Explore, create and produce a wide range of media formats, from podcasts, photography and music videos to games, film, TV, content creation and radio.
Aspiring media producers and storytellers can develop creative, technical and craft skills through hands-on media projects, and build a diverse portfolio of content to prepare for a career in the fast-changing media industry.
Explore a wide range of formats, including music videos, podcasts, photography, films, TV shows, content creation, radio and games.
Develop high-level technical skills in multi-camera TV studio production, podcasting, radio, mirrorless and DSLR cameras, cinema cameras and game engines.
Gain a deeper understanding of industry job roles, career pathways and professional practice in the UK’s media industries.
Ranked 6th for Media and Film Studies in the UK by the Guardian University Guide
Why you should study this course
Build a dynamic and wide-ranging industry-facing portfolio of creative media production work.
Develop the skills to become a multi-skilled media professional, able to work flexibly across the different media sectors.
Learn a wide range of technical skills through hands-on experience with industry-standard professional kit and studios, including cinema cameras, podcast and radio studios, TV studios, and photography cameras.
Participate in real-world projects, honing your creative direction, teamwork and professional problem-solving skills in applied media productions.
Where our graduates work
Our Media Production graduates are working successfully all over the world in film, TV and media companies. Example roles have included working as assistant editor for Sunset and Vine, on rugby and football coverage, as a runner on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, as video editor for the Sidemen, as assistant producer for Envy Post Production, as casting assistant on Channel 4's ‘A Place in the Sun’, as creative producer at Narrative Entertainment, and as radio station producer at Global FM, among many more.
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This course includes a sandwich (placement year) option.
This course has a common first year.
The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.
If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).
Year One Modules:
Story and Skills Lab
Filmmaking 101
Life Through a Lens: Factual Production
Play, Experiment and Explore
Year Two Modules:
Exploring Games and Animation
Music Video Directors
Studio TV and Live Streaming
Content Creation
Sandwich Year:
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement2 can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.
Final Year Modules:
Future-forward: Planning Your Media Career
Experimentation and Exploration
The Storytellers
Creative Media Production
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
Coventry University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Overall grade of Merit in the T Level Qualification in any subject.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £9790* | |
| EU & International | £20800* |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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.
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