FET Course of the Week 5M5048 Creative Digital Media at Sligo College of Further Education
Creative Digital Media at Sligo College of Further Education is a one year full time Level 5 course that focuses on Digital Media, Game Design, Web Design, Digital Image Processing, Interactive Media Development, UX & UI Design, Digital marketing, Animation and 3D Graphics. Students in this course will use these core skills to design and develop, creative and interactive digital media projects and will be introduced to the Adobe Creative Suite.
Students have access to the new Digi-Hub containing iMacs, VR glasses, portable green screens and other technology.
Entry Requirements.
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent. Applicants will partake in an interview. Mature applicants are welcome. Applicants whose first language is not English will require a competency.
What will you study:
- Games Analysis Design 5N1651
- Computer Illustrated Graphics 5N1929
- Image Processing 5N1292
- Communications 5N0690
- Work Experience 5N1356
- Computer 3D Modelling & Animation 5N1603
- Web Authoring 5N1910
• Digital Marketing 5N1364
Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths (5N1833) as an extra module. Module choices will be at the discretion of the college.
What are the progression opportunities?
Completion of this course leads to a QQI Major Award and with this students can progress to many Higher Education Course.
Courses with the 5M5048 QQI Code provide a possible progression route
Some Higher Education courses you could decide to do upon competition of this PLC course:
- AU848 – BSc in Games Development at ATU Sligo
- TU796 - BSc in Computing in Games Development - TU Dublin
- SE212 – BSc in TV and Media Production - SETU Carlow
What kind of jobs can I get from this course?