Media

Media courses at the University of Central Lancashire merge creative and technical skills with a hands-on delivery by a close-knit community of students, academics and technicians. They boast industry standard equipment and facilities.
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Our portfolio of media courses are reflective of the in demand skills within this area of the creative industries and are taught in state-of-the-art industry leading facilities and supported with dedicated equipment.

The calibre of the course, academic team and our students is evidenced by our regular successes at competitions and award ceremonies including RTS (both regional and national).

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Daina Smith
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Why study with us

  • Industry leading facilities and equipment
  • Numerous work experience opportunities including screen credit bearing commercial projects and cJam-Media
  • Our media courses focus on in-demand skills, with opportunities to gain experience through industry live briefs, helping you build expertise and graduate work-ready.

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Jobs with a media degree

Our media courses prepare you for success in film, TV, radio, animation, gaming and multimedia industries. Graduates have also go on to work in other fields, such as marketing, journalism and print media. 

Future careers for those studying media:

  • Film director
  • Film/video editor
  • Lighting technician
  • Television, film and video producer
  • Radio producer
  • Broadcast journalist
  • Television camera operator
  • Runner
  • Television floor manager
  • Broadcast engineer
  • Production designer
  • Multimedia programmer
  • Web content manager
  • Digital marketer
  • Media planner
  • Multimedia specialist
  • Digital asset manager
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Explore the facilities

You'll have access to a range of internal services here. This includes the Student Enterprise Hub, which gives you the unique opportunity to work on live briefs set by a range of companies in the North West and beyond. You can exhibit your creative problem-solving skills, as well as put theory into practice.

You also have access to our Propeller service. This helps you start up your own business through one-to-one mentoring, masterclasses and possible access to funding. With creative students three times more likely to start up a business after graduating, this is an excellent way of getting ahead of the game.

TV Studio (Media Factory)
Video Editing Suites and Foley Studio (Media Factory)

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Interested in studying a degree with us? From exploring accommodation to visiting us at an Open Day, find out everything you need to know about life at UCLan.

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