BSc(Hons)
Interactive & Immersive Technology

Learn to build digital worlds, and design the tools that increasingly drive our industries. Design. Model. Code. Be as boundless as your imagination.

Explore the design, development and production of interactive, immersive and entertainment experiences: simulations and solutions using cutting-edge technology.

You will learn how to use software such as Unreal Engine, Unity, Visual Studio, Maya, and Substance to build industry-relevant skills and applications that are in demand in Interactive Entertainment, E-sports, Computing, Digital Technology, Automotive, Healthcare, and many other industries as the world moves ever increasingly to virtual modelling.

You can choose to focus on Development (Coding), Design, E-sports, or Content Creation, and study an array of modules from multi-user experience design to the Internet of Things, to the principles of World Design and playability. Via optional placements, projects, exhibitions, competitions and other events, we’ll support you to put your newfound skills into practice, to harness the power of imagination and visualisation to build digital tools ready for tomorrow.

What is the Degree like?

Listen to the Course Director explain a little about how we teach, the structure of your degree, and how we approach your learning at each stage of the programme.

Listen to our student, Jake discuss his experience of studying at USWSC.

Usual Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff: 96 points
A Level: CCC
Pearson BTEC
L3 National Ext. Diploma: MMM

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Please note, 120 credits must be achieved in order to progress to year two of your degree and a further 120 (totalling 240) credits must be achieved to progress to year three.

Additional Potential Costs:

While not strictly essential, as access to teaching and research lab facilities are often available outside of timetable sessions for each module, it is advisable to purchase a personal computer. The specifications for this would partly depend on the modules chosen and given the development of technology and changing value of equipment, it is not possible to place an exact cost. The course team and fellow students will be happy to discuss this with you.

Where certain modules are taken, students are advised to purchase a set of headphones to test audio and a gamepad to test input within their solutions. Other modules may require low-cost electronic prototyping equipment and components if you wish to experiment at home.

Other costs may include books if you wish to have your own copies averaging around £100 - £200 per year as well as visits to exhibitions/events; paper-based materials; and printing (although most work is submitted electronically).


Typical Module Diet

  • Creation Engines and Scripting

    Interaction and User Experience Design

    Mobile and Smart Device Experiences

    Projects, Workflow and Testing

    3D Concept and Modelling

    Coding, Prototyping and Internet of Things

  • Research Skills and Industry Engagement

    Multiuser Experiences

    High-Level Programming for Experiences

    Smart Systems Development

    3D Animation

    Surfaces and Lighting

    World Design and Playability

    E-sports Industry, Streaming and Technology

  • Final Project (40 credits)

    Reality, Immersion and Innovation

    Middleware, Tools and APIs

    Interactive Visualisation and AI

  • Projects, Report, Technical Documentation, Testing, Marketing and PR, Research and Design Document, Specifications, Portfolio, Review, Reflection, Dissertation


Period of Study

Three Years Full-time

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Terms and Conditions can be found here.


Fees

£8,500 per year full-time
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Details of any incidental costs related on this course can be found on the course factsheet.

Study will be delivered at the University Studies and Professional Development Centre at West Suffolk College.


This degree programme is designed by University Studies and validated by the University of East Anglia, a top-25 UK University. The Degree is quality assured against national Quality Assurance Association benchmarks and regulated by the Office for Students.