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Media Production at University of Bedfordshire - UCAS

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

Course summary

Success in the media industry means creating powerful products that communicate with target audiences through a constantly evolving range of media platforms. This broad-based course focuses on the production process while giving you the theoretical grounding you need. So you study practical units such as digital design, making sound and images, film-making and experimental production, combined with units ensuring your understanding of media theory, digital cultures and future digital production. Facilities and Specialist Equipment

  • High-spec multi-camera television studios
  • Industry-standard radio facilities
  • Award-winning, Ofcom-licensed radio station, Radio LaB
  • 3D green-screen room
  • Digital video-editing suites including Adobe Creative Cloud software (Premiere Pro)
  • Specialist make-up studios
  • Location-recording equipment
  • Netflix-approved Sony FX6 cameras for broadcast-quality film and television content
  • Sony FX3 Cinema Line camera with full-frame sensor and enhanced mobility for easy solo hand-held shooting
  • Industry-standard sound and lighting equipment
Your Student Experience Develop live projects and enjoy work experience opportunities at industry organisations including the BBC; Coolr Social Media Agency; XR Merge Virtual Studios; Pooja Studios; Luton Town FC’s Media and PR department; MK Dons FC; and MKFM radio station. Produce shows for our award-winning local community radio service, Radio LaB, and our in-house online TV station, Beds TV. Regular opportunities to meet visiting, industry-active professionals, from TV producers to published writers and performers. Recent guest speakers include Tom Wall, TV producer for Channel 4, Channel 5 and Netflix; Julian Dismore, series producer for the BBC; Hayley Morray, assistant producer at ITV; Stuart Pinfold, BBC sound supervisor; Keanu Rattray, Digital Content Manager at FIFA; and BBC Radio 1 hosts Melvin Odoom and Rickie Haywood-Williams. Build your knowledge through field trips to studios, film festivals, award shows, conferences and other destinations including BBC Studios; BBC Broadcasting House; BT Studios; Sky Studios; RTS Awards shows; Bafta networking events; Berlin Shorts Festival; Pinewood Studios; and the TechCon, broadcast media’s technical conference.

Modules

Areas of study include:

  • Digital Design Skills
  • Making Images
  • Making Sound
  • Media Theory and Research
  • Reading the Screen
  • Becoming a Freelancer
  • Digital Cultures and Practices
  • Experimental Production
  • Future Digital Production
  • Non-Fiction Filmmaking
  • Contemporary Practices and Debates in the Media
  • Research, Development and Industry
  • Sound, Image and Interaction
  • Special Project: Media Production
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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:
P310
Institution code:
B22
Campus name:
Luton Campus
Campus code:
D

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Applicants with other qualifications will be considered. If you would like to check that your qualifications will be accepted please contact the university.

Student Outcomes

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65%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
70%
Go onto work and study

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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

For information on the 2025 fees and scholarships please refer to our website, https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/money/fees/
Media Production at University of Bedfordshire - UCAS