Media Production with a Foundation Year

Birmingham City University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communications

A-Level Entry

CDD

UCAS Points

80 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£22,000

About this course

Launch your media career with our BA (Hons) Media Production degree. Our industry-focussed programme is designed to develop critically thinking, innovative content creators for television, radio, podcasting, online, social media as well as new and emerging platforms ensuring you have the skills and attitude needed to adapt and change in line with industry.

Supported by an experienced team of award-winning tutors with industry and academic experience, students will learn technical and editorial approaches to enable them to tell compelling stories for a range of audiences across multiple platforms. We’ll help you to become ‘industry-ready’ as you learn from guest speakers and industry experts giving you the chance to make useful contacts and get a head start with work placements and other opportunities to gain professional skills.

About foundation courses This four-year programme has been specifically designed to allow students who do not initially meet the entry requirements for a three-year degree, to undertake additional level 3 study designed to ensure they are successful on their chosen degree programme.

After successful completion of your foundation year, you will have the flexibility to switch (should you wish to change direction) onto a several of related undergraduate media degree programmes.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades CDD
UCAS Tariff Points 80 points

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
2126 Aerospace engineers
3115 Quality assurance technicians
2122 Mechanical engineers
3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time including foundation year
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Birmingham
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications
Avg. Graduate Salary
£22,000