Course summary

Develop your skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. If you’re interested in taking on a new subject that you’ve not had the opportunity to study in depth before, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for specialist degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge in the domain you want to study. We’ll help nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities through five core modules. After your foundation year, you’ll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, a developed practical and technical skill set and the confidence to excel in your chosen degree subject when you join other students for the rest of your course. Become a multimedia storyteller across digital channels. Our content-hungry world calls for skilled storytellers who can work across multiple platforms, from film and television documentary to broadcast news, social media and immersive experience. An exciting fusion of advertising, journalism and screen production, this course will equip you with a solid set of technical production tools and the flair to turn your creative vision into compelling content that sells. You’ll learn how to pitch, plan and deliver your ideas, graduating as a flexible communicator able to make, edit and produce. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism. Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments. Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects. Complete your chosen degree over a four-year period. Develop in-demand making, editing and curating skills vital to the media and creative industries Learn to professionally pitch, plan and deliver content in response to project briefs individually and in collaboration with your peers Have the opportunity to work alongside industry partners on exciting briefs, or secure your own work placement Have access to professional-standard facilities across the School of Communication and the School of Film & Television, including specialist film and editing facilities, photography and video studios, post- production labs, newsrooms, radio studio and advertising studios Grow your understanding of audiences, market traction and the wider cultural, social and political implications of the global media industries