What is special about this course?

The HND Digital Design and Development will give you professional knowledge in the development of interactive and digital media products. It will provide you with an up-to-date qualification within an ever-changing industry.

With digital media becoming an essential aspect of marketing and communications, having the skills in a wide area of disciplines will help you build your career.

Develop a wide range of transferable skills in a number of key disciplines including, graphic design, 2D animation, web design, application and games development, audio/video production, and programming.

Special features

• Enhance your employability within an ever-changing employment market, with an up-to-date, relevant qualification 
• Develop your creativity in the design and production of digital/interactive products
• Option to progress to degree level studies on our BSc (Hons) Interactive Media

Accommodation

We offer modern student accommodation at a number of our locations.

Entry requirements

For year one, HNC Digital Design and Web Development:

• 1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above OR
• 1 A level at grade D or above OR
• NC Computing with Digital Media Level 6 OR
• Foundation Apprenticeship Creative and Digital Media
• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements are encouraged to apply and will be considered on an individual basis
• You may be required to attend an interview

Direct entry to year two may be possible with the HNC Digital Design and Web Development, HNC Interactive Media or equivalent.

Year 1 - HNC

Core units include:

• Developing software: introduction
• Digital design and web development: graded unit 1
• Digital graphics fundamentals
• System development: user-centred design
• Team working in computing
• User interface design
• Web technologies 1: HTML and CSS

Optional units may include: 

• Digital media: video
• Digital media: bitmap techniques
• Compositing and motion graphics
• Graphic design
• Manage database systems using SQL
• Web development: content management systems (CMS)

Option units available may vary depending on study location, for more information contact your chosen campus.

Year 2 - HND

Core units include:

• Designing and developing an interactive product
• Developing digital media for an interactive media product
• Digital design and development: graded unit 2 (project)
• Human computer interface
• Interactive media composition

Optional units may include:

• Building an e-business
• Digital imaging: advanced bitmap techniques
• Emerging technologies and experiences
• Web development: producing a data driven website
• Web technologies 2: HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Creating a showreel and portfolio

Option units available may vary depending on study location, for more information contact your chosen campus.

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland or the European Union/EEA (outside of the UK) and with a term time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland studying this course, the following fees apply:

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK and EU students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK or European Union and with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Part-time study is not open to international student requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Funding

External scholarships and financial support may be available. Contact the relevant UHI partner college for more information.