Year 1
Modules
- Digital Arts Lab (year-long module)
- Computing Fundamentals
- Creative Coding
- Managing Digital Technologies
- Exploring our Digital Planet
- Creativity and Computing
- Games and Gamification
- Ideation and Design
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Year 2
Core modules
- Concurrent Design (year-long module)
- Databases and Domain Modelling
- SciArt and Big Data Analysis
- Working in the Creative Industries
- Developmental Computing
- Entertainment Technology
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- Using Stories
- Digital Storytelling
- Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Cognition for Creative Computing
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Year in Industry or Abroad (optional)
If you want to, you can spend your third year studying abroad at one of our partner institutions or working in an industrial placement. Alternatively, you can opt to continue studying at the University and complete your degree in three years.
Year Abroad
We’ll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.
Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur – you will find the experience invaluable.
Year in Industry
An industrial placement is normally a paid company position, more than offsetting the additional cost of the extra year. It is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience of a working environment. You must apply for your placement yourself, but we will help you with the process.
During your placement you will be visited by a member of staff; when you return to the University you may give a presentation of your work experience. You will be provided with a log book to document your placement and will write a final report detailing your work, which will be assessed as part of your degree.
We provide excellent careers support, and our Industrial Advisory Board assists us in keeping our degrees fit for industrial needs. A year in industry is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the type of profession that you can choose after you graduate, and can also point you towards postgraduate studies that may help you strengthen the profile that you have identified for your career.
Your placement effectively begins in year two when you will be briefed in writing a CV, interview techniques and the procedures that you need to follow to obtain a placement. In addition, a list of potential industrial partners who have taken students in past years will normally be provided.
A year in industry still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Final year
Core modules
- Computational Creativity (double module)
- Computers, Society and Professionalism
- Emerging Technologies
- Entrepreneurial Project
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- AI Technologies
- Health Computing
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
