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Aberdeen City Campus

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Combining both technical and creative skills, this HND prepares you for the evolving world of web development and digital design. A full introduction to web development and design is given.

This course allows you to tailor your learning experience to suit your career goals by focusing on coding, design or a combination of both. As well as creating engaging website experiences, you’ll learn essential digital marketing strategies and how to produce digital and social media content.

The course will allow you to work on projects with real clients, building on your understanding of professional standards.

Year 1 covers the fundamental areas of design, development, web technologies, video editing and animation including:

Digital Graphic Fundamentals; Systems Development: User Centred Design; User Interface Design (UI); Web Technologies 1: HTML and CSS; Developing Mobile Web Based Applications; Developing Software: Introduction; Building an e-Business; Compositing and Motion Graphics; 2D Animation.

Year 2 focuses at using advanced tools for development as well as enhancing skillsets in digital media production:

Designing and Developing an Interactive Websites; Developing Digital Media; Advanced Bitmap Techniques (Photoshop); Advanced Vector Techniques (Illustrator); Human Computer Interface; Interactive Media Composition; Web Development: Tools and Technologies; Web Technologies 2: HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Entry Requirements

1 relevant Higher plus 3 subjects at National 5 (Foundation Apprenticeship will be considered in place of 1 Higher); or Computer Games Design (Level 6); or other relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 5 or 6.

Progression Routes

HND