Media and Television Production (Foundation Year)

University of Central Lancashire

Undergraduate BA (Hons) Sandwich including foundation year 5 Years Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communicationsFilm studiesPhotography

Media and Television Production (Foundation Year) BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Central Lancashire, based in Preston, taught sandwich including foundation year over 5 years. Typical A-level entry is See entry requirements.

A-Level Entry

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Typical offer · UCAS

UCAS Points

48 points

Typical offer · UCAS

About this course

Course Overview

Our BA (Hons) Media and Television Production with Foundation Year gives you the opportunities to develop your production skill set and enhance your career prospects on this industry-focused course.

Why study with us

- A highly practical course that will allow you to work across a broad range of production contexts, whether a film crew on location, part of a camera crew in a live TV show, recording sound in a multi-track recording studio, or adding visual effects to films in an edit suite.

- Tutors on the course are industry practitioners with many of them still working professionally in Media and TV Production.

- Our students have been involved in production work involving, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Author Irvine Welsh and Adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

What you'll do

- Based in our purpose-built Media Factory you will have the opportunity to collaborate with students on scriptwriting, acting and music courses to produce professional real-world productions.

- You’ll work hands on in our broadcast standard facilities to create compelling programmes across a variety of platforms.

- You’ll have the opportunity to work on major collaborative projects with Industry Partners. Previous projects have included ‘Dr Who Mission to the Unknown’.

Future Careers

Studying Filmmaking Foundation Entry could lead to careers in a wide variety of production roles in Television, Film and new media working for Broadcasters and content producers such as BBC, ITV, SKY and DAZN and for independent production companies creating work for platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff Points 48 points
BTEC PPP

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Sandwich including foundation year Shown above

Duration: 5 Years

Qualification: BA (Hons)

Location: Preston

Full-time including foundation year

Duration: 4 Years

Qualification: BA (Hons)

Location: Preston

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:

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Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Sandwich including foundation year
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Preston
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications, Film studies, Photography