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Media Production BA (Hons)
at University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 22,500
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

At Sussex, you’ll become an accomplished media practitioner with transferable skills that are vital for working within the media and creative industries.

Combining theory and practice in sound, photography, animation, interactive media, documentary video and screenwriting, you will produce media works that challenge the status quo.

Taught by academics and practitioners, you will question the contents we make, how we make them, their potential meaning to audiences and their wider cultural, social and political implications. You get to use specialist facilities, including photographic and video studio, audio production and foley suites and pre- and post-production labs, which are available to you 24/7. A wide range of professional equipment is also available to students to borrow.

Brighton is one of the UK’s fastest growing hubs for digital and creative media – perfect for expanding your creativity, whilst offering work experience and career opportunities.

Course Content
Year 1 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching
- Analysing Film B
- Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration
- Creative Video
- Sonic Narratives
Spring teaching
- Communication Design
- Creative Practice: Producing and Curating
- Debates in Media Studies B
- Photography: Practice and Theory
Year 2 at Sussex

Options

You choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

Autumn teaching
- Box Set TV: Contemporary Serial Television
- Debates in Screen Documentary B
- Documentary Video
- From Opera to Film
- Interactive Design
- Media, Memory, History
- Photography: Critical Narratives
- Professional Practice
- Screenwriting
- Sequential Imaging
- Sound, Culture & Society B
- Theory Taste and Trash B
Spring teaching
- Advanced Screenwriting
- American Popular Music
- British Cinema B
- Chinese Cinema
- Digital Cultures B
- Documentary Video
- Film Music Beyond Hollywood
- Gender, Space and Culture
- Indian Cinema: Popular Hindi Film
- Industry Projects
- Interactive Design
- Journalism in Crisis B
- Photography: Critical Narratives
- Podcasting
- Screenwriting
- Sequential Imaging
- TV: Fictions and Entertainments B
Study abroad or Placement
- Study abroad (optional)
  Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.
- Placement (optional)
  To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.
Year 3 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching
- Theorising Media Practice
Entry Requirement
A-level

Typical offer
ABB-BBB

Contextual offer
- BBC-BCC
- Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan
GCSEs
- You must have GCSE (or equivalent) in English at grade 5 (or grade B).
- You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Extended Project Qualification
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ.

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer
30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer
Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.
Fees & Scholarships
- Home students: £9,250 per year
- Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year
- International students: £22,500 per year
Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.
Career Prospect
At Sussex, you’re given the chance to develop further real-world skills outside the classroom. You can write for our student newspaper, or present a feature on our television channel or radio station.

You’ll learn how to use industry-standard software and equipment, and develop skills in video editing, photographic manipulation, digital design, animation, script writing and sound. Masterclasses by alumni and industry professionals prepare you for life after graduation.

You’ll present your projects at degree exhibitions to help you build up a portfolio to show potential employers.

Cost Of Studying At University of Sussex

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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Media Production BA (Hons) at University of Sussex