University of Southampton

The shift to digital media has created profound changes in the ways we understand the world around us. The programme will ask you to think about the ways in which digital cultures have changed the way we live and work, how we relate to the environment and to each other, how digital production, distribution, and exhibition have changed how audiences now consume film, television, and other media.

This programme offers you the chance to become a knowledgeable and independent student of the screen industries. You will have the opportunity to learn about film, television and digital media, across different social, historical and cultural contexts, and from significant theoretical perspectives. Taught by leading scholars, you will learn about a wide range of films, directors, and movements, study contemporary television programmes and genres, and investigate a variety of digital media. You will have the chance to identify and explore key issues in digital culture and examine rapidly changing professional practice in the context of the historical and contemporary development of film and television. Practical and creative tasks will give you some insight into how the screen industries work. The University libraries hold a comprehensive, diverse collection of films to support your study. There is a thriving film culture both on and off campus: the Students’ Union has an active Film Society and an award-winning filmmaking society, Wessex Films.

How do you become a better writer? Our BA in English with Creative Writing allows you to develop your creative skills while honing your critical reading across a range of genres and periods. Our broad range of core English modules explore the political and social debates raised by literature, uncover the cultural and historical contexts that shape literary forms, and introduce you to writing from around the world. Workshops on core creative writing modules will enrich your understanding of short stories, novels, poetry, scriptwriting and narrative non-fiction, and encourage you to reflect on your own craft. Your final project gives you the opportunity to write an extended essay or complete an extended piece of imaginative writing, guided by our award-winning novelists, journalists, and playwrights.

Your degree will give you the breadth, depth, and practical experience to excel in your chosen literary form, develop your critical thinking alongside your knowledge of a range of literary periods and genres, and prepare you for a successful career in the creative industries, including publishing, arts management, and the heritage industry.

Design and build innovative digital experiences that bring art, science, and technology together on our creative computing degree. You'll get the experience you need to succeed in creative digital industries, using sculpture and fabrication, textiles, and 3D printing.

Build your strengths and skills in team production and design systems thinking. You'll use industry-standard technology and philosophical and ethical approaches throughout this creative computing course. Creating digital projects that relate to culture, society, and the environment.

You'll research the aesthetic, sustainable, and political aspects of computer media formats including:

networks
social media
digital games
open source and activist initiatives

As a creative computing student, you'll benefit from:

virtual reality, augmented reality, robot design and programming systems
access to fabrication and construction equipment
working directly with the research labs focusing on social and collaborative computing
guest speakers and taking part in industry events and projects across the whole School of Art
chances to showcase your work both in the UK and internationally
optional study trips abroad and in the UK, to visit museums, galleries, and industry events

Put your creative ideas into practice on our fashion design degree. We offer you outstanding studio facilities, a high level of industry exposure, and a future-focused curriculum. You’ll develop your own creative style and gain essential practical and research skills. When you graduate, you’ll join the ranks of our impressive alumni ready for a successful career in fashion design.

You'll specialise in men's or women's clothing, and practise traditional skills alongside innovative digital techniques. You'll benefit from unrivalled studio access and state-of-the-art facilities. You’ll gain an understanding of how and why fashion has developed. You'll also take our innovative Fashion Futures module, giving you insight into emerging issues and innovations in the industry.

You’ll have access to:

industry-standard resources, machinery and facilities
professionally equipped studio spaces and workshops
the latest laser-cutting plus 3D and print technologies

As part of your fashion degree you can:

take a year in industry in the UK or abroad with our year-in-employment option
study overseas at one of our partner universities in Europe or further afield
visit studios and gain experience through fashion industry internships

On this BSc Oceanography degree you'll study marine ecosystems and ocean processes whilst you explore some of the remotest places on earth. You’ll learn to use the latest technologies in molecular biology, high performance computing and robotic sampling to address the key challenges facing the marine environment.

Join one of the largest marine science communities in Europe as you study at the world-leading National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS).

On this course you’ll study topics such as:

conservation strategies for vulnerable species and ecosystems
ocean currents, globally connecting tropics to poles
changing sea levels at our coasts, on timescales from hours to centuries
Fieldwork, practical skills and independent research are core parts of this programme. You’ll have the opportunity to:

work in the field aboard the research vessel the RV Callista
use laboratory analysis to examine our diverse marine environment
develop computing and data analysis skills essential for research
obtain qualifications in first aid and sea survival

After developing a range of key skills for oceanographers in your first and second years, you’ll tackle an advanced topic of choice for a dissertation in your third year.

Our BSc Oceanography programme will provide you with the professional-level skills that are ideal for a career in the expanding marine sector, or for progression to more specialised postgraduate study.

You’ll gain the guidance, support and expertise of researchers at the forefront of their fields, and graduate prepared for a career in industries like:

environmental consultancy
ocean and climate research
coastal engineering and management

This degree is accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).

Learn to design future aircraft, race cars, satellites and rockets, and take your engineering passion to new heights. Our astronautics and aeronautics undergraduate degree covers advanced aerospace engineering. You'll learn how to design and manufacture fast-moving aircraft in the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.

The course looks at the science, engineering and manufacture of aircraft, jet engines, race cars and spacecraft. You'll learn how they operate within our atmosphere and in space. Your degree will be aligned to the UK Space Agency Civil Space Strategy.

You'll study the principles of aerospace engineering including aerodynamics, astronautics and propulsion. You'll also explore the economic, legal and environmental issues around aircraft and spacecraft. You'll get hands-on experience in extensive facilities, which include:

dedicated student design studios and workshops
the largest wind tunnel in any UK university
state-of-the-art space propulsion facilities
jet laboratory with supersonic ramjet, turbojet and rocket engine
Boeing flight simulator
professional manufacturing centre

As part of this astronautics and aeronautics BEng degree you can:

take part in practical design modules in every year of your degree
design, build and test aircraft, spacecraft and their wider components
take part in a flight-testing course, on board a flying laboratory aircraft
showcase your work in our annual Engineering Design Show
attend site visits to experience engineering in practice

Read a wonderful story from one of our alumni, the Head of Red Bull F1, Adrian Newey here