Media and Film and TV (Hons) Nottingham Trent University

Overview

You’ll examine a range of texts and aspects of media including lifestyle magazines, social networking sites, advertising, public relations, gaming, and journalism. From this you’ll develop advanced critical analysis skills of media texts, audiences, and institutions.

Film & TV complements media by helping you to progress with your learning and understanding of both industries and how they are connected. This subject will help to build your understanding of how film and TV programmes are constructed, work, and create meaning for audiences. You’ll learn about the role of the audience in global organisations and through digital media. Nottingham Trent University  stands out with this course as you have the opportunity to study international cinema in depth.

You’ll be encouraged to undertake work experience with influential organisations to build your CV and enhance your connections within the industry.

Careers and employability

Career development is seen as a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. As a result we have an outstanding record of graduate employment.

Joint honours courses develop a wide range of skills. These include written and oral communication skills; critical analysis; the ability to work independently and in groups; time management; self-motivation; and a variety of IT skills.

Graduates  of the Media and Film and TV (Hons) course have gone on to forge successful careers both within large, well known organisations (such as Marks and Spencer, BBC etc.) and the small to medium sized companies that constitute much of the UK economy. Recent graduate roles have included law, publishing, marketing, PR, retail and finance.

Recent Media graduates have also gone on to work in graduate-level positions with the BBC, Sky, Brit Asia TV, Channel 5 and IBM.

Many graduates also choose to undertake further study on one of our Masters-level courses or MPhil and PhD research degrees.