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Media Content Creation with Foundation Year at University of Derby - UCAS

University of Derby

Degree level: Undergraduate

Media Content Creation with Foundation Year

Course summary

Explore new technologies, ideas and creative ways to educate, advocate and motivate your audiences. Studying Media Content Creation will equip you with the understand and skills needed to succeed in the ever-evolving creative media industries. KEY FEATURES OF THE COURSE

  • Working in the Media Content Creation industry is exciting, stimulating and varied
  • Develop your creative identity, thrive in the future media landscape and become a leader in the creative and cultural industries of tomorrow
  • Explore and experiment with digital practices within our digital labs as well as exploring and understand how the media industry’s function
  • Develop your skills through exposure to cutting edge commercial activities through live industry opportunities
  • Work on engagement projects with external partners such as Bloc Digital, Avit Media, Rams TV, Derby County F.C., Derby Theatre and QUAD
HOW YOU’LL LEARN Make the cutting-edge recording facilities, TV studio and edit suites your second home. Explore and experiment with digital practices within our digital labs as well as exploring and understand how the media industry’s function. Hone your skills by being on Assignment with our external media partners on professional briefs and commercial projects and be able to create potential award-winning content for entry into the annual Royal Television Society Awards. YOUR CAREER Our focus is on professional practice and employability by developing not only your own unique creative practice, but also nurturing a ‘go get it’ attitude. We’ll help you develop your network of contacts that can help identify, support and grow your strengths to promote yourself in the media industries. You could develop and advance your career in areas such as:
  • Commercial Video
  • Documentary and Factual Production
  • Non-Linear Narratives
  • Podcasting and the Audio Industries
  • Editorial design
  • Branding
  • Visual Communication
  • New media technologies
  • Online design.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
P3CF
Institution code:
D39
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements


English language requirements

IELTS overall score at a minimum of 6.0; with at least IELTS 5.5 in each band (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing) or another Secure English Language Test(SELT)at CEFR level B2 or above


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £16900* Year 1
International £16900* Year 1
England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Scotland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1
Channel Islands £9535* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

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 quoted fee is an indicative fee based on last year’s fees, as the fees for the 2026 term not yet been confirmed.
Media Content Creation with Foundation Year at University of Derby - UCAS