BTEC ND Media Production (Interactive Media) course structure

The BTEC National Diploma in Media Production (Interactive Media) course is an 18 unit qualification. In order to achieve the qualification learners must complete the five core units, the two mandatory specialist units, and eleven other Nationals in Media Production specialist units.

The units delivered may include:

Core Units

1 Research Techniques for the Media Industries
2 Pre-Production Techniques for the Media Industries
3 Production Management Project
4 Working to a Brief in the Media Industries
5 Critical Approaches to Media Products

Specialist Units (mandatory)

11 Understanding the Interactive Media Industry
18 Digital Graphics for Interactive Media

Specialist Units

32 Stop Motion Animation Production
33 2D Animation Production
55 Photography and Photographic Practice
57 Web Authoring
59 Interactive Media Practices
60 Video Production for Interactive Media
61 Sound in Interactive Media
63 Web Animation for Interactive Media
64 3D Modelling
65 3D Animation
66 3D Environments

BTEC ND e-Media and BTEC ND Moving Image students paintballing 23rd March 2007.

The course focuses on ensuring that students develop a range of Interactive Media skills. The students will use the latest software and hardware to produce web sites, flash animations, posters, cd covers, digital images, digital videos, stop motion animations, digital sound, and animated 3D models and environments. The students will also learn how to produce concept art for computer games.

Successful completion of the BTEC ND Interactive Media course, along with an appropriate grade, will provide access to University courses in Web Design, Animation and Digital Imaging or Computer games.

Students could go into a career in Web Design, New Media, Graphic Design, Animation, Special Effects Production or Computer Games.