BA (Hons) Television Production
University of Portsmouth
Key Information
Campus location
Southsea, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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* for UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students/EU residents | £17,000/year: international students
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Introduction
The UK's television production industry is one of this country's greatest creative success stories. We produce groundbreaking, dynamic and truly creative content and formats that are sold around the world, generating jobs across the country.
Our ScreenSkills Select-accredited Television Production degree course will teach you how to create a wide range of live television and factual programmes, develop media production skills through industry-level practice, and master the practical and business elements of TV production. Using professionally equipped TV and sound studios, you’ll produce and run content for multiple platforms, channels, and audiences and get a taste of the broadcasting industry.
You'll become an all-purpose, media-savvy, and fully experienced broadcaster who fits the bill for everything the competitive television industry needs: from directing, camera and sound operation to presenting, editing, and writing.
Course highlights
- Learn and practice live TV production skills by creating, organising and directing content for our live online weekly TV programme and external events in Portsmouth.
- Gain valuable industry experience by taking an optional one-year placement – some of our students have interned with the biggest players in broadcasting, including Sky, Discovery UK and IMG.
- Experience running a real TV channel by getting involved with our student-led TV channel, CCI TV – one of the first in-house university broadcasting channels in the UK.
- Boost your practice and knowledge by attending specialist masterclasses and workshops on all areas of TV production.
- Widen your broadcasting knowledge by taking specialist modules to support your area of interest.
- Showcase your Avid and Adobe expertise to peers and potential employers by gaining Certified Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Associate qualifications.
- Enhance your employability by accessing training events, bursaries and scholarships – one of many advantages of a ScreenSkills Select accreditation.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by ScreenSkills Select, a professional body for the screen industry.
All ScreenSkills Select-accredited courses must show the highest quality and relevance to the industry. This ensures you'll learn the knowledge and skills relevant to your future career and assures potential employers that your degree is relevant to the screen industry. This accreditation also gives you access to exclusive benefits such as employability training events, scholarships and bursaries.
The course is also accredited by Avid to offer a certified user editing course (The Avid MC101/MC110) that's recognised and respected in the industry.
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Curriculum
Modules
Year 1
Core modules
- Creative Storytelling – 40 credits
- Eportfolio for Film and Television – 20 credits
- Researching the Media – 20 credits
- Television Production Practices – 20 credits
- Post Production - Editing – 20 credits
Year 2
Core modules
- Factual Media Production – 20 credits
- Television Pilot - 20 credits
- Television Format Live - 20 credits
Optional modules
- Broadcast Transmission – 20 credits
- CCI Placement Plus - Full Year - 40 credits
- CCI Self-Employed Placement – Full Year – 40 credits
- CCI Work Placement – Full Year – 40 credits
- Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice – 20 credits
- External Live Brief – 20 credits
- Professional Experience – 20 credits
- Film, Media and Communication Study Abroad - Full Year - 120 credits
- Film, Media and Communication Study Abroad - Half Year - 60 credits
- Film, Media and Performance Study Exchange – 60 credits
- Researching Genre – 20 credits
- Screen Media – 20 credits
- Sport and the Media – 20 credits
- Student Enterprise – 20 credits
- Underwater Filming and Media – 20 credits
- Film Sound Production – 20 credits
- Workflow and Grading – 20 credits
- Mobile Journalism – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Language (IWLP) – 20 credits
- Post Production Visual Effects – 20 credits
- External Client Project – 20 credits
Year 3
Core modules
- Television Broadcasting – 40 credits
- Documentary Film-Making – 20 credits
- Major Broadcast Project – 20 credits
- Professional Industry Skills – 20 credits
- Self Promotion – 20 credits
Placement year
Between your second and third year, you can do an optional year-long placement to gain valuable industry experience, as well as skills and knowledge to help you with your final-year studies. You can work for a company or organisation, or you can set up and run your own business – either with fellow students or by yourself.
Whichever route you take, you'll get support from Creative Careers.
Placement destinations
Previous students have done placements with some of the big players in the broadcasting industry, including:
- Discovery UK
- Sky
- Envy
- IMG
- Ross Video
- Gearhouse Broadcast
Career Opportunities
This degree course can take you in many industry directions. After you've graduated, you can follow the path of our television production graduates, who've prospered in successful careers in broadcasting and television transmission, post-production, radio, and TV studio production.
Graduate roles
- Many graduates have worked in varied roles, including:
- camera operator
- production assistant
- editor
- studio manager
- presentation scheduler
- Junior/production coordinator
- film/video producer
Graduate destinations
Our graduates have worked with big names such as:
- Sky
- BBC
- National Geographic
- Channel 4
- IMG
- Aurora Media Worldwide
- Lion TV
- Envy
Ongoing careers support
Get experience while you study, with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and work experience. You can also venture into freelancing or set up and run your own business with help from the University Startup Team.
Towards the end of your degree and up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role.
Creative Careers
Our in-faculty Creative Careers team has extensive recruitment experience and knows the creative sector well, making it easier for students to find placements within the creative industries.
They can guide you through every step of the application process, including:
- Searching for the ideal job through their database of vacancies
- Giving tips on how to write an interesting CV that will catch employers' attention, no matter the role
- Organising mock interviews, so you can hone your technique and familiarise yourself with the recruitment environment
- Writing your startup business proposal – if you're going down the self-employment route
The team will continue to give you support throughout your placement year.
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