BA (Hons) Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University

Programme overview

In a rapidly changing digital landscape, effective storytelling requires creativity, strategic design, and a strong connection with diverse audiences. Our BA (Hons) Future Media Production course will empower you to produce impactful media content across platforms, embracing emerging technologies like extended realities and interactive digital media to create multi-sensory experiences. Through hands-on projects, you’ll develop both technical and creative transdisciplinary skills working within fields like animation, game design, and interaction design.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Department: School of Digital Arts (SODA) | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement; 4 years with Foundation | Study mode: full-time, placement year available | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our BSc (Hons) Future Media Production course prepares you to become a versatile, creative, and industry-ready media professional. You will gain the skills to design, produce, and deliver compelling digital media across a range of platforms, combining technical expertise, creative storytelling, and critical understanding of social and cultural contexts. Year 1 core: Design, Image and Movement for Online Media, Global Digital Engagement Strategies, Creative Digital Workflows, Collaboration and Innovation. Year 2 core: Media Production and Funding, Transformative Production Practices, Technology and Design Innovation, Speculative Futures. Year 3 core: Collaborative Media Project, Individual Media Project, Professional Portfolio and Practice, Creative Methodologies.

Career pathways

Graduates will build skills and gain experience in designing and developing cross platform digital media that will make them valuable employees and innovators within the digital and social media sector in the UK and beyond. Our graduates have gone on to have careers as: Apprentice Digital Marketing – Fujifilm, France.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GCE A levels - grades BBC or equivalent. Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM. Access to HE Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum 106 UCAS Tariff points. UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM. T level - We welcome applications from students undertaking T level qualifications. Eligible applicants will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of Merit as a condition of offer. IB Diploma - Pass overall with a minimum overall score of 26 or minimum 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. Other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to GCE A level are also considered. A maximum of three A level-equivalent qualifications will be accepted towards meeting the UCAS tariff requirement. AS levels, or qualifications equivalent to AS level, are not accepted. The Extended Project qualification (EPQ) may be accepted towards entry, in conjunction with two A-level equivalent qualifications. Please contact the University directly if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course. GCSE grade C/4 in English Language or equivalent, e.g. Pass in Level 2 Functional Skills English. IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English. IELTS: 6.0 overall with no individual element below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Standard UK and Channel Islands full-time fee for 2027/28 as stated on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement; 4 years with Foundation

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

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