University Centre Farnborough
UCAS Code: BPF1 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
About this course
**About the Course**
Graduate faster with this two-year, accelerated degree. This course will prepare you for a career in the broadcast and film industry, by training you in a technical and creative skill sought after in the field. Explore visual storytelling through this media programme, enhanced by seminars with industry leaders, visits to national events and access to cutting-edge equipment and facilities.
This course can provide a route into careers related to broadcasting and creative industries, such as film, television, advertisement, radio and all video production environments.
**Course highlights**
A route into careers related to film and television production, including cinematogaphy, sound design, and producing.
Gain career insights from many guest speakers and industry professionals through on-campus seminars and workshops
Discover aspects of moving image productions, through practice from equipment such as film cameras, our TV studio and industry-standard media equipment.
Experience the full production process of making narrative films, documentaries, and television programmes.
You will have an opportunity to work on a diverse range of briefs and roles to fully experience the variety of careers and applications available to you.
Taught at University Centre Farnborough, with access to specialised spaces and equipment
**WHAT WILL I STUDY?**
You will develop creative storytelling, camera and editing, as well as entrepreneurial attitudes which are vital in the film and broadcast industries.
You will produce a diverse range of productions, including film for the cinema, podcasting, streaming media, and multi-camera production in the television studio. You will explore both theory and production, taking advantage of our production an learning facilities.
Students on this course gain a broad and solid understanding of the different media and can recognise their strengths and develop their creative voices in order to better insert themselves into the existing landscapes of media professionals, such as film producers, camera operators, writers, lighting and equipment technicians, sports reporters, TV producers, content creators, social media managers, and more.
We will provide you with an Adobe Creative Suite account, on which you can develop technical skills in a variety of industry-level software, although these will be applicable to many alternative platforms and software brands.
You will work in production roles such as vision mixing, lighting, scriptwriting, sound design, directing, and more. You will be encouraged to be innovative and cutting-edge during this course through creative projects.
Modules
**Level 4**
Sight, Sound and Narrative
Creative Production Skills
Achieving the Story in Post-Production
Professional Practice and Development
Academic Skills
**Level 5**
Creative Ideas in Style and Narrative
Media Platform Business
Industrial Placement
Collaborative Production
Unscripted: Power and Storytelling
Outside Broadcast: Capturing from Location
**Level 6**
Global Media
Broadcasting Live: The Power of Now
Preparation for Project
Major Project
Assessment methods
A wide range of assessment methods are used in this programme, which have been chosen to suit the subject material being taught. The range of assessment methods you will experience will give you the confidence and capability to complete an Honours degree and progress further in your career. Your Tutor will be on hand to provide support during the assessment process and discuss any queries you may have. The range of assessment methods used in this programme includes:
• Assessed practical work
• Assessed coursework/assignments
• Formal examination
• Practical examination
• Project report
• Project presentation
• Formative assessment through assignment work feedback
Professional Recognition
Graduates of media from University Centre Farnborough are widely recognised by industry in terms of their employability, professionalism and ability to cope with the demands of working in the creative media industries. Students achieving degrees are employed across a wide range of media sectors at many of the largest and most respected organisations in the UK
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