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Are you excited by the world of television production, content creation and the exciting and constantly evolving world of creative digital media?
Do you want a career working for streaming platforms, broadcasters, brands, television, and digital media production companies?
The Digital Media Production degree is developed with industry experts, to help you build your understanding of Digital Media Production and develop the creative and technical skills you’ll need to thrive in the creative industries.
This four-year course includes an initial full-time Foundation Year and offers an alternative route into university and gaining a degree.
This route is for you if you do not have the necessary qualifications or don’t yet feel ready to begin degree-level study, or are returning to education and would like some support to get up to speed with learning in a university setting.
The Foundation Year in Arts and Communication will allow you to develop your academic skills and confidence as well as introduce you to key concepts, debates and skills that will support and inform your subsequent years of undergraduate study.
Following successful completion of your Foundation Year, you’ll progress onto Year 1 of our Digital Media Production BA (Hons) degree.
This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.
During your Foundation Year, you will undertake modules to enable you to enhance your academic skills and equip you with the tools you’ll need to study with confidence. You’ll carry out a personal project so you can study an area of interest related to your chosen future subject specialisation.
You’ll be introduced to various types of media, both in theory and practice, and will develop an understanding of the skills and concepts required by the creative industries. You’ll explore historical approaches towards images and the social power they embody and will undertake an individual or group project to produce work that reflects the culture of 'image'.
Following successful completion of the Foundation Year, you’ll progress onto the first year of our Digital Media Production BA (Hons) degree.
During your degree you’ll get practical, hands-on experience in, camera operation, producing, directing, scriptwriting, editing, digital design, podcasting and presenting using our fully equipped TV Studio, podcast suites and streaming facilities.
In your first year you’ll be introduced to the practical and technical fundamentals of digital media production. In your second and third years, you’ll work closely with employers in the creative media industry in a real-world professional environment through professional work placements and working on live industry briefs.
You’ll be able to select option modules that will let you specialise in your preferred areas of interest and refine the skills you need for specific job roles or industries.
You will meet numerous professionals from a wide range of creative industry backgrounds throughout the course, during workshops, seminars, TV and Film Studio visits and whilst working on industry productions.
We are part of Connected Campus - Screen Yorkshire and you’ll benefit from our established employer networks and industry links. You’ll also be able to get involved in our annual Journalism and Media Week - Leeds Trinity University, where top broadcasters, digital content creators, programme makers and media experts give talks and run masterclasses.
By the time you graduate you’ll have a wealth of experience, a host of employer connections and the skills necessary to find employment in a wide range of digital media-related roles including; television and film production and post-production, digital content creation, digital design, videography, social media, or for freelance work or self-employment.
You’ll have access to industry-standard spaces and equipment including production rooms, Mac and PC editing suites and TV, radio, podcast, photography and digital design studios. These specialist facilities will enable you to develop your practical and technical skills, produce a portfolio of professional work across different media platforms and prepare you for your graduate career in the industry.
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You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Modules are subject to approval.
During your Foundation Year, you'll study four core modules.
We'll help you develop core academic skills such as using electronic resources, planning and note-taking, communication skills related to essay and report writing and delivering presentations.
You'll learn to manage your time, prioritise tasks and manage stress, and become more confident in engaging with collaborative learning, debates, discussions and critical reflection.
Study areas of interest related to your chosen future academic specialisation in this highly personalised module.
You'll have 12 hours of workshop tuition to explore how you will be assessed and the form your project could take, which could be a written report, a presentation, a film or a series of blog posts.
You'll also explore topics your project could focus on, and get peer assessment of your ideas.
In the first semester, you'll get support through personal tutoring and learning hub liaison.
You'll also explore careers and employability pathways in the arts with the Graduate Recruitment Team and the School of Digital and Screen Media.
We'll look at the theory and practice of film, television, journalism, radio and the web through lectures, workshops and practical exercises.
We'll give you practical guidance on how to find the 'hook' and grab an audience's attention.
You'll develop an understanding of narrative structure, character development and how to generate ideas.
Explore historical approaches towards images and the social power they embody.
From religious icons to celebrity glamour and fine art to selfies, you will develop an understanding of what humans do with images to shape attitudes and beliefs.
As well as seminars, short lectures and workshops, you'll undertake an individual or group project to produce work that reflects the culture of 'image'.
During your first year, you'll study five core modules.
You'll develop teamworking skills through creative challenges, taught sessions, profiling and self-understanding.
You'll work on team presentation and develop a professional persona through attitude, commitment and effective communication.
In the second semester, you'll look at enterprise and sector analysis.
You'll develop your solo presentation and pitching skills.
We'll cover the creativity and skills needed to start, maintain and grow your production streams as independent creators.
We'll help you develop the skills valued by the creative industries to help you become a professional with an industry-relevant work ethic.
During your second year, you'll study three core modules and will be required to choose two option modules.
You'll develop teamworking skills through creative challenges, taught sessions, profiling and self-understanding.
You'll work on team presentation and develop a professional persona through attitude, commitment and effective communication.
In the second semester, you'll look at enterprise and sector analysis.
You'll develop your solo presentation and pitching skills.
