BA(Hons) Media Production

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You will register onto BA(Hons) Media Production. As you progress through the course you will have the opportunity to specialise in a specific subject. Depending on your module choices, you could graduate with one of the following awards:

• BA(Hons) Media Production
• BA(Hons) Media Production (Journalism)
• BA(Hons) Media Production (Creative Content).

The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

Year one

You will study:

• Introduction to Contemporary Digital Media
• Media Networks
• Audio and Storytelling
• Writing for Production.

Year two

You will study:

• Practical Research Methods.

Plus, depending on your chosen pathway, modules from:

• Creative Industries and Cultural Value
• Ethics the Law and You
• Screen Languages
• Participatory Media
• Factual Media: Video and TV
• Online and Social Media.

Plus, two optional modules from*:

• Online and Social Media
• Screen Languages
• Participatory and Interactive Media
• Factual Media: Video and TV.

*Only if you have chosen the BA(Hons) Media Production pathway.

Placement year (if applicable)

If you study on the four year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after year two.

During this time students must complete the Professional Development on Placement module.

See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year

You will study:

• Professional Practice in Media or Professional Development on Placement*
• Media Production Project or Dissertation.

Plus, depending on your chosen pathway, two optional modules from:

• Photography and Visual Culture
• Sound, Image, Space
• Newsroom Journalism Practice
• Advanced Journalistic Writing
• Activism and Media
• Digital Marketing and Content Production.

* Only for students who have completed the placement year.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

Learning and Teaching

Learn from experienced media producers, journalists and researchers, on a curriculum that responds to emerging issues and developments.

As well as traditional lectures and seminars, there'll be plenty of communication and discussion, using online resources, lectures, simulation, guest lectures and individual tutorials.

Hone your production, critical thinking and writing skills, working on diverse creative digital media projects, including podcasts, chat bots, photobooks, interactive documentaries, film, video and digital design, blogs, reports and diaries.

Advance your understanding of, and ability to question, the role of media production in society.

Learn to make your own content; and understand how to plan, pitch and disseminate your ideas.

Gaining experience across different aspects of media production in year one, you'll then have the option to specialise by choosing one of three pathways, based on your module choices:

BA(Hons) Media Production

This pathway is for students wanting to develop a broad spectrum of skills in production, research and thinking about media production and journalism. Graduate with a portfolio of innovative content, in a strong position to progress as a media producer.

BA(Hons) Media Production (Creative Content)

This pathway will give you hands-on production skills and inventive approaches to making short and longer form content for existing and emerging media forms, audiences and platforms. As well as developing higher level skills in image and sound production, gain a deeper understanding of emerging trends in participatory media production through innovative research, live briefs and experimental outputs.

BA(Hons) Media Production (Journalism)

This pathway is for students looking to develop hands-on multi-platform production skills across online, social media, audio and video, while also building the journalistic skills needed to tell compelling stories. Explore the critical role of journalism in society, learn the varying professional requirements in each platform, understand how to be part of a digital media team and keep up to date with the latest trends.

See our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Approximate percentage of time you'll spend in different learning activities*:

*calculated from compulsory and option module choices (where applicable) each year.

Study time

You'll attend 10 to 12 hours of class activities each week.

Outside class, you'll be expected to undertake course readings and complete writing and research exercises, essays, production exercises and projects.

Assessment

You'll be assessed through a mix of written individual and group coursework, peer assessment, case studies, live briefs, practical projects, self-assessment, tests, presentations, research essays, portfolios, and examinations.

In your final year, you'll work on a dissertation, create a practical project or present your work using another medium such as audio, an online story, visual essay or film.

See our full glossary of assessment terms.

Approximate percentage of marks awarded by each assessment method*:

*Calculated from compulsory and optional modules (where applicable) each year.