Course summary

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for 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. Become a multimedia storyteller across digital channels. An exciting and market-driven fusion of advertising, journalism and screen production, this Media Production degree course balances production and editing skills with strategy and planning to prepare you as a multi-skilled content creator. You’ll amass essential expertise in areas including copywriting, sound, photography, interactive media, documentary video and screenwriting. You’ll also gain the strategic know-how to boost engagement and performance in the competitive media marketplace. 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 Go on to study your chosen course specialism at degree level 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.