BA (Hons) Creative Industries
A full-time degree in Producing for
the Creative Media Industries
This three-year undergraduate degree
programme educates students in the mechanics and practices of
the creative industries to develop transferable producing skills
which can be applied across the creative media sector.
Start dates - September
2010, January 2011
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A recent study by the
UK Government showed that over 2 million people are employed in the
British creative industries. Leaps forward in digital video,
on-demand TV, streaming video and the internet have seen the
creative and entertainment industries expanding at ever increasing
rates, as has the need for skilled recruits to join the
industry.
The Creative
Industries Course Covers
- Production
- Media finance and law
- Intellectual property
- Marketing and corporate
strategies
- Policies and
principles
- Production management
- Project budgeting
and business skills
- Broadcast operations,
- Studio and location
issues
- Health and safety
provision
Additionally the
course covers aspects of script craft and script literacy, and
examine the roles of production executives, script editors, project
developers, agents and distributors. Emphasis will also be
placed on people management, mediation and interpersonal skills,
and the demands of creative cooperation and group dynamics.
The course contains an
industry placement and a unit in which students will sample the
craft of the industry at first hand by creating a production of
their own – film, TV documentary or other media artefact.
Learning Methods
Students learn through
lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, and also have the
opportunity to specialise in preferred media areas through case
studies, in turn leading to a Year Three dissertation on a specific
area of creative production.
The syllabus allows
students to work both individually and in groups, thus replicating
industry practice.
Who Should Take This Course?
The course is targeted at
those wishing to work in the creative industries but without
necessarily being an originator of material, and at those who wish
to develop as practitioners but desire also to strengthen their
employability and their understanding of the industry by operating
from a different perspective from that of the traditional director
or writer. The course intends to provide the broad training
necessary for anyone seeking to work at any level in the creative
industry.
Employment Opportunities: Where
Next?
The entertainment industry
is changing rapidly. In fact the entire media world is on the
edge of far-reaching developments, as new platforms and delivery
modes develop and converge, replacing the traditional methods of
sales and distribution.
Graduates of this degree
will acquire transferable skills which will ensure they are well
placed to capitalise on the employment opportunities these changes
will bring to a wide range of creative and decision-making
management roles.