Television (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University

Overview

This Television (Hons)  from  Edinburgh Napier University  course strikes a balance between gaining technical production skills and developing your creative practice through teamwork. 

Quick Facts:

• The university has strong links to the creative and media industries in Scotland and beyond, which are embedded in their teaching and learning. And with direct entry to Year 3, they support students from Further Education to succeed at university.

• The programme reflects the converging worlds of broadcast television, film, journalism and new media, providing a distinctive and high-quality undergraduate experience. 

• The course provides a work-based learning module, dedicated to help students gain work experience in the industry.

• 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.

Careers

This course will prepare you for a position in the highly competitive creative and media sector. The positions you’ll be pursuing could include:

• Runner

• Researcher

• Editor

• Television Assistant Producer

• Television Director

• New Media Producer

• Community Media Producer

• Multimedia Manager

Accreditation

This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills