Studying Creative Media Production

Yes, we encourage students to explore both sides.  In fact some of the best editors make excellent directors in the media industry because they can appreciate both the production and post-production elements.

We have dedicated production spaces for all aspects of Creative Media Production: a HD Television studio, film shoot studio and broadcast studio. Also, post-production labs and a resource store with 3000 items of portable production kit for location-based work.

We encourage students to explore a range of production roles on the course to build their multi-skilling portfolio across a range of media platforms.  This increases your employability by demonstrating that you are experienced across media.  As students' progress through their course there are opportunities for specialism strands and collaborative projects across the department.  This signals to an employer that you have specific skills, supported by many others within and across media.

Many of our tutors are industry practitioners working across film, television, podcasting, radio and other platforms, giving you the very latest insight into the working practices of the creative media industries.  Students have also worked on: BBC history documentaries, The Great Pottery Throw Down, The Antiques Roadshow and on radio for the BBC.

Written work is just one mode of assessments that students complete – but we make sure that these are authentic to industry, such as pitch proposals, evaluations, reports and reflective analysis.  Students are supported in their assessments by tutors in Academic Mentoring and assessment specific workshop sessions and we also sign-post students to our Academic Skills Support teams. 

No – we assess through continuous course work and have no examinations.  Assessments can include group-based projects, pitch presentations and proposals, negotiated projects and many different forms of production outputs, such as magazine shows, dramas and documentary features.

Yes, we have the equipment and facilities available for you to access to make your creative content to a professional standard.  All students attend training sessions provided by our team of Media Centre Technical Instructors to safely use the equipment in our studios and out on location.

Yes, we have a diverse range of staff and students in our teaching and learning communities. Each bringing their different backgrounds and experiences to the course. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and recognise its importance in the training of future creative media-makers and the role that they have in promoting this. We also have staff from different cultural backgrounds and those who identify as LGBT+.