Our innovative MA in Film and Television builds on its prestigious heritage as the longest-running degree programme of its kind in the UK. We aim to equip you with wide-ranging skills, knowledge and critical awareness to meet your career aspirations in sectors in which moving images play a central role. Our curriculum incorporates an exciting variety of learning and teaching activities designed to foster your capacity for researching and rigorously analysing different aspects of film, television and moving images.

Kickstart your screen music career with our Music MA specialising in Film, TV and Games. This practical postgraduate degree is designed to hone your skills in composing for the moving image whether that is for Film, TV or Games. You will also develop a professional approach, and innovative thinking, equipping you for the dynamic nature of today's music industry. 

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 MA Film and Television Production course aim to deliver employable and smart thinking graduates ready for the industry and aware of the issues that making content for screens big and small entails.

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.

Based in our world-class film school and supported by a specialist, award-winning staff, you’ll learn to create work with impact, relevance and reach. This dynamic MA will help you build the craft and critical skills to place your work in line with current industry trends, both in the UK and globally. You'll benefit from student-centred teaching, scaffolded skill instruction and expert guest masterclasses while engaging in contextual research and practical projects mirroring professional workflows in real-life creative environments. We cherish courageous originality and the diversity of our student body, welcoming applicants with and without a media background. The School of Film & Television is a member of CILECT, the global association of the world's best film, television and animation schools.

MA Editing for TV, Film and Digital Media will equip you with much more than the ability to edit visual material effectively. You’ll study at our MediaCity campus, a hub of digital and media businesses in the north of England and home to the BBC and ITV. You’ll use our state-of-the-art facilities including digital labs, fabrication labs, computer and editing suites and green screen facilities. Throughout the course, there will be opportunities to engage with the industry through networking events and live projects.

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.

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.

Would you like to direct a rock band in our new multi-camera 4K TV studio? Would you like to create hit formats like Big Brother, Strictly-Come Dancing, The Apprentice, and Gogglebox? Then the Directing & Producing Television Entertainment MA course is for you.

With a wealth of commissions and creative opportunities, TV is where most screenwriters work. Taught by professional writers, you'll work on the scripts from series currently on British TV gaining the knowledge, skills & contacts to succeed in the industry.