Art, Design & Media Courses at James Watt College
Summary: An introduction to Art, Design & Media courses at James Watt College, student profiles, courses available and college facilities.
Welcome to the Art, Design & Media Courses Section of our website. We have tried to make it as easy as possible for you to find, fund and start a Art, Design & Media course.
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Our Art, Design & Media courses:
- Offer excellent career prospects in a range of dynamic industries, including agency work in the fields of design, advertising, public relations and marketing.
- Benefit from our excellent teaching staff’s wide ranging knowledge and invaluable industry experience, keeping you up-to date with the latest techniques and methodologies.
Our Art, Design, TV & Media courses cover a wide range of creative disciplines. You’ll find courses in design offered in each of the specialist areas of visual communication, illustration and animation.

The use of new technologies has increased dramatically over the past decade, opening up employment opportunities in the world of photography, television, video and digital imaging. Our media and communication courses reflect such changes.
What’s more, our classrooms are equipped with industry standard resources, software and facilities in order to further increase the employability of our students. You’ll find specialist art & design studios, computer suites equipped with the latest software, digital media facilities, animation studios, television studio, photography equipment, gallery areas and much more.
You’ll even have the opportunity to work on ‘live’ creative briefs, providing further hands-on skills and abilities – and real life challenges.
Student Case Study
David Donaldson
NC Media Studies &HND Creative Industries: Television
“ The lecturers have great contacts in the industry that helped me gain valuable work experience with the BBC and STV while I was studying.”
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