Aims and Fit of Module

This module is designed to allow the student to:

Display advanced specialist skills in the realization of a digital arts project to a given brief

Manage creative relationships within projects in order to envisage and manage the production of a digital media artwork

Analyse the historical and conceptual context for their decisions within a project environment

Develop oral and written presentation skills while critically engaging with major theoretical debates and artistic paradigms.

Learning outcomes

A Deliver a high level of technical competence in a specialist digital media arts field of practice

B Demonstrate an ability to analyse and evaluate digital media art and design practice.

C Work both autonomously and collaboratively within a project based environment

D Inform practice choices by placing them in a historical and conceptual framework

E Demonstrate ability to critically engage with art and design theory through written & oral work

Method of teaching and learning

The teaching sessions are divided into three components (Lectures, tutorials and practical workshops).

A series of lectures will provide the understanding of specialist skills required when working within a client-based / commissioning environment and provide the historical and conceptual background to understand the project being undertaken.


The practical workshops will focus on digital media techniques and grammar from a specialist discipline stand point, effective project management and technical application of skills within practical exercises and demonstrations.


Tutorials will focus on reviewing work in progress and reflection.