BA (Hons) Television Production Management

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

Designed and developed in conjunction with the BBC, this degree allows you to focus on the organisation and production side of television within a creative setting while undertaking an academic study of television and the media. It offers the opportunity to practice production techniques, such as gallery skills, casting, people management, leadership and budgeting, as well as examine the television industry from a global perspective. With ongoing collaboration from an industry panel, the degree covers areas from location research, casting, media law, new media extensions, the context and future of the industry and professional industry practice. Its broad nature ensures you are provided with a range of management skills employers are looking for.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

The emphasis on management, communication, critical analysis and reflective thinking will open up a range of careers in film, video, television and new media production management. Many of our alumni now work as production coordinators or production managers for the BBC, or one of the independent television production companies.

120 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff. Creative Arts subjects are preferred, or a subject involving Business or Mathematics. The production of a creative arts portfolio can be credited with contributing 32 UCAS Tariff points towards the total.

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Subjects

  • Production
  • Media
  • Industry
  • Film and Television
  • Casting
  • New Media
  • Global
  • Television Production
  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Television Production Management
  • Media Law
  • Image Production
  • Production Coordination
  • Script
  • Film
  • Production Management
  • Event Management
  • Television Drama
  • Video

Course programme

Year 1

MED1208 Moving Image Production (20 credits)

MED1210 Production Coordination (20 credits)

MED1211 Media Law (20 credits)

MED1212 Script to Screen: Location Scouting/Casting (20 credits)

MED1417 Film and Television History and Contexts (20 credits)

MED1421 Studying Television: Storytelling and Style (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of either MED1417 Film and Television History and Contexts or MED1421 Studying Television: Storytelling and Style.

Year 2

MED2273 Production Management A (20 credits)

MED2274 Production Management B (20 credits)

MED2290 Production Management Practice in Television (20 credits)

MED2291 Production Management Practice in New Media (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

MED2201 Cultural Representations and the Media (20 credits)

MED2214 Media Genres and Narrative Theory (20 credits)

MED2217 Fact to Fiction: Key Debates (20 credits)

MED2270 Analysing Film and Television (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

MED2082 Creative Research Methods and Professional Ethics (20 credits)

MED2215 Analysing Audiences (20 credits)

MED2271 Research for Film and Television (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of either MED2290 Production Management Practice in Television (20 credits) or MED2291 Production Management Practice in New Media (20 credits).

Year 3

MED3215 Advanced Production Management (40 credits)

You will select a total of 40 credits from the following modules:

MED3058 Media Policy and Political Communication (20 credits)

MED3205 Identities and Creative Citizenship (20 credits)

MED3208 Media Futures (20 credits)

MED3225 Dissertation (40 credits)

MUS3061 Social Media Context and Practice (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

MED3057 Event Management (20 credits)

MED3207 Global Convergence: Film and Television Drama in the 21st Century (20 credits)

MED3232 Television: Form and Engagement (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of either MED3057 Event Management, MED3207 Global Convergence: Film and Television Drama in the 21st Century, or MED3232 Television: Form and Engagement.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment is by written assignments, research projects, individual and group projects, production folders and presentations. There are no formal written examinations as part of the current assessment methods on this programme.

Who will be teaching me?

Staff are actively involved in both production and television research and have recently set up an academic research forum for Culture and Media. You will be taught by an experienced team of staff with research interests that cover a wide variety of topics including audiences, the relationship between film, television and the cultural industries, business skills and new media. Lecturers retain excellent links to the industry, while a placement officer can help you find a work placement.

BA (Hons) Television Production Management

£ 9,250 + VAT