Careers Brief - Media Production BA Hons
Overview
The Top-up Honours degree in Media Production offers you the opportunity for progression onto a postgraduate degree programme and direct job entry.
In the last few years with digital innovations and new technology, the media industries have been rapidly changing and expanding, requiring more multi-skilled and adaptable people.
For an overview of the industry sector, go to National Guidance Research Forum for 'LMI Future trends' and 'Sectors covered'.
Go to the website links below to find out more.
Further Study
You could progress onto a related higher level Masters and/or PhD doctorate, usually having attained a good Honours (First or 2.1) degree. This could be to develop your area of study to a more in-depth practical and/or academic level or to gain other specialist training.
For information on all postgraduate courses and research:
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Go to www.skillset.org/careers/ and click on sub-heading ‘Courses' to search for UK film, television, radio, animation, interactive media and photo imaging courses in the BFI/Skillset Media Courses Directory
- Go to www.prospects.ac.uk/study.htm for the national online directory
Useful Links
http://mycareerhub.bournemouth.ac.uk/
Bournemouth University Graduate Employment Service - job news, campus events, part-time work, placement, graduate job, ask a question, book an appointment
The Sector Skills Council for the Creative Media - Careers section
Go to sector sub-headings
www.prospects.ac.uk/starting_out.htm
Graduate Prospects - national careers site for HE students studying in the UK:
Drop down 'Careers advice' for 'Options with your subject''
Drop down 'Jobs and work experience' for 'What jobs would suit me?' using Prospects Planner
www.bbcacademy.com/ training and development
www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent/ (updated until November 2011)
http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/
The Guardian newspaper online - key source for current media news and jobs
Go to Divisions 'Blitz Academy Career Advice' - for a career in games
Creative Choices developing your career in the creative and cultural industries
http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/
Next Step careers site - go to sub-heading 'Planning your career' for 'Job Profiles'
http://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors
GTI Media publication for graduate jobs and careers advice
BCS The Chartered Institute for IT - drop down sub-heading 'Qualifications, Training, Careers' for 'Careers' + 'Students'
BIMA The British Interactive Media Association
The Knowledge online - contacts within film, TV, video & commercials production industries
BECTU The Media & Entertainment Union
PACT - UK trade association representing independent feature film, TV, digital, children's and animation companies
The Radio Magazine
Broadcast - leading magazine for the broadcast industry
www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities
Intute - free online service (updated until July 2011) providing a database and access to web resources for education and research in the Creative Arts and Humanities
Go to the Employability section of this Guide for additional help and advice with making applications.
