Media Production

Media production is the practical discipline of creating content for broadcast, online, print, and film contexts, encompassing the full range of skills involved in bringing a creative or informational project from concept to finished output. It draws on storytelling, technical craft with cameras, sound, lighting, and editing, and an understanding of audiences and platforms, combining creative ambition with the production competencies that professional media environments demand. As the media landscape has fragmented and digital distribution has transformed how content is made and consumed, the range of contexts in which production skills are applicable has expanded enormously.

At York St John University, this part-time Media Production degree focuses on practical learning, giving you the opportunity to create content for online, television, film, radio, and print media throughout your studies. You will master a range of production skills and develop confidence with different equipment and software packages, working through processes that mirror those used in industry. The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, ensuring that your technical and creative development is grounded in professional experience and broadened by engagement with media production in international contexts.

Graduates from media production programmes are well placed for careers across the creative industries. Television and film production, radio and podcast production, digital content creation, broadcast journalism, corporate video, documentary, and social media content are all common destinations. The skills developed through production training, including project management, storytelling, technical facility, and the ability to work to deadlines under pressure, are also valued in roles in marketing, communications, public relations, and education.

Postgraduate study in media production, documentary, journalism, or screen studies is an option for those who wish to develop specialist expertise or move into research and academic careers.