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Course summary
Award-winning course staff, industry placements and specialist facilities combine to make this Media Production degree course an excellent preparation for a range of media careers in the creative industries. You will gain an understanding of how social media, mobile platforms, e-commerce and locational software are driving change and will develop ideas for interactive applications. You will study the ways in which drama, documentary and live television have developed with the advent of interactive content and digital distribution and how they continue to evolve. You will work regularly with media professionals and complete a work placement, enabling you to build up industry contacts. Graduates of this degree will be ready to take on a variety of roles in areas including content production, editing, research and post-production. TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE
- Modules on the degree are outward facing and industry-led, meaning you will be working on projects that reflect industry practice.
- Graduate ready to take on a wide variety of roles across the media industry, from scriptwriting to directing, producing to editing.
- The subject matter is a fascinating and ever-evolving mix – you will examine how the music and media industries intersect, investigating the social, cultural, economic, political and technological changes associated with their development.
- Excellent work placements organised by our dedicated placements team.
- Opportunities to work on live industry projects.
- Option modules enable you to tailor your degree to your specific career ambitions.
- Brighton is a fast-growing creative media hub and home to a thriving cultural scene.
- The course team are experts in their field who are passionate about sharing their knowledge with a new generation of media professionals.
- Develop valuable transferable skills including practical media skills, critical thinking and writing, independent research and analysis and excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills.
Modules
Year 1 Media Industries Video and Sound Editing Introduction to Filmmaking Production and Practice Management Digital and Web Media Design Understanding Audiences: Theory and Context Year 2 Podcasting Television Production Media Placement Promotional Video Production Genre and Narrative Factual Production Final year Global Challenges Media Enterprise Post-Production Effects Online Portfolio Final Project
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:
- CRT2
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level - BCC - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 24 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
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Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | Year 1 |
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
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
Provider information
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT