Media Content Creation with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Program Overview

Media Content Creation with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Course Description

Dive into the exciting world of media and build the skills to design impactful content strategies and produce engaging stories across industries and platforms. The digital landscape is bursting with opportunities, and content creation has become one of the fastest-growing career paths — whether you dream of becoming a social media influencer, YouTuber, podcaster, brand storyteller or have powerful stories to tell, this course will equip you with the tools, confidence and the skills to make your mark in the media world.

Study Options

• Full-time: 4 years
• UK fee: £9,250 per year (2025/26)
• International fee: £16,900 per year (2025/26)
• UCAS points: 72 (September 2025 entry)
• UCAS code: P3CF
• Start date: September
• Location: Markeaton Street, Derby Campus

Foundation Year

• History and Theory of Creative Practice
• Creative Studies
• Creative Technologies
• Creative Digital Skills
• Negotiated Project

Year 1

• All core modules (20 credits each):
  • Photography in the Media
  • The Moving Image
  • Podcast Professional
  • Design for Print
  • The Media Industries
  • Managing the Brand

Year 2

• Core modules (20 credits each):
  • Media Entrepreneurship
  • Documentary and Factual Production
  • Interactive Media
  • Extending Realities
• Optional modules (20 credits each):
  • Writing for Impact
  • Celebrity, Media and Culture
  • On Assignment
  • Digital and Social Media

Year 3

• Core modules (40 credits):
  • Digital Innovations
• Optional modules:
  • Non-Linear Narratives (40 credits)
  • Audio Adventures (20 credits)
  • Public Relations & Social Media (20 credits)
  • Design Labs (20 credits)
  • Gendered Cyberspace (20 credits)

Entry Requirements

• UCAS points: 72
• A Level: DDD
• BTEC: MMP
• GCSE: Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study
• Access to HE: N/A
• English language requirements: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

Fees and Funding

• UK: £9,250 per year (2025/26)
• International: £16,900 per year (2025/26)

Additional Costs and Optional Extras

• The programme uses Adobe Creative Suite which is installed on all Macs in MS102 and MS012 at Markeaton Street and students are provided with an individual Adobe Creative Cloud subscription for home use
• To support their professional and skills development, students are provided with a subscription to LinkedIn Learning which offers over 13,000 courses and tutorials, including professional accreditations, in a wide range of creative, business & technology disciplines

How to Apply

• UK students: Apply through UCAS or directly to the University
• International students: Apply through the online application portal or through a trusted local representative

Careers

• Our focus is on professional practice and employability by developing not only your own unique creative practice, but also nurturing a ‘go get it’ attitude.
• We’ll help you develop your network of contacts that can help identify, support and grow your strengths to promote yourself in the media industries.
• You could develop and advance your career in areas such as Commercial Video, Documentary and Factual Production, non-Linear Narratives, Podcasting and the Audio Industries, Editorial design, Branding, Visual Communication, new media technologies and online design.