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University of London launches degree in Creative Computing
The University of London's External System has launched a unique new distance learning degree in Creative Computing. This course has been developed by academics within the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London, a leading centre in the UK for the study of Arts and Music Computing, Cognitive Computing and Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Science.
This new degree course is unique in that it gives undergraduate students the skills in designing creative software applications as well as using the software, and is delivered by distance learning. The course is aimed at those who want to work in web development, animation, systems analysis, IT consultancy and many areas of audiovisual media ranging from film, television and advertising through to education and multimedia museum catalogues.
Professor Robert Zimmer, Head of the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, commented: "The University of London recognises that we are living in a world which is increasingly dependent on technology, and the need therefore for creative computing skills is of utmost importance. The degree is a natural progression for University of London in terms of leading-edge programmes such as BSc in Computing and Information Systems, and the Creative Computing degree enables us to capitalize on the international reputation of Goldsmiths in creativity and media."
"The course provides a challenging educational experience that will enable students to express their own creativity and gives them the knowledge, confidence and skills to act as creative professionals in the computing, media and arts industries."
Current research within the department includes Online Music Recognition and Searching the development of methods for exploring large corpuses of music by characteristics of the sound of the music directly, rather than by linguistic description; Modelling Adult Stem Cells - working with an artist to find ways of presenting different visualizations of the behaviour of stem cells; Historic textiles - a project which aims to improve people's access to historical textiles by exploring the opportunities afforded by human computer interaction for shared 'touch and feel' knowledge.
Goldsmiths, University of London, is the UK's leading creative university with a worldwide reputation for creative arts. No fewer than five of its graduates have gone on to win the prestigious Turner prize, including Damien Hirst and Anthony Gormley.
For further information about Creative Computing, please visit: www.londonexternal.ac.uk/comp