This one year top-up degree enables you to acquire the technical knowledge and professional skills necessary to enter the broadcasting industry at graduate level. You will focus on one of four specialist broadcasting areas: Audio, Computing, Systems or Outside Broadcast.
Designed primarily as a progression route from our range of broadcasting Foundation Degrees, or equivalent courses, this top-up offers you the opportunity to develop practical skills into professional skills in your particular broadcasting specialism. Your units and engineering project will be distinctive and focused on your chosen career path.
Broadcasting professionals rarely work in isolation, so you will work alongside students from related courses in a multidisciplinary environment, learning about managing both people and projects.
Upon graduation, you will be able to show an in-depth knowledge of your specialist broadcast area, plus have transferable skills in technological and theoretical concepts, research and analysis, problem solving and collaboration.
You will be an engineer who can design and support equipment and systems used in your area of the broadcasting profession.
Level 3
Drawing on the practical skills learned in your Foundation Degree, or equivalent studies, you will focus on honing professional skills suitable for a graduate career in the broadcasting industry. Core topics will include: Media Compression; an Engineering Project in your specialism alongside Enterprise and Entrepreneurship; Personal and Professional Development, and Contextual Studies (Dissertation). You will also choose a unit from one of the specialist areas: Audio (Communications and Acoustics); Computing (Computing and Networks); Systems (Communications and Networks) or Outside Broadcast (Communications and Links)
Completion of FdSc degrees (Broadcast Technology, Outside Broadcast Technology, Broadcast Information Technology, Broadcast Audio Technology) at grade C (44%) or above or equivalent, and Level 2 Contextual Studies unit (FDC201) at grade C (44%) or above or equivalent. All applicants will be subject to meeting threshold achievement criteria and a selection interview. For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
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Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
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m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
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