Modules

Learning in our industry-standard Albert, AVID and ARRI accredited production and post-production facilities, you’ll grow your technical excellence and creative flare to produce moving image work with impact, relevance and reach. Working in teams that mirror professional production crews, you’ll learn how to create and negotiate with others in a collaborative environment that strives towards inclusivity and emotional intelligence. By the end of the degree, you’ll be able to walk on set with a clear understanding of set etiquette, key roles, and the process of making, with the skills play a valuable part in the production process.

Year One
In the first year of your degree, you will explore your place as a creative and critical practitioner and develop your creative voice and artistic expression through the crafts of screenwriting, cinematography (camera and lighting), sound (recording, design and audio-post) and post-production (editing and finishing). You will consider the background context and conventions of the television industry and how this will inform your own making. You’ll collaborate in small teams to produce documentary and drama outputs. You’ll take on key roles within a production crew, honing your communication and teamwork skills.

Modules
Discovery
Backdrop
First Positions
Represent

Year Two
Building on the skills learnt in your first year, you’ll further develop your creative voice, specialist skills and your ability to collaborate effectively and sensitively. You will start to focus on particular areas of interest such as, cinematography, screenwriting, sound, producing, production design, and post-production. You’ll further develop your collaboration and teamworking skills by working in groups and filming on location to produce a number of original projects, such as short film, documentary, live-briefs and more.

You will develop an understanding of the marketplace as a working professional and how to seek funding, find an audience, and build greater acclaim. You will also explore a research topic of your choice to develop into your third year.

Modules
Artistry
Blue Skies
Impact
Inception

Placement year
You’ll be responsible for finding your own placement, with support from the Employability Team. Choosing this option will enhance your industry experience and skills while studying.

How you’ll study during your placement year
You’ll spend time working in a professional context, as part of a business or organisation. This can be in one role, or up to three, and must be for a minimum of 24 weeks. You’ll develop in-demand workplace skills, deepen your insight into industry and grow your network of contacts, all of which could help you get ahead in your career after graduation.

Throughout this year, you’ll develop a portfolio of work that includes critical self-reflection on what has been learned from the experience. You’ll be required to evidence your experiences, the skills you’ve learned and your professional growth.

Year Four
In your final year, you’ll produce a unique research output and ambitious major project(s) in the roles that you’re most passionate about pursuing, such as screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, editing, sound, 1st assistant directing, and production design.

You’ll further develop your unique creative voice and be given the space to take risks and explore new territory in screen media. You will make multiple small projects in the first half of the year, building to one or more major projects in the second half. Throughout the year, you'll receive regular feedback through specialist sessions, guided supervision, and constructive live critiques.

Modules
Dare
Realisation
Showcase
Futures

The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed with practical and written coursework. There are no formal exams on the course. Assessment methods: • Portfolios • Filmed productions • Presentations • Essays • Video essays • Scripts • Preparatory work • Critical evaluation Work towards assessment takes place throughout the study block with submission deadlines towards the end of each term. You will receive feedback throughout each module via bookable tutorials and campfires, crit sessions and feedback tutorials which provide support and guidance leading up to assessment deadlines. Summative feedback will also be provided after each assessment deadline.