Creative Media Production Level 2 BTEC Diploma - 2012:13
| Location: | Farnham College | | Course Code: | FCMED-BTCDP | | Year: | 2012:13 | | Start Date: | September 2012 | | Duration: | 1 Year | | FT/PT: | Full-Time | | | | | Other Fees: | £0 | | Advisory Costs: | £0.00 | | | 
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| Please note, fees are based on academic year 2011-12 and are intended as a guide only. We will update this information for 2012-13 as soon as we have it and accordingly to government funding and guidelines. |
Why Study Here Creative Media Production at Farnham College is an outstanding course. Excellent, energetic and inspirational teachers offer a high quality learning experience for all students. The department has fantastic resources with two Apple Mac suites, one PC suite, a television recording studio and a wealth of the latest media production software and hardware.
Suitable For Those who want a practical course in the skills necessary to work in the ever changing media industries and to progress onto Level 3 courses.
Application Method Application followed by individual interview
Entry Requirements 4 GCSEs at grade D or above.
Content / Overview There are 8 coursework assignments across this one-year course. Some of these are theoretical, but most involve a practical media production in a variety of contexts. These include producing a magazine cover, a print advertisement and a music video. The work is internally assessed.
Delivery Method Your experience will be varied and include learning practical skills, looking at case studies, working as a team and preparing presentations.
Assessment There are eight coursework assignments that are internally assessed.
Progression Media (Creative Media Production) Level 3 BTEC Diploma or a package of A Level subjects including Media.
Homework The nature of the BTEC course means that there is little formal setting of weekly homework. Instead, there is a longer timeframe in which to complete a collection of work. Students are expected to manage their own short term time-frames and complete all work to deadline.
Additional Information No specialist equipment is needed for this course as all materials, software and hardware are provided or available for student use. A course materials fee of £10 is charged to cover this. There are also occasional fees for course trips and study visits.
All students aged 19 years or over on 1 September in the first year of their course are expected to pay tuition, registration, exam fees and all other course related costs. Some assistance with these costs may be available depending on your circumstances and the latest government funding position. There are normally no tuition, registration or examination fees to pay if you are aged 16-18 on 1 September in the first year of your course and are a British or European Union resident. This does not apply to HNCs/Ds, Foundation Degrees, Degrees or courses that do not attract government funding.
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