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Digital Design

BA (Single Honours)

Start date:

September 2024
September 2025

Entry tariff:

2024/25 entry: Call 0300 303 8320 to find out if you are eligible for this programme in Clearing

UCAS Code

H6W2

H6F6 (if choosing Foundation Year)

Your career journey into the exciting world of UX/UI Design starts here. Learn all about user experience, user interface and interaction design as a force for change in this innovative, industry-led programme.

Did you know?

By choosing this programme, you can:

Open up a career pathway in UX/UI while studying in our cutting-edge facilities.

Experience the fusion of UX/UI design and digital technical skills, all rooted in professional practice.

Gain invaluable firsthand experience in client relationships and pitching through collaboration with external partners.

 

Top 3 modern university in London

(Complete University Guide 2025)

Ranked in the top 15% in the world

Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024

#8 in England for undergraduate student satisfaction

National Student Survey 2024

Foundation Year

This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).

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This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.

Why take a placement?

A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.

How we support you

The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.

Find out more about how we'll support you

We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.

Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.

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Skills

On our BA Digital Design, our priority is ensuring that you graduate with a creative, professional skillset.

This incorporates;

  • Communication design through typography, images and messaging, craft and digital skills drawing on typography
  • Graphics and user experience/interfaces (UX/UI)
  • Social design: using data as raw material for design, and the ethos of "design for good."

These three strands will ensure that you are ready for the practical realities of digital design work. This could mean working to a brief, pitching design concepts, collaborating with other industries and engaging in user research, fieldwork and ethnography.

Learning

Your studio-based workshops and seminars will be supplemented by lectures, technical demonstrations and open studio sessions where teams will collaborate on projects.

All based in our new, state-of-the-art media centre – the Sir David Bell Building.

  • You will be working to brief, developing project management skills, and collaborating with external "clients" on live projects within the community, along with participating in design competitions.
  • You will receive support from our School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, leveraging Roehampton's strengths in computer science, media production, and performing arts.
  • There are excellent opportunities for collaboration across the School with other courses and teams.
  • Between Years 2 and 3, you have the option to embark on a professional placement year, enabling you to gain valuable real-world experience in digital design through placement applications.
Advanced computer software Dedicated computer and study rooms
You'll learn in state-of-the-art facilities Take an inside look around our media centre
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Careers

Upon completing the BA Digital Design programme, you'll be equipped for various communication and digital design positions across different sectors, including:

  • Businesses
  • Agencies and consultancies
  • Public sector organisations
  • Third sector entities (e.g. charities, NGOs, social enterprises)

Your potential roles may include:

  • Digital designer
  • Content designer
  • UX/UI designer
  • Web designer

Furthermore, you could explore opportunities in user research, contributing to shaping design perspectives for the future.

Wherever you want to go in the future, you’ll be preparing for the world of work from day one at Roehampton, with regular access to:

  • Career development events
  • Guest industry speakers
  • Networking opportunities
  • Personalised mentoring and careers support

You’ll graduate ready to grab every opportunity that comes your way. 

Our careers support team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.

You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.

Open days

Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.

Entry tariff

2024/25 entry: Call 0300 303 8320 to find out if you are eligible for this programme in Clearing

 

September 2024 entry tuition fees

Year one fees

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.

September 2024 entry tuition fees

Year one fees

EU and International: £15,750
Placement year: £998

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

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Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Integrating the creative dynamism of arts and digital industries with the deep-rooted traditions of humanities and social sciences.

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