Media Production (Bedford College - Tresham) FdA

Media production offers exciting career paths and this well-established course has seen many graduates progress to successful careers in the UK and international media.

Learn to make powerful effective media products that connect with their target audience on a course that focuses your creativity and gives you the technical skills to bring your ideas to life. In addition you explore the history of media and how cultural economic and political factors influence media production.

You study a broad range of media content such as documentary drama radio new media scriptwriting video and audio as well as media theory film studies and working in the media. The focus is on the production process through practical video assignments analysis of current practices and work placements/simulations.

This course is delivered in partnership with Bedford College

Why choose this course?

• Gain experience of working on a wide range of high-spec professional production equipment. The University of Bedfordshire is an Apple Centre of Education Excellence including its broadcast-standard television and radio studios
• Learn to combine media theory and practice to communicate effectively with your target audiences
• Develop a range of professional practice skills relevant to the media industries
• Participate in and contribute to student festivals and competitions building your experience and your portfolio
• On completing your Foundation Degree progress to the final year Media Production BA (Hons)
• A Media Production degree opens up careers in any industry that requires excellent communications and team-working skills such as television and radio production digital media production journalism teaching advertising media and PR

To apply for a place on an undergraduate course (BA/BSc) you need to have completed your high school education (12 years) and have a pass equivalent to two UK A level passes and have the required English language qualification.

When you submit an application form you must remember to include photocopies of the following supporting documents. We do not need to see your original qualifications and certificates.

• A completed application form signed by you (an electronic signature is fine)
• Copies of your official academic qualifications and certificates including proof of your level of English Language (where relevant)
• A one-page personal statement. This should tell us why you want to study your chosen course.
• A copy of your current valid passport details
• Please submit copies of any UK Visa that you have held and any documentation relating to previous visa refusals from any country