Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College
UCAS Code: P310 | Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
Entry requirements
A level
Should include a Media related subject at A level.
Applicants will be considered with a Pass in an appropriate Diploma pathway in Access to HE.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Should be in a Media related subject.
Scottish Higher
Should include a Media related subject.
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Applications are welcomed from candidates with a subject-specific Level 3 course such as a National Subsidiary/Diploma/Extended Diploma, A Level, Access to Higher Education Course with least 64 UCAS points achieved.
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About this course
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College, brings together two Further and Higher Education colleges to make one strong, responsive and ambitious organisation with the vision, resources and expertise to best support the evolving and growing skills demands in the region and beyond.
Located on the stunning Jurassic Coast and the beautiful Dorset countryside, our campuses offer a diverse range of courses, training and CPD that cater to a wide array of interests, career paths and business needs.
Across our two campuses we offer full and part-time higher education courses, with Weymouth focussing on vocational courses such as art, media, performing arts, health and social care, sport and public services and Kingston Maurward specialising in land-based courses covering subjects such as agriculture, wildlife, ecology and conservation.
Together, we focus on the best interests of students, staff and employers in our local community and beyond, with industry-standard facilities, experienced teaching staff and outstanding support in a diverse, vibrant and welcoming environment.
The Foundation Degree in Creative Media Production is delivered on our Weymouth Campus and is designed for students wishing to develop a range of creative and technical skills, a greater understanding of visual communication and an informed strategy for entry into the creative media industries. The course provides training in camera, sound, lighting, direction, editing and post production techniques developed through working on a variety of drama, documentary, music and experimental video production. There is a commercial element to the course in which students work to external client briefs to create artefacts with a function and purpose in the world beyond the college. The programme also develops students’ critical and analytical faculties enabling further higher level study.
This is a production-led course which aims to graduate practitioners with a broad cultural frame of reference for their production work. It is designed to nurture students’ creativity in all aspects of video production; to provide opportunities to acquire and develop relevant industry skills and working practices in order to successfully enter the industry. Valuable transferable research skills are taught, along with the ability to reflect on learners’ own practice, to analyse and evaluate their work in search of the desired professional standards. Facilities available to students include a full HD multicam TV studio and digital audio suite; multiple HD location cameras with portable lighting and audio accessories and excellent software packages for editing.
Modules
Year 1 • Understanding Visual Narratives (Theory 1) • Documentary Production • Commercial Video Portfolio (Working with Clients)• Location Drama Production• Visual Effects 1• Working with Audio
Year 2 • Media, Culture & Society (Theory 2) • Corporate Video Project • Studio Production • Exploring Genre• Work Based Learning Report • Film Festival
Assessment methods
Assessment for this programme will be through a broad range of coursework.
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Sport, Public Services, Media and IT
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