Gain specialist technical, production and writing skills for a career in the fast-paced, ever-evolving television industry, with our BA (Hons) TV Production course.
Our BA (Hons) TV Production course has a specific focus on the television Industry. In the UK, the industry has proved to be resilient and as it bounces back post-COVID, technically competent, creative professionals specialising in TV will be highly sought-after.
Study at ARU in Cambridge, and develop your technical and creative skills in our industry-standard facilities, which include a a fully-equipped HD multi-camera TV studio.
With an increase in streamed content, on-demand services and UK exports – and with innovations always round the corner – TV is the place to be.
Television and its associated internet/streaming platforms are among our most dominant forms of media, producing vast amounts of entertainment, factual and journalistic content.
The emergence of streaming over the last ten years, and the way it has shaped and transformed our habits, makes this a fascinating time to address traditional and new modes of production and distribution.
As well as developing your technical skills, you’ll look at important issues around representation, identity, and ultimately a central critical question: what is television?
How do we define television in the digital age? What might future modes of production look like? How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the way we use television in the future? What is the relationship between traditional broadcasting and the streaming giants? Is the future of television the desktop productions of YouTube? What is the relationship between social media and television, and how does it shape debates and tastes?
As a TV Production student, you’ll work across modes of production from single-camera drama/documentary to fixed-camera studio-based content. You’ll also examine experimental and DIY approaches characteristic of online platforms.
Writing it also a central part of this course. TV programme writers are often referred to as ‘show runners’, and the writer has never been more influential in television drama. You’ll gain skills in adaptation, characterisation, narrative structures and genre conventions.
This course is subject to planning. Some content, including modules, may be subject to change.
Course Details - Modules
This course is subject to planning. Some content, including the modules listed below, may be subject to change.
Year 1:
Creative Moving Image
Introduction to TV Studies
Screenwriting: The Short Film
Story Development
Screenwriting: The Serial
Television Production and Practice
Year 2:
Ruskin Module
Multi-Modal Storytelling
Television Genre
Television Project
Advanced Story Development
Exploded Screen
Year 3:
Research Project in Film and Media
Contemporary Television
Television Drama Production
Showcase Project
Writing, Pitching and Selling the Feature Film
Professional Practice in Film
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
P312
Institution code:
A60
Campus Name:
Cambridge Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).
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