BA (Hons) Television Production

The UK's television production industry is one of this country's greatest creative success stories. We produce groundbreaking, dynamic and truly creative content and formats that are sold around the world, generating jobs across the country.

Our ScreenSkills Select-accredited Television Production degree course will teach you how to create a wide range of live television and factual programmes, develop media production skills through industry-level practice, and master the practical and business elements of TV production. Using professionally equipped TV and sound studios, you’ll produce and run content for multiple platforms, channels, and audiences and get a taste of the broadcasting industry.

You'll become an all-purpose, media-savvy, and fully experienced broadcaster who fits the bill for everything the competitive television industry needs: from directing, camera and sound operation to presenting, editing, and writing.

Course highlights

• Learn and practice live TV production skills by creating, organising and directing content for our live online weekly TV programme and external events in Portsmouth.
• Gain valuable industry experience by taking an optional one-year placement – some of our students have interned with the biggest players in broadcasting, including Sky, Discovery UK and IMG.
• Experience running a real TV channel by getting involved with our student-led TV channel, CCI TV – one of the first in-house university broadcasting channels in the UK.
• Boost your practice and knowledge by attending specialist masterclasses and workshops on all areas of TV production.
• Widen your broadcasting knowledge by taking specialist modules to support your area of interest.
• Showcase your Avid and Adobe expertise to peers and potential employers by gaining Certified Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Associate qualifications.
• Enhance your employability by accessing training events, bursaries and scholarships – one of many advantages of a ScreenSkills Select accreditation.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by ScreenSkills Select, a professional body for the screen industry.

All ScreenSkills Select-accredited courses must show the highest quality and relevance to the industry. This ensures you'll learn the knowledge and skills relevant to your future career and assures potential employers that your degree is relevant to the screen industry. This accreditation also gives you access to exclusive benefits such as employability training events, scholarships and bursaries.

The course is also accredited by Avid to offer a certified user editing course (The Avid MC101/MC110) that's recognised and respected in the industry.

We’re proud to be a breath of fresh air in the academic world – a place where everyone gets the support they need to achieve their best. We’re always discovering. We don’t fit the mould, we break it. Just as the world keeps moving, so do we.

We’re closely involved with our local community, and we take our ideas into the global marketplace. We partner with businesses, industry, and government to set the course for a better future. And we educate and transform the lives of our students to help them achieve their potential. We stand out, not just in the UK but in the world. We excel in research areas from cosmology and astrophysics to cybersecurity, forensics, and sport science. Since the first day we opened our doors, we've looked towards the future. And we're here to help you shape it.