Television Production, BA (Hons)

Course Overview

Bradford Media School

The Bradford Media School has a long and successful track record in providing courses in new media technologies, taking advantage of the up-to-date knowledge of the School’s teaching and research staff. The courses are taught as part of the University’s unique partnership with the National Media Museum, which boasts world-class resources and archives, and as part of the Yorkshire and Humber Skillset Media Academy. We are also a BBC Partner which means our students get regular opportunities to work on “live” briefs and win BBC placements.

Employment prospects

79%

of our 2011 graduates from the Bradford Media School found employment, or went on to further study, within six months of graduating*

* These statistics are derived from annually published data based on those UK domiciled graduates who are available for employment or further study and whose destinations are known.

Special features

• All Bradford Media School courses develop your experience and understanding of the technologies that are creating the new generation of interactive digital media
• You will study technical fundamentals, the integrated use of major current software packages, the conventions of key forms of digital media production, and the social and cultural contexts within which media products are distributed
• Significant and successful professionals working in the media are involved in course design and give regular lectures, tutorials and masterclasses
• If you wish, you may take the opportunity to spend a 'year out' period of 12 months in appropriate employment
• Our digital arts facilities are state-of-the-art and include equipment for still and moving image creation, manipulation and output.
• Students undertake professional-style production projects that replicate the creative industrial experience

Aims

The Television Production course provides you with the opportunity to engage with television, both intellectually and practically, and to develop an aesthetic sensibility that will inform your production work. Increasingly graduates are required to be multi-skilled, so the course provides opportunities to engage in a wide variety of production roles.

Most practical work takes place within the School's excellent facilities, including studio space and cameras with audio equipment for location shooting. Post-production facilities include Abode Final Cut Pro and AVID. Professional actors are also provided for use within studio-based projects and scripted dramas.

Extensive use is made of the NMeM archives, which hold more than 900 television programmes of historical and cultural value. Students have access to research material and curators who will facilitate a deeper understanding of television’s cultural importance. Upon graduation you can expect to have a strong portfolio of work which demonstrates your understanding of television.

Students are also encouraged to develop appropriate transferable skills. Studying Television Production at Bradford is unique, combining a traditional university experience alongside engagement with the dynamics of a national museum.

Career outcome

Our degrees prepare you for a range of careers in media-related areas, and we are proud of our graduates’ achievements. Our first students graduated in 1994 and many are now important figures within the media industry. Our alumni have worked on high-profile productions (including films in the James Bond Batman and Harry Potter series) and for major media organisations (web companies such as Orange and broadcasters such as the BBC, Channel 4 and production companies such as Endemol). Others are currently employed as: web designers and programmers; film and TV camera operators, editors, directors, producers and scriptwriters; television and radio presenters; graphic designers; new media consultants.

Additionally, graduates have joined various postgraduate programmes at such locations as the National Film and Television School, Royal College of Art and the Angel Academy of Art in Florence.

Entry requirements for 2013

Typical offer (UCAS tariff points): 280

Plus GCSE English and Maths minimum grade C for all undergraduate courses. Students will be invited to attend an interview as part of the selection process.