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Motion Capture for the Creative industries CertHE

University of Salford

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UCAS CODE: W691

Course options

  • Qualification

    Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE

  • Location

    Peel Park Campus 1

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Years

Course summary

Do you want to learn how to turn performers’ movements into digital avatars? Do you want to learn this in relation to the gaming and creative industries? Do you want to do this in one year? If so, this CertHE one year course is for you. Motion Capture is used extensively across games, film and animation, as well as applications in health and sports science. This new 1-year course, equivalent to the first year of university degree study, will teach you the skills you need to be a technician and operator of this rapidly evolving technology. This course has been developed with industry partners. Aligned to post-production technician occupational standards, you can be sure that the content you learn is taught by experts and to the needs of industry. You Will: - Study how to be an effective technician - Assembling, calibrate and use equipment - Capture motion data - Apply that data within gaming engines - Learn how to be an effective member of a technical team - Study technical standards appropriate to the discipline The course covers the essential practical and technical processes involved in motion capture technology.  It provides the ‘back end’ production skills delivered from equipment setup to delivery of motion data and projects around real, industry led briefs.  You will study the fundamentals of technical practice; explore production pipelines; foster creative visions; refine industry communication and cultivate the entry level skills required in this environment. It will not confine you to a single industry but empower you to navigate the evolving landscape of multiple sectors impacted by this technology.  The course is also available as a two year Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE), UCAS code W690.


University of Salford and Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT)

Located across England, Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are a national network of partnerships between local colleges, universities, and leading employers.We are a proud partner in the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology. This means as a student on this course you will benefit from being part of the University of Salford community, with access to our facilities and support, and taught by our tutors. You will also be part of the GMIoT network, with access to additional events and activities.

Application deadline

29 January

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University information

University of Salford

  • University League Table

    73rd

  • Campus address

    University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford, Manchester, M5 4WT, England

Subject rankings

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    24th out of 91 5

    83rd out of 117

    40th out of 95 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    127 62%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    19th

    11
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 79%

    31st

    29
  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    131 58%

    57th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    77.0 77%

    74th

    9
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.83 71%

    103rd

    22
  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    135 68%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    31st

    11
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 78%

    44th

    1

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