Media
Indulge your passion in media. Explore an array of career options, from screenwriter and producer to radio presenter and TV producer. Work for the award-winning Spark Sunderland. Master your skills in state-of-the-art studios and graduate with a wealth of experience and industry contacts.
Courses we offer
Our Media courses are designed to help you develop practical and theoretical skills – attributes that make our graduates highly sought by employers. Take a look below to find the right course for you.
Undergraduate courses
Full-time/Part-time
BA (Hons) Film Production
This is a distinctive course for students who love film and want to enter the film industry. Learn how to create content such as short films, documentaries, music videos and commercials, and gain practical experience and instruction in film crew roles such as Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Scriptwriter and Sound Mixer.
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Full-time
BA (Hons) Film Production with Integrated Foundation Year
This is a four-year version of BA (Hons) Film Production with an integrated foundation year. It's a distinctive course for students who love film and want to enter the film industry. Learn how to create content such as short films, documentaries, music videos and commercials, and gain practical experience and instruction in film crew roles such as Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Scriptwriter and Sound Mixer.
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BA (Hons) Media Production
Learn to deliver compelling TV and radio. Gain a technical understanding of the industry and real-life experience through placements. Enhance your employability by gaining industry accreditation. Graduate with a detailed portfolio, developed skills and technical insight.
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Full-time/Part-time
BA (Hons) Media Production with Integrated Foundation Year
This is a four-year version of our popular BA (Hons) Media Production course, with an integrated foundation year. Learn to deliver compelling TV and radio. Gain a technical understanding of the industry and real-life experience through placements. Enhance your employability by gaining industry accreditation. Graduate with a detailed portfolio, developed skills and technical insight.
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BA (Hons) Film and Media
Widen your understanding of film as this course places a strong emphasis on theory. Core modules include Film Theory and Criticism, History of Cinema and Media Studies. You will also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of optional and practical modules, such as Video Production and Screenwriting. In addition, you can undertake a work-based placement and gain hands-on practical experience which puts our graduates in high demand from employers.
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Full-time/Part-time
BA (Hons) Film and Media with Integrated Foundation Year
This is a four-year version of our popular BA (Hons) Film and Media course, with an integrated foundation year. Core modules include Film Theory and Criticism, History of Cinema and Media Studies. You will also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of optional and practical modules, such as Video Production and Screenwriting. In addition, you can undertake a work-based placement and gain hands-on practical experience which puts our graduates in high demand from employers.
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BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Communication
Gain a strong understanding of media theory. Study core modules such as Media Studies, Cultural Theory and Digital Media Cultures. Choose from a broad selection of optional modules, including Popular Music Cultures and Media Production Skills.
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BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Communication with Integrated Foundation Year
This is a four-year version of our popular BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Communication course, with an integrated foundation year. Gain a strong understanding of media theory. Study core modules such as Media Studies, Cultural Theory and Digital Media Cultures. Choose from a broad selection of optional modules, including Popular Music Cultures and Media Production Skills.
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BA (Hons) Screen Performance
Explore the practical, theoretical and contextual aspects of the highly specialist areas of screen performance with this exciting new course. You will learn the insider skills and techniques for Television, Film and Radio and master industry standards and conventions alongside practitioners and leading researchers. We’ll guide you through the different genres of screen performance such as drama, comedy, soap opera and factual reportage.
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Full-time
BA (Hons) Screen Performance Integrated Foundation Year
This is a four-year version of our popular BA (Hons) Screen Performance course, with an integrated foundation year. You will learn the insider skills and techniques for Television, Film and Radio and master industry standards and conventions alongside practitioners and leading researchers. We’ll guide you through the different genres of screen performance such as drama, comedy, soap opera and factual reportage.
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BA (Hons) Mass Communications (Top-Up)
Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Mix academic rigour with practical skills. Undertake a CV-enhancing work placement. Gain a comprehensive understanding of new media, cultural theory and popular culture, and their increasing significance in contemporary culture and society. Acquire new skills using industry-standard equipment.
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BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Communication via Study Centres
Gain a strong understanding of media theory. Study core modules such as Media Studies, Cultural Theory and Film Studies. Choose from a broad selection of optional modules, including Moving Camera, Television Studio Operations and Radio Broadcasting. In your final year, develop a showcase of your media skills to provide evidence of your achievements to media agents and employers.
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Full-time
BA (Hons) Mass Communications (Top-Up) via Study Centre
Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Mix academic rigour with practical skills. Undertake a CV-enhancing work placement. Gain a comprehensive understanding of new media, cultural theory and popular culture, and their increasing significance in contemporary culture and society. Acquire new skills using industry-standard equipment.
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Postgraduate courses
Full-time/Part-time
MA Radio
Develop skills relevant to not only radio but also TV, film and multi-platform production. Work on our award-winning radio station, Spark Sunderland. Enhance your skills on a wide range of practice-based modules. Prepare yourself for a career in the industry on a course which has been awarded the Creative Skillset Tick, the industry kite mark of quality.
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Full-time/Part-time
MA Media Production (Film and TV)
Improve your knowledge, build your resume and be involved in high-quality media content, with technical skills that are in demand across the TV and Film industries. Cover areas of 360 commissioning, workflow, moving camera, advanced editing techniques and production management.
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Full-time/Part-time
MA Film and Cultural Studies
Explore a wide range of films, media and cultural practices, and critical debates. Study films and culture at an advanced level. Focus on areas that you find fascinating while contextualizing your interests within the wider field.
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MA Media and Cultural Studies (Dissertation stage only)
Examine the construction of meanings, experiences, identities and relationships. Study media texts, practices and culture at an advanced level. Focus on areas that you find fascinating while contextualizing your interests within the wider field.
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Part-time
PhD by Existing Published or Creative Work
Take the fastest route to a PhD. Convert your previous research outputs into a qualification which will increase your employability and open up new opportunities. Progress your academic career and add credibility in applications for research funding.
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Get behind the camera or the mic
At Sunderland, you’ll have the freedom to pursue your interests with flexible modules covering a wide range of theory and production specialisms. From Film Theory and Criticism, to Experimental Digital Film Production and Radio Production, there is a wide range of exciting options. Whether you want to delve into the history of film and media, or see yourself behind the camera or the microphone, you’ll find something tailored to your interests.
Oscar-winning contacts and state-of-the-art facilities
With Oscar-winning contacts and supportive academics boasting a wealth of practical and theoretical expertise, Sunderland is the place to be for Media. Lord David Puttnam, the BAFTA and Oscar-winning film producer, is one of many industry professionals to host regular masterclasses at the University, passing on his expert advice and offering insight into the film industry. You’ll be based at the David Puttnam Media Centre, giving you access to TV and radio studios complete with green rooms and control rooms. There are over 50 workstations with state-of-the-art HD Edit systems, including Final Cut Pro, Avid and Media Composer. We also have our own 203-seat cinema with full HD projection and a 7.1 surround sound facility.