Our innovative MA in Film, Television and Moving Image builds on its prestigious heritage as the longest-running degree programme of its kind in the UK. Through a distinctive mix of creative practice options and academic enquiry, this course emphasises the transformative potential of the screen sector and offers creative practice opportunities at three key stages: screenwriting, production and exhibiting.

This MA is an intensive program providing you with a solid foundation in media-based storytelling by combining in-depth research methods with a practical, hands-on approach to learning. It will teach you how to record and edit in audio and video formats; how to research, produce, script, and edit your own material, whether it is short features or long-form documentaries; and how to produce stories for radio, TV, and interactive online platforms. To do this, you’ll also learn effective interviewing techniques. This MA will teach you how to identify a good story and then how to research and pitch it for a successful commissioning outcome.

The M.A. in Global Film and Television is an online course, offering a range of distinct critical and theoretical approaches. You will be asked to explore the dynamic relationship between visual style and social commentary in the work of film and television from around the world. As the industries of film and television become increasingly interconnected, the course considers their shared stylistic and contextual relationships.

Develop your unique voice and the skills and knowledge needed for the industry. Channel the spirit of radical creativity into your practice, learning from professionals to enhance your screen production and research skills in a rapidly developing field. From screenwriting, casting and pitching to production management, filming and editing, this online master’s in Film & Television will help you develop technical prowess across pre-production and post-production. You will also be challenged to innovate; questioning industry traditions, conventions and creative canons to carve your own original space in the industry. Whether you are already working in the industry, have just finished an undergraduate degree or are after a career change and want to level up your skillset, we'll help you bring innovation and originality to your chosen specialism.

MA Production Management for TV, film and digital media will give you practical experience in the planning, organising, execution and delivery of TV production in the genres of documentary, studio and drama. Located in the heart of MediaCity, a digital and media hub, you will have the opportunity to network with industry production managers in seminars, workshops, tuition and industry-aligned projects. This programme has strong links with the BBC, ITV, True North, Dock 10 and other high-profile production companies across the UK.