Television BA (Hons)
Edinburgh Napier University
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We are the #1 modern university in the UK for Communication & Media StudiesThe Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024BA (Hons) Television direct entry (Year 3) degree course will encourage you to think and work creatively and professionally on practical production work across drama and factual genres.This ScreenSkills-accredited course strikes a balance between gaining technical production skills and developing your creative practice through teamwork. We have strong links to the ...Read more

We are the #1 modern university in the UK for Communication & Media StudiesThe Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024BA (Hons) Television direct entry (Year 3) degree course will encourage you to think and work creatively and professionally on practical production work across drama and factual genres.This ScreenSkills-accredited course strikes a balance between gaining technical production skills and developing your creative practice through teamwork. We have strong links to the creative and media industries in Scotland and beyond, which are embedded in our teaching and learning. And with direct entry to Year 3, we support students from Further Education to succeed at university.The programme reflects the converging worlds of broadcast television, film and new media, providing a distinctive and high-quality undergraduate experience. The course provides a work-based learning module, dedicated to help students gain work experience in the industry.This award-winning course was nominated as one of the top three universities in Scotland for Film Production and Photography in the Guardian University Awards 2017.This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills quality-mark for the purposes of indicating courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

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WUSCA ranking:
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20/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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27th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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86th
Media Studies
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0%
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85%
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£9,250 per year

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£1,820 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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£19,340 per year

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Edinburgh Napier University
10 Colinton Road Edinburgh Scotland EH10 5DT United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Edinburgh Haymarket  0.5 miles away
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