Media Production
Media production is the discipline that turns ideas into content, bringing together the creative, technical and editorial skills needed to make films, documentaries, broadcast programmes, podcasts, online video and multimedia work for the full range of contemporary screens and platforms. It is a field in which the tools are changing rapidly, but the underlying craft of storytelling, audience engagement and effective communication remains constant. At the University of Lincoln, this three-year full-time degree focuses on developing both that craft and the technical competence to realise it across different production contexts, with a sandwich year and work placement giving you genuine professional experience as part of your studies.
You will learn the technical skills of camera operation, sound recording, editing and post-production alongside the creative and editorial judgement that distinguishes effective media production from technically competent but uninspired work. The programme covers a range of forms, from short film and documentary to factual television, digital content and live broadcast, preparing you for the diversity of the professional landscape rather than locking you into a single specialism. Lincoln's Lincoln campus provides access to industry-standard facilities, and the placement gives you time in a real production environment, building the experience and contacts that professional careers in media depend on.
A typical tariff of around 120 points is expected.
Graduates work as producers, directors, editors, camera operators, production managers and content creators across broadcast television, independent production companies, streaming platforms, digital agencies, corporate communications and the public sector. The media production industry rewards those who combine technical fluency with creative ambition and professional reliability, all of which the degree is designed to develop. Many graduates also go on to postgraduate study in filmmaking, screenwriting, documentary or digital media.