
Television and Radio Production BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Television and Radio Production BA (Hons)
If you have a passion for producing audio and video and for communicating with an audience, then this is the programme for you. Taught by existing and former broadcast professionals and renowned media academics, this degree offers all the skills, aptitude and abilities for you to enter the broadcast industry with a confidence and ability.
Perhaps you’ve already got your own radio podcast about your favourite football team, or you’ve always wanted to make TV drama or write the script? Do you have a burning desire to tell people’s stories through documentary, to direct a st...
If you have a passion for producing audio and video and for communicating with an audience, then this is the programme for you. Taught by existing and former broadcast professionals and renowned media academics, this degree offers all the skills, aptitude and abilities for you to enter the broadcast industry with a confidence and ability.<br/><br/>Perhaps you’ve already got your own radio podcast about your favourite football team, or you’ve always wanted to make TV drama or write the script? Do you have a burning desire to tell people’s stories through documentary, to direct a studio show, production manage a large production and, overall, have a hunger to develop the skills required to make the best content, as a future professional? Or perhaps you just love the idea of studying the theory that underpins all of this? You may be headed in the direction of TV and Radio production, or you may just want to do audio and video production brilliantly on another platform. And, if you don’t yet have any experience but have all the ambition, the course starts at a place everyone who meets the entry requirements can begin their exciting journey.<br/><br/>On the BA TV and Radio Production programme, you’ll learn how to find great stories, develop your ideas, pitch and present those ideas, write scripts, research, pre-produce and produce your ideas whether this is for radio or tv, or another audio or video platform. There will be opportunity to take on real-world briefs from industry as part of the course. You can develop your craft skills in camera and lighting, studio production, editing, creative audio or the skills necessary to manage productions. You can also go the theory route where you critically underpin practice with academic rigour. Crucially, following the first year, YOU will choose your own pathway through the programme to specialise in TV or Radio, or to study a mixture of both. You can also select a mix of production, practice and theory to suit your interests and abilities. And, all the way through, you will have the opportunity to make your own programmes and films or podcasts, radio shows, studio shows, dramas or documentaries. The three years of content production lead up to a final major project: either an ambitious production that can be your calling card for industry or a media theory dissertation for those wishing to pursue the more academic route.<br/><br/>Our unique location at the heart of MediaCityUK means you’ll be perfectly placed to tap into a network of leading media companies, from the BBC and ITV to a range of experimental start-up companies across the cities of Salford and Manchester. All of the equipment and facilities in our MediaCityUK campus building is industry standard to the same specification as the big name producer-broadcasters that are our next-door neighbours. And, like all good neighbours, we have them round to visit regularly. There is also lots of opportunity to engage with industry – both within the course and as added extras you can get involved with, like the Media Futures conference where students get to pitch ideas to broadcasters.<br/><br/>In the most recent National Student Survey, our TV and radio production degree received 91% for overall student satisfaction (University of Salford analysis of unpublished NSS 2020 data). <br/><br/><strong>You will:</strong> <br/>• Study a cutting-edge programme in state-of-the-art facilities at MediaCityUK <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Work on industry-focused projects with a variety of media and arts organisations across the cities of Salford and Manchester <br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn production and technical skills from leading industry practitioners.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop a theoretical and critically analytical skillset to underpin practice. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Visit our TV and Radio Production degree CourseFinder webpage -</strong> https://bit.ly/39V6BHr<br/><strong>Explore all of our Film, TV and Radio courses and read our helpful FAQs</strong> - https://bit.ly/3qTowUw<br/><strong>Sign-up to an Open Day or Campus Tour</strong> - https://bit.ly/3sAsT8m
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Peel Park Campus
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W434
Institution Code
S03
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
112
Minimum number of A2 subjects or equivalent - 2 General Studies not accepted. Applicants not taking A2 Media will have to demonstrate commitment to the study of media by other means; specifically, the personal statement should demonstrate sufficient and relevant media-related experienced.
Scottish Higher
104 to 112 UCAS tariff points. To include specific subjects; Media
Access to HE Diploma
104 to 112 UCAS tariff points. To include specific subjects; Media
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30
31
To include specific subjects; Media.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
To include specific subjects; Media.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
104 to 112 UCAS tariff points to be obtained through 4 Higher Grades To include specific subjects; Media
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent) is essential, Maths at grade C/level 4 or above is desirable. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as the Level 3 qualification requirement.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
AS
AS levels are accepted in combination with Level Three qualifications; including A-levels and BTECs.( at Admission Tutors discretion only)
Scottish Advanced Higher
104 to 112 UCAS tariff points. To include specific subjects; Media
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Accepted in combination with other Level Three qualifications.
A level
B,C,C
B,B,C
General Studies not accepted. To include specific subjects; Media
T Level
M
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