Media Production BSc (Hons)

UCAS course code: P310

Duration: Three years full-time, four years with placement

Institution code: D26

• Normally 300 UCAS Points from at least two A Levels or equivalent, plus five GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths and English
• Typical A Level offers: At least two grade B results with additional qualifications contributing towards the points score such as a third A Level or AS Levels
• International Baccalaureate: 30+ points.

If you are unsure about the amount of UCAS points your qualifications may attract you can use our UCAS Tariff Chart|.

We welcome applications from mature students with non-standard qualifications and recognise all other equivalent and international qualifications.

Non-UK Entry and Admissions Criteria|

If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English language tuition| is available at DMU both before and during the course if required.

You will learn via a combination of lectures, tutorials, group work, practical lab sessions and self directed study.

The Television Production module, taught in conjunction with the BBC Academy in their training facility in wood norton, covers topics such as televisions systems, studio practice, cameras, sound and lighting, post production and visual effects, vision timing and synchronisation and broadcast.

This involves short periods away from the campus and you may incur some modest additional costs.In the final year, you will work on a practice-based project enabling you to maximise the skills and experience you have gain throughout the course.

You will normally attend 12-16 hours of timetabled sessions each week, and are expected to undertake at least 14-16 further hours of directed independent study and assignments as required.

Recent graduates are working as head runners, production assistants, video editors and designers, independent film producers, freelance video producers, TV presenters and media designers for companies including Molinaie, Sumners, Stones Productions, VPoint TV, The Guardian, the Telegraph and the BBC, and working on programmes such as ITV's Dancing on ice.

For more information please take a look at our Fees and Funding| section.

The film studios located in the Queens building makes available multi-camera, blue screen and green screen studios for all students on our media courses. The green screen and blue screen facilities enable students to create videos that take advantage of colour keying to merge video with computer graphics, stock video and still images. 

The multi-camera studio replicates the most common setup for TV studios and enables students to practice techniques covering all of the areas of studio work including presenting, camera work, direction, lighting and sound. The film studios also includes a full lighting setup and a viewing gallery so that cameras and presenters can receive direction from the students taking the role of a producer. Using live graphic overlays students can successfully replicate news, shopping channel and chat show environments.

The creative technology studios includes two video production labs, these fully equipped labs are designed for High-Definition (HD) video extraction, HD editing, effect processing, CGI, DVD creation and mastering.

Machines feature dual screens, a standard HD display and reference quality HD display essential for colour critical applications such a video editing.

There is facility to receive input from a wide range of cameras, devices, streams or live from the studio.

With access to a large amount of storage and our high-speed network, HD quality video can be transferred across labs, studios and the green screens suite.

Home/EU

Applications for undergraduate courses from UK/EU applicants must go through UCAS, you can fill out an application form through their website ucas.ac.uk|. If you do not have regular access to the internet or find it difficult to fill out applications online you can request an alternative format from UCAS either through their website ucas.ac.uk or via the contact details below.

Customer Service Unit
UCAS
PO Box 28
Cheltenham
GL52 3LZ, UK

T: 0871 468 0 468

International

International students can apply directly| to the university.