BA (Hons) Television and Radio
- International students can apply
- Based at MediaCityUK
Your first year will focus on the basics of both television and radio production and how to create content for other digital formats. You will learn how to find stories, research ideas and write scripts. You will also learn how to shoot on HD cameras, edit on Final Cut Pro, how to direct films and try out all the roles in a TV studio. For radio you will learn how to interview, present, record and edit your own radio items using the latest editing software and how to plan and produce shows in our brand new radio studios. You will also learn about contemporary media theory and how to critique and analyse the media products that surround us.
In the second year you will continue to produce more of your own films and radio packages in factual, fiction and entertainment formats and use these to create content for other media platforms. You will also have the chance to specialise by choosing from modules which build your skills and interests in a particular area of media production, theory or technology. These range from web design to scriptwriting, audio post production to comedy in British cinema. In addition, you will be able to choose from a wide range of modules offered on other media courses at the University.
In the final year you will consolidate your learning in media theory, and have the opportunity to deepen your creativity in a specific area of media practice. You will be expected to apply your production skills on an industry project either through a work placement or by collaboration with one of our media partners. You will be given the time and expert support to make a long television or radio project, with an accompanying multi-platform offering, which will then act as your calling card to potential future employers.
Course Structure
Year 1
In the first year, you will undertake a series of skills workshops in camera and editing, radio recording and editing, TV and radio studio production and multi-platform online skills.
You will produce two films and two radio packages plus online content in practical seminar-based video and radio production modules.
You will also learn how to generate story ideas and find and produce contributors and content for TV, radio and other media platforms will be taught in lecture and project-based modules.
You will analyse the social and cultural impact of digital media and explore the interdependent role of the audience and the text through lectures and interactive seminars in contemporary media theory.
Year 2
In year two, you can choose to specialise in either TV or radio production and will produce a series of documentary, drama and entertainment projects within your chosen media. These Production modules are based around practical seminars and project supervisions.
You can deepen your understanding of either British comedy or American cinema, the operation of media institutions, or radical movements in digital production, through selecting two of four Media Theory modules. These are taught through lectures and interactive seminars.
You also have a huge range of Creative Practice options from which to select two modules. These include Digital Camera and Editing, Digital Studio Production, Scriptwriting and Web Design.