Broadcast Media BA(Hons) (top-up)
Introduction
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- This top-up course at the University of Brighton takes foundation degree graduates to a full broadcast media degree.
- Experienced broadcast media professionals take this course, which is delivered at University of Brighton in Hastings.
- The course is Avid accredited and offers excellent industry-standard facilities and links with major media organisations.
Media production matters - billions of people around the world watch or listen to television, films and radio every day. An exciting industry delivers this, making sure that programmes and broadcasts are of the highest quality in content, vision and sound.
Delivered at our Hastings Campus, the Broadcast Media top-up degree provides you with the opportunity to develop a range of critical, creative, technical and professional skills in your chosen specialist discipline (radio, television or film), so you can enter employment within the broadcasting industry at graduate level. You will graduate with a relevant showreel demonstrating your portfolio of media skills.
You will be taught by experienced broadcast media professionals. They work as producers, directors, scriptwriters, directors of photography, presenters and editors in radio, film and television.
Overview
Summary
- Top-up course leading to full broadcast media degree.
- Taught at our Hastings campus.
- Experienced broadcast media professionals take the course.
- Excellent industry-standard facilities and links with major media organisations.
Introduction
This course provides an opportunity for students who have completed a foundation degree programme in media production to develop a range of critical, creative, technical and professional skills relevant to entering employment within the broadcasting industry at graduate level. Three specialist areas are available - radio, television or film.
Delivered at University of Brighton in Hastings, the Broadcast Media top-up degree provides you with the opportunity to develop a range of critical, creative, technical and professional skills in your chosen specialist discipline (radio, television or film), so you can enter employment within the broadcasting industry at graduate level. You will graduate with a relevant showreel demonstrating your portfolio of media skills.
You will be taught by experienced broadcast media professionals. They work as producers, directors, scriptwriters, directors of photography, presenters and editors in radio, film and television.
Course structure
Areas of study
Modules are practice-based and utilise industry-standard equipment and software. The structure of our assessments, matched with our links with major broadcast media organisations, will allow you to experience working in industry conditions. You will graduate with relevant skills and have realistic expectations of employment opportunities.
The course is delivered through lectures, hands-on workshops, seminars and screenings, and industry professional masterclasses, and is assessed through practical and written coursework.
Syllabus
Audio Visual Narratives
Digital Media Content: Design, Delivery and Broadcast
Specialised Production Role: Showreel
Final individual project
Either
Advanced Video/TV Production
or
Advanced Audio/Radio Production
Entry requirements
Foundation degree/HND
minimum average pass mark of 50 per cent.
Candidates should also be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge, understanding and practical experience of both the planning and production elements of radio and television pre-production, production and post production processes, principles and techniques.
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing.
Career and progression opportunities
You will learn to develop your own business ideas and freelance skills, understanding different working approaches in the industry, enabling you to follow careers in media research or media content production. The course also aims to provide students with the necessary academic and intellectual ability to pursue postgraduate study.
Key facts
UCAS code P314 (campus code U)
Duration 
Full-time: 1 year (max 4 years)
Part-time: 2 years (max 4 years)
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may vary
Location Hastings
Fees
The fees listed here are for full-time courses for the upcoming academic year only. Further fees are payable for subsequent years of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, whether you study full- or part-time and whether or not you already have a higher education qualification. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - contact the course team for up-to-date information.
Visit www.brighton.ac.uk/money for more information, including advice on international and island fee paying status, and the government's Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) policy.
BA(Hons) Broadcast Media (Top Up)
UK/EU (FT) - 9,000 GBP
Island Students (FT) - 9,000 GBP
International (FT) - 12,900 GBP
Videos
Hastings promotion film by media staff and students. Click to play
Made in 2009, and led by Dr Sarah Atkinson, all media staff and students on the broadcast media courses at Hastings were involved in the scripting and creation of this film promo production. [then known as University College Hastings]
Showreel of final project work by Faculty of Arts Broadcast Media students at the University of Brighton in Hastings. Final cut by Adam El-Sharawy, graduate. [Soundtrack uses Jay-Z, 'Run This Town']
Broadcast Media graduates talk about their time at the University of Brighton