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Media and Television Production (Foundation Year)

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Preston Campus

Course summary

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.

Modules

Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H631
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
48 points

A level

48 UCAS points at A2

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP

Access to HE Diploma

48 UCAS points

Scottish Higher

48 UCAS points

AS
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MP

Scottish Advanced Higher

48 UCAS points

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

48 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects

GCSE/National 4/National 5

5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent. Equivalent qualifications are Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Level 3 Key Skills in Maths and Communication.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
PPP

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
MP

T Level
P

P (D or E)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.

Learn more on the University of Lancashire website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note fees for the foundation year will be £9,790, and then £10,050 for Year 1. Fees for Year 2 and Year 3 will be £10,050 plus permitted inflation linked increases, in line with the government fee cap.

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