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Focus on practical skills in media production. Improve your knowledge and build your CV. Get involved with high-quality media content, with technical skills that are in demand across the TV and film industries.
MA Media Production will give you the skills, knowledge, experience, and confidence to be employable in the film, TV, and media industry, either in one or multiple professional roles.
The course is made up of four core practical modules and it's been awarded the ScreenSkills Select accreditation. The course aims to stretch your creativity and maximise your sense of personal fulfilment.
Throughout the course, you'll work on a range of projects and develop your practical production skills in areas including screenwriting, camera, sound, editing, lighting, colour grading, producing, and directing. Your learning experience will be greatly enhanced by our lecturing team who are experts in their areas of specialism and by our first-class equipment including specialised cameras, sound recording equipment, movement rigs, and professional editing software packages such as Avid Media Composer.
You'll work on group production projects supported by workshops, studio sessions, and tutorials, as well as masterclasses led by industry professionals. You'll also have the option to learn editing and sustainable production alongside other industry-facing opportunities.
The aim of the course is that you further develop your understanding of film and television production, but at the heart of it is employability. We want you to work as closely as possible to the production process and techniques you would find in industry. This combination of creative practice, research, and reflection will enable you to approach things with an open and critical mind, as well as the ability to communicate your ideas in a variety of forms.
Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that this master's degree requires a higher level of independent working.
You'll work on group production projects supported by workshops, studio sessions, and tutorials, as well as masterclasses led by industry professionals.
Assessment methods include your practical work with supporting reports that place the work in its academic context.
Our typical offer is:
| Qualification | Minimum grade |
|---|---|
| a Canadian bachelor's degree | GPA 2.40 |
| a USA bachelor's degree | GPA 2.5 |
If you already hold a postgraduate qualification, please see our Applying for additional postgraduate degrees Help and Advice article.
If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, you can take one of the foundation pathways at our partners ONCAMPUS Sunderland. Find out more information and whether your course is eligible on our ONCAMPUS page.
If your qualification is not listed above, please contact the Student Administration team at studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk for further advice.
We usually require applicants to hold an honours degree in a related discipline. We may ask you to undertake a short course that covers essential skills and knowledge before you join the main master's course.
We'll ask you to prepare a portfolio of work you've completed so far. We're not looking for perfection, and we appreciate you may still be developing work. We would like to see:
If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.
2024/25 fees:
2025/26 fees:
Take a look at the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
Previous students on the course have graduated and entered the industry in various roles. Our alumni are working as directors, producers, camera operators, editors, and videographers. Some graduates enter the industry as freelancers, others are employed by media companies, and some students set up their own media companies.
MA Media Production is accredited by ScreenSkills who awards the quality mark of the Tick to practice-based degree courses that most effectively provide students with the skills and knowledge required by employers in the screen industries.
For employers, the Tick signposts work-ready graduates and apprentices from creative courses that have proven to understand and have links with the screen industry.
Graduates from Tick courses have privileged access to Trainee Finder, a service that matches trainees with companies across the UK’s animation, film, games, high-end TV, and VFX industries.
