Program Overview

BA (Hons) Future Media Production

Overview

The BA (Hons) Future Media Production course at Manchester Metropolitan University empowers students to produce impactful media content across platforms, embracing emerging technologies like extended realities and interactive digital media to create multi-sensory experiences. Through hands-on projects, students develop both technical and creative transdisciplinary skills working within fields like animation, game design, and interaction design.

Course Structure

• The course is available with the option of a foundation year.
• Students study in the School of Digital Arts (SODA) with access to state-of-the-art facilities.
• The course includes guest lectures from industry leaders, ensuring students learn within an environment that mirrors today’s professional media landscape.

Course Information

• The programme leader for this course is Adam Cooke.
• Features and benefits include:
  • Being part of SODA, a £35m investment into specialist spaces with the latest technologies.
  • Designing, creating, and delivering content for multiple outlets.
  • Developing a combination of skills and expertise in audio-visual content design alongside creative, marketing, and technological innovation.
  • Utilizing the latest techniques and technology such as pre-visualization and virtual production to innovate and enhance media production practice.

Accreditations, Awards, and Endorsements

• The university has received an overall gold status in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), meaning it's rated as an outstanding university for its student experience.
• Blackmagic Design Education Partner.
• 100% of students were positive about teaching staff being good at explaining things in the National Student Survey 2025 (NSS).

Year 1

• Year 1 provides an introduction to digital media design, production, practice, and marketing.
• Core modules include:
  • Design, Image and Movement for Online Media.
  • Global Digital Engagement Strategies.
  • Creative Digital Workflows.
  • Collaboration and Innovation.

Year 2

• Building on the work in Year 1, students enhance and explore their practice through undertaking projects of increasing complexity.
• Core modules include:
  • Speculative Futures.
  • Technology and Design Innovation.
  • Transformative Production Practices.
  • Media Production and Funding.

Year 3

• Year 3 sees the production of two practical pieces that showcase and extend the knowledge, skills, and experience students have developed across the course.
• Core modules include:
  • Collaborative Media Project.
  • Individual Media Project.
  • Professional Portfolio and Practice.
  • Creative Methodologies.

Study and Assessment

• Study:
  • Year 1: 25% lectures, seminars or similar; 75% independent study.
  • Year 2: 25% lectures, seminars or similar; 75% independent study.
  • Year 3: 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 80% independent study.
• Assessment:
  • Year 1: 100% Coursework.
  • Year 2: 100% Coursework.
  • Year 3: 100% Coursework.

Placements

• The SODA Placement Year offers students the chance to take a year working on placement within the industry.
• The SODA Study Year Abroad allows students to spend an academic year studying with an approved partner university overseas.

Entry Requirements

• Typical offer: 104-112 UCAS tariff points.
• IELTS score: 6.0 overall with no individual element below 5.5.
• UK students:
  • Level 3 qualifications: 104-112 UCAS tariff points.
  • Level 2 qualifications: GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or equivalent.
• International students:
  • IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects.
  • IELTS: 6.0 overall with no individual element below 5.5.

Fees and Funding

• Tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year are still being finalized.

Careers Support and Prospects

• 88.7% of UK-domiciled, full-time, first-degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
• The course builds skills and gains experience in designing and developing cross-platform digital media, making graduates valuable employees and innovators within the digital and social media sector.