The Creative and Digital Media Department provides courses in all aspects of the creative and interactive digital media industries.

With industry standard technology/equipment and professional studios, we provide the facilities and working environments required for students to develop expertise and practical skills in

Our courses range from certificates and diplomas that are suitable for people with no previous experience, to HNDs and foundation degrees that provide the basis of a career or further study in your chosen field.

Media courses are offered at our Openshaw, North Manchester Sixth Form, Shena Simon, One Central Park, Moston and Northenden campuses.

News

Essa Jallow at the training session

As preparations continue for the 2012 Olympics, students from The Manchester College will be playing their own role in the worldwide media coverage of the games. Five students...

Kirsty Ashton

A student at The Manchester College is the youngest person on the Queen's New Year's Honours list. Kirsty Ashton, 21, received an MBE for her charity work for When You Wish...

The students with their t-shirts and collecting buckets

Games development students at The Manchester College came up with a novel way of raising money for charity. They took part in a sponsored 12-hour game-playing marathon for...

A film produced by students at The Manchester College has won first place in the Virgin Media Shorts competition. 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' actor, John Hurt, said...

A commercial film by students and graduates of The Manchester College has scooped fourth prize in an international competition. The competition was run by Mofilm with...

Students at The Manchester College have taken part in an exciting live design brief with Mercedes Benz. Students pitched designs for a Smart car to Mercedes Benz, who chose a...

Graphic Design and Advertising students worked on several live projects

Students on the Foundation Degree in Graphic Design and Advertising at The Manchester College have had an exciting year working on live projects with the BBC, Mercedes and...

First year radio production students at The Manchester College have produced an exciting podcast from Africa Oye, the UK’s largest annual African festival. The students had...

TV and film students at The Manchester College have won awards at the Screen Stockport film festival and a shortlisting in the Virgin Media Shorts competition. The film '2:...

Still from 'Little Vinnie Big Shell' by Joe Ackerley

Meet Little Vinnie Big Shell, the tortoise gangster. Vinnie has bagged a prestigious award nomination for his creator, Joe Ackerley, who is studying 3D character animation at...

Abbie with her work in progress

Abbie Stirrup, a fashion design student at The Manchester College, has been offered a place on a prestigious international degree course. Abbie's end of year show exhibit at...

Place on prestigious games design degree for Kristopher

Former student Kristopher Burr, 19, has been offered an unconditional place at prestigious Abertay University in Dundee to study BA (Hons) Game Design and Production Management.

Abertay...

Pictured: Ian White

Media student, Ian White, was able to gain some valuable work experience with FC United of Manchester earlier this year as part of his higher...

Creative showcase at End of Year Show

Hundreds of the college’s creative students exhibited their inspired work at the End of Year Show at the Openshaw Campus in June.

Over 400 students from campuses across the city exhibited...

PUSH - Contact Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester - Saturday 12 June All day

Twenty students from our BA (Hons) Interactive Media course will be exhibiting their work at the pioneering Contact Theatre on Oxford Road. There will be a preview on Fri 11th June from 6pm and...

Broadcast Television foundation degree students from The Manchester College

Broadcast Television foundation degree students from The Manchester College have been working on a one hour programme for Channel M. The programme is about the Manchester Futsal Team, covering...

Charlie Lambert and Jazmine Hayes

Fifteen interactive media students from The Manchester College’s Northenden Campus will be broadcasting a live TV show online at the end of April. The half hour show Music Mania will be the...

Don't miss our media makeup foundation degree students' end of year showcase and catwalk! It is a chance for the students to showcase their work and network with other people from the industry...