We'll cover the creativity and skills needed to start, maintain and grow your production streams as independent creators.
We'll help you develop the skills valued by the creative industries to help you become a professional with an industry-relevant work ethic.
During your final year, you'll study two core modules and will be required to choose two option modules.
You'll draw on the professional skills you have developed throughout your degree so far and use these to negotiate, deliver and reflect on a collaborative project with an employer.
This could include a work-based project, intervention or an alternative professional development project within the work setting.
Learn practical TV and social media skills.
You'll produce television and social media artefacts, and develop your skills in production and presentation.
Experience matters. That's why we embed professional work placements within the majority of our standard undergraduate degrees.
Careers and Placements will work with you to find a placement or help you to arrange your own, whether that's in Leeds, another part of the UK or even abroad. You will be able to take part in a series of workshops, events and live ‘employer challenges’ to boost your confidence and prepare you for your placement.
During your placement, you could have an opportunity to gain degree-relevant work experience, build your knowledge of career sectors and secure valuable employer references and industry contacts. This experience will help you to shape your career decisions and find the right path for you.
Professional work placements and live industry briefs are embedded into your degree, allowing you the opportunity to gain valuable real-world industry experience, build industry connections and increase your understanding of content creation and digital media production.
Your professional work placements will give you the chance to gain practical experience with some of the top media companies across the UK and develop your employability skills and industry connections.
Previous Digital Screen Media students have completed their placements working with channels and streaming platforms such as YouTube, ITV, BBC and Channel 4, and on successful shows such as Emmerdale, Pointless, The Yorkshire Vet, Helicopter ER, and New Life in the Sun.
To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:
Adam Bennett, Director and Founder at post-production company Sticks & Glass, shares his perspective as an employer providing a placement opportunity to our student
Listen to Trayvon, a Digital and Screen Media student, talk about his professional work placement experience
A variety of assessment methods are used, matched to the learning outcomes for your programme, allowing you to apply and demonstrate the full range of knowledge and skills that you have developed.
For more details on specific assessment methods for this course contact hello@leedstrinity.ac.uk
Your time on campus, learning through in-person teaching, is at the heart of your academic experience and the way we deliver our programmes. This is supported and further enhanced by additional engagement activities and opportunities provided online and through digital teaching materials. This blended approach seeks to ensure a positive learning and teaching student experience.
Your programme of study has been carefully designed around a three-phase model of delivery:
Preparation, Live and Post teaching and learning and the digital materials used will vary by course, but will be designed to help you structure your learning, take a full and active part in your course, and apply and test your developing knowledge and skills.
At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and provide you with the tools and support to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional potential.
Our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy delivers excellence by providing the framework for:
We have a strong reputation for developing student employability, supporting your development towards graduate employment, with relevant skills embedded throughout your programme of study.
We endeavour to develop curiosity, confidence, courage, ambition and aspiration in all students through the key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:
To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development.
We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:
Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
Information about the large range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs and T Levels, can be found on our entry requirements page. If you need additional advice or are taking qualifications that are not covered in the information supplied, please contact our Admissions Office.
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
| UCAS tariff | 48 |
| GCSE requirements | GCSE English Language or English Literature at grade C or 4 (or higher) will be required |
Applications are welcome from mature students with few formal qualifications.
Any previous relevant work experience and learning will be assessed and, where appropriate, we may offer an alternative way to assess suitability to study.
This course is not available to students on a Student Route Visa.
Tuition fees cost £9,535 a year for this course in 2025/2026. Students who enrolled in 2024/2025 will also be charged £9,535 for academic year 2025/2026.
Tuition fees for part-time study are charged a pro-rata amount of the full-time equivalent.
Depending on government policy, tuition fees may change in future years.
Tuition fees for 2026/2027 entry will be set in summer 2025.
Living costs, e.g. accommodation, travel, food, will also need to be taken into consideration.
Leeds Trinity offers a range of bursaries and scholarships to help support students while you study.
We advise students that there may be additional course costs in addition to annual tuition fees. These include:
For full-time undergraduate courses, you apply through UCAS. That's the University and Colleges Admissions Service.
On your application form, you'll need to know our institution code - it's L24 - and the course code. If you click through to the UCAS website using the button below, it'll take you to the right place with all the information you need.
As part of your application, you'll need to write a personal statement - we've prepared a guide to help you.
Undergraduate applications for September 2026 entry will open on Tuesday 13 May. You’ll be able to submit your application from Tuesday 2 September.
This course is not available to students on a Student Route Visa.
There's lots more information about the application process on the UCAS website, or you can get in touch with our Admissions team who will be happy to help:
Providing you with the opportunity to develop the professional skills and experience you need to launch your career is at the heart of everything we do at Leeds Trinity University.
This degree is ideal preparation for a career in the digital media industry in roles including: digital content creator, production assistant / runner (Film & TV), social media management, television researcher, editor, camera operator, graphic and motion designer, and videographer.
Previous graduates from the School of Digital Media are now working as:
After you graduate, Careers and Placements will help you as you pursue your chosen career through our mentoring scheme, support with CV and interview preparation and access to graduate employability events.
To find out how we can help you make your career ambitions a reality, visit:
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