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Media

Course Code: MEGA1
  • Level: 2
  • Qualification: BTEC Diploma
  • Awarding body: Pearson
  • Duration: One year
  • Course type: Full-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Various days and times

What's it all about?

This course provides an introduction to creative media production, giving you the opportunity to develop both creative and technical skills across a range of media sectors, including film, graphic design, audio production and photography. You will explore real-world production processes, from investigation and planning through to production and review of media products. The course also helps build the skills and confidence needed to progress to higher levels of education, Apprenticeships or employment.

Course information

You will have the opportunity to study the following areas:

  • film and television
  • graphic design
  • photography
  • radio and podcasting
  • video and audio editing
  • personal development.

You will also work on:

  • a media skills portfolio
  • a creative media project
  • responding to a creative brief.

In addition, you will:

  • learn from industry-experienced staff
  • have access to industry-standard equipment, including video cameras, a studio with green screen, a sound booth for voiceovers, and a podcast recording studio
  • use industry-standard software, including Adobe Creative Suite
  • collaborate with students studying film, graphic design, and games development.

Your individualised study programme will be made up of the following four areas:

  • your main qualification at the appropriate level
  • English and maths (if required)
  • work experience
  • other activities to develop your personal skills, such as preparing you for employment, training, or further education.

In our experience, to be successful on this course you will need an appropriate functional level in English and maths.

We welcome applications from students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • a GCSE in English at grade 3 or above
  • successful completion of a related level 1 qualification (graded merit or above).

If you do not meet the specific entry requirements, you are still encouraged to apply, as individual applications will be considered. We can also support you in working towards achieving a level 2 qualification in English and maths.

You will be assessed through a combination of written and practical coursework.

On successful completion, you may progress to:

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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