Program Overview

Television Production BA Honours

Overview

Our Television Production BA is a practice-based course taught by broadcast industry professionals and media theorists, combining critical analysis with hands-on practical skills.

Course Structure

Our course is taught through a mix of lectures, group tutorials and workshops, supporting the development of both practical and critical academic skills.

Year 1

You’ll receive a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of television production skills, including camerawork, editing, lighting, production management, scriptwriting and sound recording, and will apply these to creating your own documentary as well as learning how to operate a professional TV studio. You will also study the history and analysis of television genres, aesthetics, distribution, audiences and new media, and can choose an optional module from a wide range of subjects and specialisms.

Subjects of study include:

• In the Studio
• Media and Communication Research 1
• On Location
• Self-Shooting for Documentary
• Switch On: Key Concepts in TV
• Tune In: Key Contexts in TV
• TV: Ideas, Identities, Issues

Credit Level 4

Year 2

Production modules offer you the experience of working in small and large teams, and in different genres of television, while theory modules further inform your reflective and critical analysis, enhancing your understanding of screen storytelling. A range of optional modules offer the opportunity to expand your learning experience and specialise in your chosen field.

Subjects of study include:

• Breaking Boundaries in TV
• Celebrity Culture and the Media
• Drama: Storytelling for TV
• Going Live! - TV studio production
• Professional Life
• Screen 2: Camera and Lighting Skills
• Screen 2: Identities: Race, Class and Gender in Film and Television
• Screen 2: Short Form Film and Video
• TV: Adaptation and Invention
• TV Advertising and Branded Content
• TV Narratives: Traditions and Innovations
• Writing and Directing for TV Drama

Credit Level 5

Placement Year

If you choose to take the opportunity of a one-year work placement after Year 2, you must complete the TV Production Extended Work Placement module (120 credits) in order to achieve the award "with professional experience".

If you choose to take the opportunity to spend one academic year after Year 2 studying overseas at one of our exchange partner institutions, you must complete the TV Production Study Abroad module (120 credits) in order to achieve the award "with international experience".

Year 3

In addition to continuing your experience of different genres and developing new technical skills, you’ll work on major projects from a choice of genres, deciding the content and managing the production and end distribution platform, as well as completing a dissertation or independent project of your own design.

Subjects of study include:

• Broadcast News
• Dissertation (Television)
• Diversity and the Media
• Extended Research Essay (Television)
• Final Project (Documentary and Factual Production)
• Final Project (Scripted Production)
• Innovations in TV: Digital and Virtual Production
• Producing for Television
• Transforming Audiences
• Understanding Screen Performance

Credit Level 6

Programme Recognition

This course is delivered through a partnership with BAFTA albert Education, which provides staff and graduates with the tools and techniques needed to learn about environmentally responsible working practices and their professional relevance.

Programme Training Opportunities

This course is committed to health and safety training, and has partnered with the Mark Milsome Foundation to offer an optional online course for students wishing to develop their skills in this area.

Programme Membership

We are full members of CILECT, the International Association of Film and Television Schools (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision), the prestigious global network of top-tier film, television, and animation institutions.

Entry Requirements

• A levels – CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels – 96 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate – 96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• BTEC Extended Diploma – MMM
• BTEC Diploma – DD
• Access – 96 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

In addition to one of the above, you should have:

• GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level, GCSE Maths Pass – IB Pass

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with at least 5.5 in each component.

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,600 (Price per academic year)

Teaching and Assessment

Our undergraduate courses include a wide variety of assessments.

Assessments typically fall into three broad categories:

• Practical: examples include presentations, videos, podcasts, lab work, creating artefacts
• Written exams: end of semester exams
• Coursework: examples include essays, reports, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation

Facilities

The Television Production BA Honours course at Westminster is well equipped with professional standard equipment and facilities.

• Melvyn Williams Broadcast Suite
• Studio facilities at the University's Harrow campus

What our Students Say

"The most rewarding aspect of my Westminster experience was building connections with people from diverse backgrounds and with varying interests." - Dominic Brown, Television Production BA - 2023

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Boost your employability and kickstart your media portfolio by volunteering at our award-winning radio station, Smoke Radio.

Learn New Skills

• Learn a new language
• Develop your entrepreneurial skills
• Gain extra qualifications

Supporting You

Our Student Hub is where you’ll find out about the services and support we offer, helping you get the best out of your time with us.

• Study support
• Personal tutors
• Student advice team
• Extra-curricular activities

Course Location

Harrow is our creative and cultural hub, home to most of our arts, media and digital courses. It houses state-of-the-art facilities for every discipline, including project and gallery spaces, film studios, creative labs, collaborative learning spaces, and the Westminster Enterprise Network.

Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 20 minutes from the city centre by train.