Are you excited by the world of television production, content creation and the exciting and constantly evolving world of creative digital media?
Do you want a career working for streaming platforms, broadcasters, brands, television, and digital media production companies?
The Digital Media Production degree is developed with industry experts, to help you build your understanding of Digital Media Production and develop the creative and technical skills you’ll need to thrive in the creative industries.
Previous graduates in the School of Digital Screen Media have gone on to work in roles such as Story Researcher – Hollyoaks, Channel Editor – YouTube, Production Assistant – Netflix, Podcast Content Producer - The Digital Type, Production Coordinator – Premier League Productions, Schedule Executive – ITV, Casting Researcher – BBC, Assistant Producer – Air TV, and Runner – Emmerdale.
During your degree you’ll get practical, hands-on experience in, camera operation, producing, directing, scriptwriting, editing, digital design, podcasting and presenting using our fully equipped TV Studio, podcast suites and streaming facilities.
In your first year you’ll be introduced to the practical and technical fundamentals of digital media production. In your second and third years, you’ll work closely with employers in the creative media industry in a real-world professional environment through professional work placements and working on live industry briefs.
You’ll be able to select option modules that will let you specialise in your preferred areas of interest and refine the skills you need for specific job roles or industries.
You will meet numerous professionals from a wide range of creative industry backgrounds throughout the course, during workshops, seminars, TV and Film Studio visits and whilst working on industry productions.
We are part of Connected Campus - Screen Yorkshire and you’ll benefit from our established employer networks and industry links. You’ll also be able to get involved in our annual Journalism and Media Week - Leeds Trinity University, where top broadcasters, digital content creators, programme makers and media experts give talks and run masterclasses.
By the time you graduate you’ll have a wealth of experience, a host of employer connections and the skills necessary to find employment in a wide range of digital media-related roles including; television and film production and post-production, digital content creation, digital design, videography, social media, or for freelance work or self-employment.
You’ll have access to industry-standard spaces and equipment including production rooms, Mac and PC editing suites and TV, radio, podcast, photography and digital design studios. These specialist facilities will enable you to develop your practical and technical skills, produce a portfolio of professional work across different media platforms and prepare you for your graduate career in the industry.
You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
During your first year, you'll study six core modules.
You'll develop teamworking skills through creative challenges, taught sessions, profiling and self-understanding.
You'll work on team presentation and develop a professional persona through attitude, commitment and effective communication.
In the second semester, you'll look at enterprise and sector analysis.
You'll develop your solo presentation and pitching skills.
We'll cover the creativity and skills needed to start, maintain and grow your production streams as independent creators.
We'll help you develop the skills valued by the creative industries to help you become a professional with an industry-relevant work ethic.
You’ll examine the importance of the creative industries to local, regional and national economies, alongside the influence of major tech companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook on cultural production.
Through case studies from music, film, television, radio and podcasting, news, gaming, photography and theatre, the impact of digital technologies across the sector is explored.
Changing ideas of audience are considered, with a focus on market research, audience tracking and advertising within a global consumer landscape.
Looking to the future, you’ll analyse the role AI may play in content creation and debate how the creative industries could respond to emerging pressures. Broadcast video content supports learning and encourages discussion.
You’ll be provided a historical, industrial and theoretical context that informs your practical work in your first year and beyond, helping you understand both media’s rapid evolution and today’s technological landscape.
You’ll plan, prepare for and deliver these practical activities, applying your skills and knowledge within a real-world professional context.
Emphasis is placed on developing confidence, professionalism and reflective practice as you demonstrate your readiness for industry-focused work.
You’ll be introduced to both streaming platforms and linear broadcasters, exploring institutions such as the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, Disney+ and YouTube.
Learning is supported by relevant broadcast content from each platform to inform understanding and spark discussion.
A range of traditional and contemporary genres is analysed across different media platforms, considering their histories, codes and conventions, audience demographics and markets.
