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Talk on HTML5, CSS and Web Standards
 Opera Web Evangelists Bruce Lawson and Patrick Lauke gave a free, 3-hour lecture to a packed audience of new media students and other web designers from Leeds on 5 May 2011. These leading figures in the fields of web design, development, standards and accessibility showcased some of the amazing things that can now be done with HTML5 and CSS3, inspiring all who were present.

What our graduates say:

"For me, the course was excellent, as it gave me a good insight into a broad range of disciplines but still allowed me to specialise in the area I wanted – interaction design."
Danny Blackman, Web Designer (from The Independent, May 2008).
"The New Media course taught me the importance of creativity and its position within a business model. It also gave me a comprehensive understanding of online media and a real confidence in working with clients who are at the forefront of using digital technology."
Will Oatley, New Media Advertising Planner.
"The course was very varied which allowed me to explore the different areas of new media and determine where my strengths lay."
Heena Mistry, Project Manager.

BA Hons New Media Course Structure

Year 1

The first year provides you with a solid foundation for the rest of the degree, covering key skills in new media production and design and in new media and communications theory and research. You also select one optional module in either new media or communications.

Semester 1

What's New About New Media & Digital Communications?
Design for New Media
Introduction to Communications Research

Semester 2

Interface Design
Introduction to Communications Theory
OPTION: Animation & Interactivity; Camera & Editing; Screen Narrative; Sociology of Media Practices

Year 2

By the end of your second year, you will be equipped with advanced skills in web/database coding, interactive design, visual communication and analysis, group work, project planning and communications research skills. You will also choose two options from a range of modules in new media, communications and design.

Semester 1

Visual Communications
Dynamic Web Development
OPTION: Communication Sciences & Technologies; Media Policy; Motion Graphics

Semester 2

Working in New Media
Communications Research Methods
OPTION: Colour Art & Science; Critical Theories of Media; Eco-Design; Music as Communication; The Reporting of Politics

Year 3

In your final year, you will cover new media legislation, policy and regulation and work with a supervisor on either a final-year practical project or an academic dissertation. You can also pursue and develop your specific interests by selecting three modules from a wide range of options on offer, both theoretical and practice-based.

Semester 1

New Media Project OR Dissertation
Internet Policy
OPTION: Creative Work in the Cultural Industries; Datamining Techniques; Information Design; International Communications; Media Philosophy; Placement; Understanding the Audience

Semester 2

New Media Project OR Dissertation
TWO OPTIONS: Citizen Media; Communications & Conflict; The Documentary & Reality; Information Design; New Communications Technologies & the Information Society; Placement; Politics, Performance & Rhetoric; Promotional Culture; New Media for Business