BA Future Media Production
Manchester Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) Future Media Production is an undergraduate degree focused on digital media production, emerging technologies, and multi-sensory content creation across various platforms. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice, Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes an optional placement year and offers a foundation year pathway. The first year covers foundational principles through Design, Image and Movement for Online Media, Creative Digital Workflows, and Global Digital Engagement Strategies. The second year examines production and funding alongside technology and design innovation in modules such as Technology and Design Innovation, Speculative Futures, and Media Production and Funding. The final year centres on independent and collaborative creative work, featuring modules like Individual Media Project, Professional Portfolio and Practice, and Collaborative Media Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Engineering professionals: 10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 255 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 69%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 6%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 3%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Design, Image and Movement for Online Media
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
- Collaboration and Innovation
- Creative Digital Workflows
- Global Digital Engagement Strategies
- Technology and Design Innovation
- Speculative Futures
- Transformative Production Practices
- Media Production and Funding
- Individual Media Project
- Professional Portfolio and Practice
- Creative Methodologies
- Collaborative Media Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £28,500. The £23,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 26 points in the IB. The average entrant had 134 UCAS points.
Does BA Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Future Media Production at Manchester Metropolitan University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.