Attention is given to how formats are developed and sold globally, why some succeed while others fail, and the continued appeal of entertainment, drama, documentary and reality television.
Emphasis is placed on understanding both key reference points and the impact of rapidly evolving technologies on the media landscape.
You’ll be introduced to the practical processes of professional video and audio production, developing core skills in cinematography, lighting, sound recording and editing.
Learning focuses on the effective use of film and photography equipment, alongside industry-standard software relevant to your course.
Opportunities are provided to build new or existing production skills while developing the creative and technical practices needed at later levels of study.
Workshops and assignments emphasise group working, supporting professional networking, collaborative crew skills and increased confidence on set and on location.
You’ll explore a range of methods for creating and interacting with digital narratives, analysing how different formats and platforms support storytelling in both fiction and non-fiction contexts.
Strengths and limitations of digital narrative forms are evaluated, alongside their suitability for different audiences and publishing environments. Learning is consolidated through playing, creating and co-creating digital narratives.
Two small projects are developed from initial idea, pitching and planning through to prototyping, playtesting and delivery, including one individual project and one group project.
During your second year, you'll study three core modules and will be required to choose two option modules.
You’ll prepare for a professional external placement as part of the programme’s professional pathway.
Support is provided for CV building, tailored applications, networking, self-marketing, interview preparation and wider employability skills, building on foundations introduced earlier in the degree. Learning is enhanced through insights from external speakers and industry contacts.
The module also supports planning for post-graduation employment, helping you identify potential entry-level roles, set final-year career goals and plan targeted upskilling to achieve them.
You’ll develop a comprehensive and contemporary understanding of Digital Content Creation as you are guided through the whole digital content creation process, from research into content creators, audiences and the market, idea generation and digital content production.
Explore advanced video production techniques, including using AI, to enhance your storytelling skills and produce content in the studio.
The workshops and assignments will have a focus on group working. This is to support and foster professional networking and relevant social and crew-working skills, as well as improving confidence on set/location.
Building from your first year, you’ll further develop your practical understanding of professional video and audio production.
You’ll enrich your understanding of cinematography, lighting, audio recording and editing, utilising more advanced specialist equipment, techniques and software.
Opportunities for you to develop your existing production skills and the associated enabling creative skills, techniques and practices at a more advanced level towards your final year.
You’ll develop production and storytelling skills that are highly transferable within a global media industry, drawing on factual content from platforms such as Netflix, the BBC, YouTube, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
Attention is given to researching, developing and writing ideas for factual programmes, alongside production and post-production processes and the importance of narrative structure.
Learning culminates in an individual portfolio demonstrating editorial and technical skills, including a 7‑minute short factual film supported by full production documentation.
You’ll also explore ethical debates around the ‘creative treatment of actuality’ , alongside the historical development and cultural role of non‑fiction media.
You’ll be introduced to the process of professional film and audio production and acquire practical understanding of basic videography, lighting, audio production and post production
You’ll be introduced to the processes behind professional film and audio production, developing a practical understanding of videography, lighting, sound recording and post‑production.
Learning focuses on the effective use of film production equipment and industry‑relevant workflows. Production skills are developed through activities such as lighting a set, shooting on location and working with scripted material, alongside building confidence in collaborative production environments.
Emphasis is placed on developing technical awareness and creative practice, preparing you to work with more specialist equipment and advanced production techniques at the next level of study.
You'll learn interview skills, how to write for radio and podcasts, how to edit audio, and the skills needed to compile, write and deliver a news bulletin and podcast.
You'll get an understanding of radio and podcasting and the context in which they operate, including OFCOM regulation, marketplaces and audiences.
You’ll build on the understanding of storytelling developed in the first year of your degree, extending these ideas through forms of scriptwriting specific to Film or Digital Media Production and exploring their intersections at a more advanced level.
