Skip navigation
Motion Capture for the Creative Industries at University of Salford - UCAS

Course options

2025 - 2026
Apply

University of Salford has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Do you want to learn how to turn performers’ movements into digital avatars? Do you want to learn this in relation to the gaming and creative industries? Do you want to do this in one year? If so, this DipHE two year course is for you. Motion Capture is used extensively across games, film and animation, as well as applications in health and sports science. This new two year course, equivalent to the first two years of university degree study, will teach you the skills you need to be a technician and operator of this rapidly evolving technology. This course has been developed with industry partners. Aligned to post-production technician occupational standards, you can be sure that the content you learn is taught by experts and to the needs of industry. You Will:

  • Study how to be an effective technician
  • Assembling, calibrate and use equipment
  • Capture motion data
  • Apply that data within gaming engines
  • Learn how to be an effective member of a technical team
  • Study technical standards appropriate to the discipline
The course covers the practical technical processes involved in motion capture technology.  It provides the ‘back end’ production skills delivered from equipment setup to delivery of motion data and projects around real, industry led briefs.  It allows for collaboration for our other Undergraduate courses such as performance, game development and animation students in industry-mirroring activity. You will hone your technical expertise; master production pipelines; foster creative visions; refine industry communication and cultivate all the essential skills required in this environment. It will not confine you to a single industry but empower you to navigate the evolving landscape of multiple sectors impacted by this technology.  The course is also available as a one year Certificate in Higher Education (CertHE), UCAS code W691. University of Salford and Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) Located across England, Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are a national network of partnerships between local colleges, universities, and leading employers. We are a proud partner in the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology. This means as a student on this course you will benefit from being part of the University of Salford community, with access to our facilities and support, and taught by our tutors. You will also be part of the GMIoT network, with access to additional events and activities.

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W690
Institution code:
S03
Campus name:
Peel Park Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

English language requirements

English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is required. Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) is preferred but not essential. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the Level 3 requirements listed.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Motion Capture for the Creative Industries at University of Salford - UCAS