Creative Media & Digital

This one year creative media course will give you a taste of TV and film production as well as games design, allowing you to specialise in your chosen field at level 3 the following year. If you are looking to work creatively with media products, games design, production processes, distribution and marketing this course could be for you.

On this course you will follow a full-time Study Programme made up of the following four compulsory elements to best prepare you for progression to employment, apprenticeships, further study or applying to university:

• The main subject qualification
• Work experience for a minimum of 37 hours or, on some courses, up to 50 days over an academic year. You will be expected to find placements by researching companies, contacting employers and speaking with college staff.
• English and maths where students have not yet achieved GCSE grade 4 or above in these subjects
• Additional enhancing activities such as tutorials and work-related learning, including careers fairs, site visits and guest speakers, to help further develop the personal skills relevant to your progression goals

The Creative Media & Digital Level 2 qualification

• Types of media products and their audiences
• Plan and make a TV production
• Plan and make a music or talk based radio programme
• Create a promotional video
• Film your own creative ideas
• Design characters for a computer game
• Plan and make a computer game
• Working to a live brief

Trips, visits and activities

As part of the course you will also take part in industry trips and activities including networking events, visits and guest lectures. Previous events have included:

• Industry networking opportunities through work experience and a dedicated industry week
• Visits to local radio stations
• Visits to Sky Careers Academy
• Guest lectures from a wide range of industry professionals
• Opportunity to meet representatives from universities
• Film competitions

• Full HD television studio with industry standard equipment
• Radio studio and audio recording room
• Apple Mac suite with modern editing software
• Games studio with games development and simulation software

Explore our virtual tour - HD TV studio (new window)

Explore our virtual tour - Apple Mac Suite (new window)

Explore our virtual tour - Games Design Suite (new window)

Course assessed by:

80% coursework / practical
20% Exam

4 GCSEs grade 3 or above (including English and maths)