection procedures for the course adhere to the Equal Opportunities policy of the University of the Arts London.

Admission to the Diploma in Creative Computing adheres to progression regulations where students are expected to have completed 2 years' previous study up to Level 5 (or equivalent) in the subject area of their course. Should students fail any credits, during that period, progression regulations would apply whether they could undertake the DCC year.

Selection criteria

Your performance on the first year and second of study on your current BA course will be taken into consideration with reference to your Course Leader. This will include consideration of your past studentship, attendance, commitment and performance. The overriding concern will be to ensure that, you will have the skills, motivation and commitment to undertake computational practice and to develop self-initiated projects.

It is vital that you demonstrate that you are an independent learner able to manage your academic studies learning experience and deadlines, initiate projects and steer the quality of your experience. It is also vital you demonstrate that you will be able to thrive in a computationally oriented environment which requires full attendance across a coding intensive curriculum.

Your application will be reviewed in the light of below listed criteria:

A good level of general creative ability;
A sufficient level of technical and craft skill in your disciplinary area and evidence of creative computing practice;
An ability to articulate and express your creative ideas;
A clear and feasible proposal of intent and ambition;
An ability to work as part of a collaborative team;
Evidence of motivation and commitment through past performance;

Career

Developing your skills

Adding the UAL Creative Computing to your current UAL degree means you will possess a material understanding of computational technologies and a set of computing and coding skills much in demand across the digital sector.

Career paths

Diploma students will be well paced to work in the following roles:

Creative Technologist
Creative Developer
Web Developer
UX Developer
iOS App Developer
Software Developer
IoT / Smart Products Developer
Front – End Developer
Digital Strategist
Live Events Technologist
Technology Researcher
Machine Intelligence Developer
Broadcast Technologist
IT Specialist
Digital Project Manager
Digital Entrepreneur
Digital Creative
Interactive Designer

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 23,610 / year

How to Apply

International applicants

If you’re an International applicant, you can apply in 2 different ways:

Apply through UCAS with support from a UAL representative in your country. This is our recommended way to apply to make sure you are fully supported and guided throughout the application process.
Through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Service)

By applying through a UAL representative, you’ll have access to benefits including personalised support throughout the application, interview and enrolment process. Our in-country representatives can provide you with information and specialist advice about all the courses we offer, guidance on portfolio preparation, application process and interviews, visas and immigration, accommodation and much more. Read our application guidance for international students.

The UCAS deadline for 2022/23 entry is 6pm (GMT) on 26 January 2022. If you miss the UCAS equal consideration deadline, you may still be able to apply for some of our courses, so make sure you check the course pages for more information.

Any students living in Iran, Crimea region, Cuba, North Korea, or Syria will not be able to make their application via UCAS due to a restriction imposed by one of UCAS's technology suppliers based in the US. Please contact our admissions team at [email protected] for further instructions on how to apply.