德蒙福特大學國際學院

This course helps you to start your degree at DMU with the International Year Zero (IYZ). You will take an extra year of study at DMUIC in order to complete your degree at DMU. Students who take the IYZ will continue to the first year of study of their chosen International Incorporated Bachelor's degree programme at DMU.

This course aspires to a career in the high-pressure world of journalism, want to create films or need the skills to develop, design or operate the latest broadcasting technology systems, the IYZ: Media is the perfect start.

Media covers a huge range of subjects, from the highly practical to the theoretical. The IYZ gives you an excellent grounding in all aspects of Media and Communications study before you continue at DMU’s Leicester Media School, one of the UK’s leading centres for the creative industries.

You’ll build your own digital portfolio working on industry-standard equipment at DMU and gain a solid understanding of how the technology underpinning media production and broadcast works. As well as the technical knowledge you will develop transferable skills such as project management, team working and problem solving. You can further develop your media experience by joining DMU’s award-winning student media team, DEMON Media which is open to all students.

Topics covered:

• Create a digital portfolio to showcase your own work and ideas
• Learn on industry-standard equipment
• Develop new skills such as basic computing, animation and photography

Modules

• Media Studies I
• Media Studies II
• Researching and Recording Digital Arts
• Contextual Studies in Art, Design and Media
• Art, Design & Media Project I
• Art, Design & Media Project II

Additional module include

• Study Skills I (Introduction to DMU)
• English for Academic Purposes

On completion of this course, students could progress onto following degree options:

• Animation BA (Hons)
• Audio and Recording Technology BSc (Hons)
• Communication Arts BA (Hons)
• Creative Music Technology BSc (Hons)
• Creative Writing BA (Hons)
• English Language BA (Hons)
• English Language with TESOL BA (Hons)
• Film Studies BA (Hons)
• Film Studies and Journalism BA (Hons)
• Film Studies and Media BA (Hons)
• Game Art BA (Hons)
• Graphic Design BA (Hons)
• Graphic Design (Illustration) BA (Hons)
• Journalism and International Relations BA (Hons)
• Journalism and Politics BA (Hons)
• Journalism and Media BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication BA (Hons)
• Media and Communication with Languages BA (Hons)
• Media Production BSc (Hons)
• Music Technology BSc (Hons)
• Music, Technology and Performance BA (Hons)