BA (Hons) Television

at Edinburgh Napier University

The course is structured so that your individual qualities and interests can be identified and developed. 

This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select endorsement which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. The course has very close links with industry and with a range of practitioners involved in all aspects of television and media production. Teaching staff also have direct personal experience.

In Year 3 you will study and engage with practical and theoretical approaches to TV production, linking directly to industry contexts. There is an emphasis on team work which reflects the collaborative nature of professional practices in television employment
In Year 4 you will focus your creative and technical skills and prepare for and execute your Final Project production. You will choose an option between researching and writing an academic dissertation or engaging in industry-focused experience and career pathways.

Popular modules

Year 3
Compulsory modules:

• TV Factual Research
• TV Factual Production
• TV Scriptwriting
• Television Studies
• TV Studio Production
• TV Drama Production

Year 4
Compulsory modules:

• TV Final Project Research
• TV Specialisms
• TV Final Project

Options include:

• TV Work Based Learning
• TV Dissertation
• Professional Development

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees 

IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

TOEFL Internet Based Test
80 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

Pearson’s Test of Academic English
56 overall with a minimum of 51 in each component

Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)
ISEII, ISEIII, ISEIV with a pass in each component

LanguageCert English language qualification
B2 Communicator Test with overall 39 or above, and 25 or above in all skills

Students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland will be invoiced the tuition fees for 3 years of their 4 years of study. Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by mainland EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2022 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here. For EU students who commenced their studies prior to 1 August 2022 or hold pre or settled status in the UK, fees will remain the same as Scottish Students.

If additional compulsory costs other than the tuition fees are applicable, these will be detailed in the course details.      

             
Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2022 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here

This course will prepare you for a position in the highly competitive creative and media sector.

• Often freelance in nature, the positions you’ll be pursuing could include:
• Runner
• Researcher
• Editor
• Television Assistant Producer
• Television Director
• New Media Producer
• Community Media Producer
• Multimedia Manager