A wide range of stories is examined to identify what makes them effective, revisiting core concepts such as character, premise and plot while deepening analysis of pacing, genre and narration.
Emphasis is placed on applying these storytelling tools in practice to develop more confident and nuanced narrative skills.
The module builds on knowledge and skills from your first year and prepares you for the larger creative projects in your final year recognising storytelling as a foundational element of the creative media industries and a vital skill for presenting and advocating ideas throughout your future career.
During your final year, you'll study two core modules and will be required to choose two option modules.
You'll draw on the professional skills you have developed throughout your degree so far and use these to negotiate, deliver and reflect on a collaborative project with an employer.
This could include a work-based project, intervention or an alternative professional development project within the work setting.
Learn practical TV and social media skills.
You'll produce television and social media artefacts, and develop your skills in production and presentation.
During the module, you'll contribute to a live radio show broadcast on BCB Radio and produce a three-minute radio news package.
You'll edit audio using Adobe Audition's multi-track editor, and learn about radio programme production and advanced storytelling using audio.
You'll get a deeper understanding of radio and podcast production.
In your first semester you'll explore contemporary forms of intertextuality across media, drawing on theories of adaptation, transmedia, remakes, sequels and series, franchising, and paratextuality. You'll analyse how intertextuality operates within presold media products, considering processes of production such as recontextualisation, rebooting, extension, and transmedia storytelling.
Creative decisions within individual texts will be examined in relation to production contexts and broader cross‑media storytelling strategies prevalent within the film, television, video game, and wider media industries.
In the second semester you'll examine contemporary ‘cult’ media texts, focusing on ‘quality’ film and television drama produced in the UK, USA, and Europe and distributed to global audiences. You'll consider industrial, aesthetic, cultural, and theoretical perspectives on cult media, including questions of authorship, audience, fandom, and reception in a post‑television convergence era, with opportunities to explore cult phenomena beyond film and television such as music and video games.
Experience matters. That's why we embed professional work placements within the majority of our standard undergraduate degrees.
Careers+Placements will work with you to find a placement or help you to arrange your own, whether that's in Leeds, another part of the UK or even abroad. You will be able to take part in a series of workshops, events and live ‘employer challenges’ to boost your confidence and prepare you for your placement.
During your placement, you could have an opportunity to gain degree-relevant work experience, build your knowledge of career sectors and secure valuable employer references and industry contacts. This experience will help you to shape your career decisions and find the right path for you.
Professional work placements and live industry briefs are embedded into your degree, allowing you the opportunity to gain valuable real-world industry experience, build industry connections and increase your understanding of content creation and digital media production.
Your professional work placements will give you the chance to gain practical experience with some of the top media companies across the UK and develop your employability skills and industry connections.
Previous Digital Screen Media students have completed their placements working with channels and streaming platforms such as YouTube, ITV, BBC and Channel 4, and on successful shows such as Emmerdale, Pointless, The Yorkshire Vet, Helicopter ER, and New Life in the Sun.
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Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
Information about the large range of qualifications we accept, including A-Levels, BTECs and T Levels, can be found on our entry requirements page. If you need additional advice or are taking qualifications that are not covered in the information supplied, please contact our Admissions Office.
Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits; we value highly the experience you illustrate in your personal statement.
The following information is designed to give you a general overview of the qualifications we accept. If you are taking qualifications that are not included below, please contact our Admissions Office who will be happy to advise you.
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Providing you with the opportunity to develop the professional skills and experience you need to launch your career is at the heart of everything we do at Leeds Trinity University.
This degree is ideal preparation for a career in the digital media industry in roles including: digital content creator, production assistant / runner (Film & TV), social media management, television researcher, editor, camera operator, graphic and motion designer, and videographer.
Previous graduates from the School of Digital Media are now working as:
After you graduate, Careers and Placements will help you as you pursue your chosen career through our mentoring scheme, support with CV and interview preparation and access to graduate employability events.
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