MA Television Production

About the course

We have taught Television Production for over a decade and in this time we have developed close links with the factual and entertainment TV industries. We are proud to say our graduates are now working on the some of the top programmes and films in the UK and US.

This is a highly practical course which covers a broad area of television production and is suitable for those who have no prior experience of studying television at university. You will be hands-on in our multi-camera TV studio and on location using a variety of camera, sound and lighting equipment. You will also be taught the post production process and will be encouraged to develop, produce and screen your own programming as part of your learning at Bedfordshire. At the end of your time with us, you will be a multi-skilled, industry-ready practitioner.

Employability is a core feature of this course. It is our job to help you break into TV and we will help you to develop industry links and find paid work or internships during your time with us.

Work experience and networking opportunities

The key to beginning a career in television is finding work experience. But many of these opportunities are not advertised to the public so how do you get started? We are here to help! As part of the MA Television Production course, your lecturers and the University’s Careers team will use their own contacts to link you up with industry placements and paid work in TV and film. We also run networking events here on campus and have set up similar events in Soho and at Bafta to allow our students to meet industry workers and build up their contacts book, all of which is key to getting started in TV.

How will I be assessed?

Your production work - in the TV studio and out on location - form the basis of many assessments. As with the real TV industry, you will work in groups as you produce factual, entertainment and drama programming and we will assess both the processes you use to produce the work as well as the quality of the final production.

For other units, essays, reflective reports and presentations will form part of the assessment methods. As the course progresses we move from well-defined conventional production briefs to more open-ended challenging briefs which allow you more scope to develop and produce innovative and ambitious programming.

How will this course improve my career prospects?

We have a reputation for producing well-rounded, industry-ready TV workers and as a result our alumni have gone on to work for award winning (and Emmy nominated!) productions including:

• Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
• Strictly Come Dancing
• The X Factor
• Britain’s Got Talent
• Top Gear
• Gogglebox
• The Apprentice
• Take Me Out
• Made in Chelsea