Digital Advertising Uncovered
Undergraduate
BA (Hons)
Digital Video Production and Marketing
Salford School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology
Attendance
Full-time
Course
Three year
Next enrolment
September 2023
In a nutshell
Did you know that 85% of businesses use video as a marketing tool? Video is no longer just one piece of an overall marketing plan – it’s a versatile and engaging content format that gives us a real-life picture of what’s going on. Our digital video production degree is designed to provide you with the tools you need to explore video marketing in a wide variety of contexts, from social media to ecommerce.
Our marketing and digital video production degree will give you the skills you need to create impactful video marketing campaigns, from audio production to composition, editing and staging. Right from the beginning, you’ll be using industry standard equipment and editing software to produce video products that can be used across a range of marketing and advertising channels.
What’s more, in the final year of your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to analyse a product, design a social marketing strategy for it and distribute content to promote it – all of which are skillsets that provide instant value in the professional workplace.
You will:
- Learn the theory and practice of video advertising, digital marketing and video production in a variety of contexts.
- Understand how to apply data creatively as evidence to support your approach to solving marketing problems.
- Gain the technical skills needed for filmmaking, video editing and influencer marketing for the purpose of advertising.
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Placement
options available
International
students accepted
This is for you if...
1.
You are passionate about creating video content to be used for a range of marketing purposes.
2.
You have a keen desire to learn key filmmaking skills such as directing, producing and editing.
3.
You have a creative mindset and want to launch a professional career in video production and marketing.
All about the course
Throughout this marketing and video production course, you’ll gain plenty of practical experience in designing and producing video content for a variety of brands. In your first year of study, you’ll produce your own short stories, rotating through a range of technical roles to develop your practical skills in camera, sound, editing and multi-platform delivery.
Alongside developing a strong understanding of the key creative processes involved in video production, you’ll also cover the principles of marketing and digital advertising, learning how to use video to effectively inform your strategy.
Designed to mirror industry practice, the final year of your marketing and digital video production course will be focused on conducting an in-depth study of a real-world product. You’ll produce professional content to use as part of your marketing and ecommerce advertising, employing analytical arguments to back up your decisions.
Want to find out more about our digital video and marketing course? Explore our course breakdown below to find out more about what each module involves.
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Year one
This module covers:
- Current techniques, technologies and trends:
- Trends in digital marketing campaigns, platforms and formats
- Brand strategies in creative, multi-platform campaigns
Advertising Video Creation
This module will cover:
- Use of video within a digital and brand marketing environment:
- Creating concepts, developing ideas, project and team management
- Breaking down industry examples and approaches
Campaigns in Practice
This module covers:
- Understanding marketing campaigns in a real-world environment:
- Practical experience of developing marketing campaigns
- Group work to develop a campaign to meet client needs
Digital and Business Skills
This module will cover:
- The digital tools of business, academia and industry:
- Improving digital competency through software and collaboration
- Developing confidence, teaching effective planning and delivery
Creative Content
This module covers:
- Developing skills to produce, research, direct and edit video
- Practical skills in camera, sound, editing and multi-platform delivery
- Methods and production processes of digital and social marketing
Mobile, Media and Marketing
You will learn about contemporary marketing in a mobile-first world - anticipating, understanding, and fulfilling customer needs and desires.
You will learn to create and curate social media content to engage audiences.
Year two
Camera and Marketing
This module covers:
- Developing camera skills and expertise through experience
- The practical elements of digital video in a digital marketing context
- Theoretical and historical camera technique, approach and formats
Professional Practice
This module covers:
- Building your professional approaches to industry employment
- Applying academic and practitioner skills to workplace environment
- Career planning, job searches, industry engagement and live briefs
Customer Experience and Value Creation
This module covers:
- Developing skills in customer experience strategy
- Practical use of tools and processes to create customer value
- Relationship building, customer journeys and service innovation
Creative Collaboration
This module covers:
- Entrepreneurial thinking in a digital marketing industry context
- Creative ideation, branding, target markets and project management
- Working collaboratively and developing professional networks
Short Form Editing
This module covers:
- Developing and enhancing editing skills through practice
- Understanding editing conventions and screen grammar
- Practical experience of industry editing tools and software
Marketing Communications
This module covers:
- An introduction to marketing communications theory and practice
- Marketing communications planning, strategy and delivery
- PR, direct marketing, sales, point-of-purchase and more
Year three
The Future of Creative Advertising
This module covers:
- The application of new technologies and industry innovations
- Current industry trends and techniques in digital marketing
- Understanding creative use of AI and other future-focused initiatives
Media and Marketing Entrepreneur
This module covers:
- Knowledge and understanding of industry entrepreneurship tools
- Developing freelance skills, managing personal and corporate brand
- Company formation, account management, VAT and tax processes
Technology Innovation
On this 10 credit module you will:
- Analyse the impact of digital technologies within industry
- Appraise technologies in the changing areas of digital practice
- Acquire skills and knowledge in future technological solutions
Final Dissertation (Major Project)
The culmination of your preceding study, consolidating skills in planning, production and content delivery, by the application of acquired knowledge and real-world marketing techniques. Industry collaboration opportunities as part of the final project include:
- Mentoring
- Live briefs
- Work experience
- Work placements
Leadership and Management for Digital Video Production and Marketing
This 10 credit module offers you a unique in-depth knowledge and understanding of the key practical and theoretical aspects of leadership and management in contemporary organisations. There is a focus on specific individual leaders, leadership styles, and insights into how leaders operate.
Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
BE A PART OF A CREATIVE, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
All our Creative Digital Media and Gaming courses are delivered by the Salford School of Arts, Media, and Creative Technology. Our focus is to ensure that you have the skills you need to pursue your dreams, and we encourage our students, past and present, to collaborate with each other and achieve great things.
Each year - through the Create Student Awards – our School rewards the incredible achievements and successes of our final year and postgraduate students.
Whatever you choose to study with us, you’ll be mentored and supported by experts. And once you graduate, it won’t end there. You’ll join a thriving alumni network across Greater Manchester and beyond, meaning you’ll be supported professionally and personally whenever you need it.
MEDIACITY FACILITIES
Our MediaCity facilities are industry-standard, so much so that they are used by our industry partners themselves.
When you study with us on this marketing and video production degree, you’ll learn from our experienced tutors and demonstrators, who’ll teach you how to use our facilities. These include:
TV studios - our TV studios have been used by the BBC for a variety of broadcasts, such as the Olympics and Christmas music concerts, and they’re equipped with the same audio-visual systems used by the ITV and Sky too.
The studios have green screen facilities as well as basic props so you can design and build sets for a range of projects.
Green screen facilities - these allow you to create effects such as those you see on weather reports and incorporates a camera system and 3D graphics software.
Audio production - we’ve got all the hardware and software you need to make sure you’ll know just how to create, edit, mix and master audio for film and television. Our main studios feature Avid S6 consoles – a similar set up to those at our MediaCityUK neighbours, such as Dock10 and ITV.
MakerSpace - bring your designs to life using 3D scanners and printers, power tools and a range of art and craft materials.
Stop-frame studio – we have animation booths equipped with industry standard lighting, grip, software and cameras and learn just what it takes to make your ideas and storyboards a reality.
Computer Suites and Editing Studios – our computer suites are equipped with the latest industry-standard software. You’ll learn from our experienced demonstrators, who’ll teach you the skills needed to turn your concepts into a reality.
Equipment stores - cameras, lighting kits and mics – they’re all essential to media production. But don’t worry, you won’t need to spend thousands of pounds to get the set-up you need – we have a fully equipped equipment store available for you to use and take out industry-standard kit.
What about after uni?
EMPLOYMENT
One of the biggest benefits of studying video production and marketing is the employment opportunities it offers. In Salford and Greater Manchester alone, there are over 100 e-commerce companies, so you’ll be joining an industry that’s both vibrant and growing. Graduating with a whole host of technical, creative and business skills, our recent graduates have gone on to establish successful careers in directing, media research digital marketing. Others have secured professional roles in broadcast engineering, sound technology and broadcasting – so the possibilities really are endless.
FURTHER STUDY
Graduates showing strong academic and research skills can pursue a further postgraduate path through our Postgraduate programmes on a full-time or part-time basis subject to a satisfactory proposal.
Career Links
This course will be conducted with strong industry engagement, with visiting practitioners at its core. Guest speakers will be drawn in from major providers within Manchester to ensure you're learning from content creators working within the industry.
What you need to know
APPLICANT PROFILE
To gain a place on this marketing and video production degree, we’d like to see your film production skills. Whether you have taken and edited videos, we’re most interested in seeing that you can come up with ideas and develop them. We want to see your thinking and delivery process in action.
Creating a portfolio allows you to demonstrate what you can bring to this course and gives us a clear idea of the level you’re currently working at.
You’ll also have to submit a personal statement and meet our entry requirements. A personal statement is a personal summary (360 to 500 words) of your academic, professional/life experience and future goals. We’ll want to understand:
- what motivates you and what you’ve learnt on your current academic journey;
- why you want to work in the creative industries, and
- Why the University of Salford and this course is right your future goals.
Once you’ve made your application to study with us, we’ll contact you and let you know the next steps.
Standard entry requirements
GCSE
English Language and Maths at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent).
You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below.
UCAS tariff points
104-112 points.
If applying to start from September 2024, you will need 112-120 points.
A level
104-112 points.
If applying to start from September 2024, you will need 112-120 points.
T level
Merit
BTEC National Diploma
DMM
Access to HE
104-112 points.
If applying to start from September 2024, you will need 112-120 points.
Scottish Highers
104-112 points.
If applying to start from September 2024, you will need 112-120 points.
Irish Leaving Certificate
104-112 points.
If applying to start from September 2024, you will need 112-120 points.
International Baccalaureate
31 points
European Baccalaureate
Pass in Diploma of at least 60%
International students
We accept qualifications from all around the world. Find your country to see a full list of entry requirements.
Applicants will be required to show a proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.0, with no element below 5.5, is proof of this.
We also accept a range of other English language qualifications. If you do not have the English language requirements, you could take our Pre-Sessional English course.
Alternative entry requirements
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
HOW MUCH?
| Type of study | Year | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time home | 2023/24 | £9,250per year |
| Full-time international | 2023/24 | £16,380per year |
| Full-time home | 2024/25 | £9,250per year |
| Full-time international | 2024/25 | £17,040per year |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.
Scholarships for International Students
If you are a high-achieving international student, you may be eligible for one of our scholarships. Explore our international scholarships.