Media Production (with Foundation Year option), BA (Hons), Bournemouth University (BU)

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA (Hons)	Full-time	3 - 5 years	September	GBP 9535 per year	GBP 19700 per year

About Media Production (with Foundation Year option), BA (Hons) - at Bournemouth University (BU)

Why study Media Production (with Foundation Year option) (Hons) at Bournemouth University?

Work with real clients, creating work that impacts and enhances the world around you
Access specialist facilities including industry standard camera and sound recording equipment, post production suites, green screen, radio studio, foley studio, podcasting booths and sound stage
Develop a dynamic range of production, craft and techincal skills across a number of disciplines including film, audio production, immersive media and photography
Learn from experienced industry professionals and researchers and benefit from their industry connections through guest speakers and workshops
Research, develop and produce a Graduate Production Project in a media form to suis your career aspirations, giving you a calling card to the industry on graduation
Within 15 months of completing their course, 89% of our students were employed or in further study. Many companies and productions have trainee roles suitable for holders of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Starting roles in production include Edit Assistant, Runner, Camera Trainee, Sound Assistant, Social Media Manager, Trainee Television Researcher, Production Assistant.

Course accreditation: The International Moving Image Society is a highly respected professional body, uniquely placed to assure, encourage and support industry relevance in media production courses. All of our courses within the Media Production Department have received accreditation in recognition of their industry-standard teaching.

Notes about fees for this course

For September 2025 entry:

£9,535 per year (UK, ROI & CI)
£19,700 per year (Int)
Foundation Year: £5,276 per year (UK, ROI & CI) £19,700 (Int'l)
Placement year: £1,850

For fees and funding information please visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ug-funding

Entry requirements

For September 2025 entry: The entry requirements for this course are 104 - 120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: 112 tariff points (Grade DMM). All subjects considered.

International entry requirements: Please see below some examples of the qualifications for entry onto Year 1 for September 2025 entry:

China: Chinese Senior High School Graduation Certificate (Huikao) average 80%, or Gaokao 61-71%. Grade depends on the course
France: Baccalaureate with 11.5–12.5 overall or 10.5-11.5 (international option)
Hong Kong: HKDSE Diploma (4,4,3 to 4,4,4 from three subjects). Grade depends on the course
India: All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Standard XII) 60-70%
Spain: Titulo de Bachillerato with 6 - 7. Grade depends on the course
Turkey: Devlet Lise Diplomasi/Lise Bitirme Diplomasi 3.5/5.0 or 70%

For September 2025 entry: If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component or equivalent.

For more information check out our International entry requirements.

Foundation Year Entry Requirements forSeptember 2025 entry: 48 - 72 UCAS tariff points.

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Entry requirements

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