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Digital Arts

Newcastle College University Centre’s cutting-edge Digital Arts facilities will help you to explore and develop your digital creativity with animation, graphic design, illustration, media and photography.

Study a Digital Arts degree course with Newcastle College University Centre and you will get access to our amazing facilities including:

Mac suits with the latest software

an animation, illustration and visual FX workshop with a rendering farm and green screen facilities

screen print studios with traditional and digital printing

a single and multi-cam TV studio with Black Magic 4k cameras and a green screen

an equipment store with the latest digital technology

mixing desks and specialist production and sound control rooms.

Where will I be studying?

You will study in our Mandela Building, where our Digital Arts degree students will have access to a large industry-standard photography studio, including tethered capture and darkrooms. There are also screen print studios, Mac suits, an animation, games and visual FX workshop with a rendering farm and a TV studio with Black Magic 4k cameras and green screen facilities.

The Mandela Building hosts regular exhibitions by our University Centre students, as well as external professional artists, throughout the year. You can use these exhibitions as opportunities to view work from the freshest talent in art, fashion, textiles and photography.

Are there places to eat and socialise on campus?

Degree students at Newcastle College University Centre have access to a number of in-house catering outlets across our sites. All of our catering facilities have a five-star Food Hygiene Rating and all of our outlets have been awarded the Heart of Newcastle Award for outstanding hygiene and healthy eating options.

Restaurants

Restaurants are available within the Parsons and Trevelyan buildings on Rye Hill Campus, which serve a wide range of affordable hot and cold foods, including jacket potatoes, made-to-order sandwiches and pastries, along with a number of snacks.

The HE Hub

The upper floor of the HE Hub is perfect for meeting up with friends, grabbing a bite to eat, or relaxing. There is a wide range of lunch options available, from soups to sandwiches, as well as a well-stocked bar offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks - perfect for when you're catching up with friends or before a big night out!

The Bistro

Based on the ground floor of the Lifestyle Academy, The Bistro is run by our staff and students in the Lifestyle Academy. It offers a wide range of freshly-made hot and cold dishes, sandwiches and snacks. A selection of hot and cold drinks are also available.

The Chefs' Academy

This is our gourmet a la carte restaurant on the third floor of the Lifestyle Academy, offering panoramic views across the city. An ideal venue if you want to give yourself or your family a treat, it offers two- and three-course meals cooked and served to the highest quality with competitive set menu prices.

Is the campus safe?

Newcastle College University Centre has a range of security measures in place to ensure that all students and staff remain safe while on campus.

We employ a team of security operatives providing 24-hour cover, 365 days a year. Optimum staffing levels are in place to ensure proactive foot patrols are conducted around the college estate, both internally and externally. All of our security staff can be identified by their hi-visibility clothing which is identified with SECURITY on the back which serves to distinguish them from other day-to-day contractors and suppliers who may also be wearing hi-visibility clothing. These security provisions run across all Newcastle College University Centre and NCG campuses.

CCTV is extensively situated around Newcastle College University Centre, both externally and internally in some buildings, for the purpose of crime prevention and public safety. Our dedicated CCTV control room is continually staffed. The CCTV control room ahs a dedicated emergency line number in addition to two other phone lines.

In addition to general staff challenging people without a valid Newcastle College or University Centre ID, security staff also run checks as part of their specific duties and conduct ad-hoc ID checks at the point of entry to buildings. We also have close liaison with our local neighbourhood police officers.

Do you have study areas for degree students?

The University Centre offers dedicated spaces for higher education students. Our HE Hub is an ideal place for you to study, socialise or collaborate with friends. You can also study in our new HE learning space on the ground floor of the HE Hub, The Turnbull Suite, with PCs, private meeting pods and seating space - perfect for group projects.

The tenth floor of our Parsons building is a great place to study, with stunning views of the city too! It is fully equipped with PCs, breakout areas for group work and a chill-out area to relax in between studying. As a degree student, you will also have access to laptops and tablets for use on campus.

We also have a great Library on campus for you to use. Here, you will have access to over 40,000 books and hundreds of journals, magazines, DVDs, e-books and e-journal resources.

Alfie Flounders

Level 6 Photography

"I love the independence of the course and being able to reflect back on the development of my skills since I started here."

Paul Smyth

Lecturer | Digital Arts

"I run my own 3D animation company and I'm one of the lecturers on the BA (Hons) Animation course. I try to not only bring in industry skills, but also push experimentation with new technologies to further our students' skills."

Alessio Pesci

Level 6 Creative Digital Design Professional Degree Apprentice

"The tutors were really supportive and I think the whole class would agree with that. We felt really welcomed and really calm, and I feel that support was always there throughout. I’d 100% recommend an apprenticeship with Newcastle College University Centre."

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