Manchester Metropolitan University
Based in a city renowned for innovation our new School of Digital Arts offers courses that span film, animation, UX, design, photography, sound design, gaming, Al and more.
Grounded in the present but with the space and opportunity to explore the future, our courses will enable you to investigate what it means to be a creative media practitioner now and in the future - studying at the intersection of storytelling, technology and innovation.
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Our brand new building has been designed specially for us and has the capability to adapt to technological changes, enabling you to explore and innovate for the future.
Alongside spaces to collaborate, our specialist facilities include a UX Suite, film studios, green screens, edit suites, sound, music & production studios, a cinema and a gallery.
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A research group at the School of Digital Arts (SODA) has contributed its work and expertise to a new exhibition focusing on climate change. The exhibition, Songs for the Storm …
School of Digital Arts (SODA) Filmmaking student Jayden Roy Crooks recently created a series of stunning visuals that were displayed throughout Manchester Psych Fest 2024. Manchester Psych Fest is an …
Abandon Normal Devices will curate programme of exhibitions and events exploring emerging technologies and digital futures Arts organisation AND are renowned for producing AND Festival, the UK’s only nomadic, site-responsive …
The renowned Manchester School of Art Degree Show launched its 2024 exhibition on 14 June. The exhibition displayed the work of 1,400 final-year Art, Design, Fashion, Digital Arts, Performance and …
The See Yourself In SODA competition challenges students to create unique art pieces exploring a given theme. Winners of the competition get the chance to display their work at SODA …
We spoke with School of Digital Arts (SODA) Filmmaking student, Huzifah Mullah, about creating his dystopian film, Cold Water. Cold Water is a surreal dystopian film created by SODA Filmmaking …
With industry partnerships at the heart of SODA and academic staff working at the forefront of their disciplines, our innovative courses are informed by the real world. This, combined with a specially designed building that is home to cutting-edge facilities, means we are able to offer a new generation of digital natives the experiences they need to flourish in exciting, fast-paced and ever-evolving digital landscapes.
Jill Griffiths, Head of the School of Digital Arts
At SODA we work closely with a range of leading industry partners, who help inform our curriculum. This enables our courses to provide you with the industry-ready skills and experiences you’ll need to launch a career in the creative media, arts and digital tech industries.
We're passionate about inspiring the next generation about the opportunities available to them. Working with colleges and schools we offer a range of digital and physical workshops, events and activities throughout the year.
Working with SODA opens up opportunities for creative individuals and industry in the region and beyond to benefit from our research expertise, facilities and deep connections across the creative, digital and technology disciplines.
We are a school of digital making, thinking and producing. Of coding, connecting and creating, where new talent finds new skills and reaches new audiences.
We are a school of future storytelling. Of creative content, made in Manchester, experienced across the world.
Where new technology inspires new ideas, and even new realities. Where imagination is an occupation.