Course Overview

Our ScreenSkills accredited course has created highly employable graduates year after year. The course is taught by experienced and passionate industry professionals who encourage, enable and empower you to become a creative practitioner.

With an emphasis on ‘learning by doing,’ you will produce, shoot and edit original programmes, working on everything from dramas and documentaries to sports and music programmes, entertainment and reality TV. Our students have a track record of producing award-winning and broadcast-quality work.

Build your skills with live briefs in the curriculum - you could have the opportunity to get work experience on primetime television for summer music festivals and high-profile events. With strong links to the industry, our students have recently gained work experience at the BBC, the Royal Television Society, Camp Bestival, Boardmasters, the Society of American Cinema Editors, Southampton Football Club, the NHS and many more. We are also the official University media partner for Glastonbury Music Festival.

Along with dynamic lectures and seminars, you will take part in workshops and masterclasses led by award-winning professionals from the TV and film industries. Recent guest speakers have had credits on Top Gear, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Bohemian Rhapsody and many more.

Throughout your studies, you will have everything you need for multi-camera TV studio set-ups located in three TV studios and the Media hatch for access to a range of high-end TV and Film equipment.

Develop your CV and join our expanding alumni network of industry professionals who will help you find the right career path. Start your journey to a successful career in TV at Solent.

General Eligibility

104-120 UCAS tariff points from A-levels

• A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D, a T-Level Merit, or equivalent, which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 104 UCAS points.

• Direct entry into the second or third years may be considered for this course.

• UK applicants will be invited to attend an interview.

• Applicants from outside the UK will be interviewed by video call or telephone.

• Applicants over the age of 21 may be considered based on relevant experience, without having the required tariff points.

• For further information about UK qualifications, please contact admissions.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• • IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component

  • TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component

  • Duolingo English Language Test - 115 overall with a minimum of 95 in each component