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HND Digital Design and Development

SCQF level 8 UCAS code 0071

This HND will give you professional             Key Information
knowledge in the development of interactive
and digital media products. With digital        Entry requirements
media becoming an essential aspect of           1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above OR 1
marketing and communications, having the        A level at grade D or above HNC Digital
skills in a wide area of disciplines will help  Design and Web Development. Prospective
you build your career within an ever-           students without the standard entry
changing industry. Develop a wide range of      requirements as listed above are
transferable skills in several key disciplines  encouraged to apply and will be considered
including, graphic design, 2D animation,        on an individual basis. You may be required
web design, application and games               to attend an interview.
development, audio/video production, and
programming.

Mandatory units are:                            What next?
• designing and developing an interactive       On successful completion, you may
                                                progress to the third year of the BSc (Hons)
  product                                       Interactive Media or a career in the digital
• developing digital media for an interactive   media industry.

  media product                                 Base: Anywhere
• digital design and development: graded        Course Study Key

  unit 2 (project)                              £HE  STEM         STUDY
• interactive media composition                                          STYLE
• human computer interface

Option units may include:
• digital media: audio
• web development: producing a data driven

  website
• web technologies 2: HTML, CSS and

  Javascript
• building an e-business
• emerging technologies and experiences
• digital imaging: advanced bitmap

  techniques

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