Television and Video Technology BSc(Hons)
Facts about Television and Video Technology
| Year of entry | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Qualification | BSc(Hons) |
| Application route | 3 years full-time: apply through UCAS (code HW66) 4 years sandwich: apply through UCAS (code HW6P) 4 years full-time including foundation year: apply through UCAS (code P301) Please note: this route is currently closed to Home applicants for September 2012 entry. 6 years part-time: apply direct to the University View course combinations page for joint honours UCAS codes |
| Modules | Module Listing |
About this course
Why choose this course?
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the video, audio and broadcast technologies used in the television and video production industry. The course links the design and technology aspects of production, and will enable you to build up a portfolio of creative work based on your use and understanding of television and video equipment.
We aim to equip you with skills that will be useful to TV broadcasters or production companies right from the day you graduate.
What will you study?
Initially you will study the scientific principles and technologies necessary to understand video production and television studio equipment. You will then acquire an advanced knowledge and practical experience of video cameras, sound recording, studio broadcast techniques, lighting principles, video and broadcast electronics, audio and video signal processing, multimedia and internet broadcast technologies, non-linear editing, visual effects and compositing, interactive television and other relevant topics.
Find out more about the teaching on this course by watching a video of senior lecturer Susan Scotcher:
Module listing
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Year 1
- Light, Sound and Motion
- Visual Thinking
- Introductory Electronics
- Visual Structures
- Instrumentation Principles for Media Technology
- Fundamentals of Computer Imagery
- Option module
- Introductory Film Production
- Practical Programming
- Business Organisation and Practice
- Object-Orientated Programming with Java
- HTML Programming and Internet Tools
- Numerical and Mathematical Techniques
Year 2
- Broadcast Science
- Video Cameras and Lighting
- Project Design and Investigation Skills
- Film and Television Studies
- Digital Moving Images
- Project Planning and Investigative Skills
- Computer Generated Imagery and Sound
- Introduction to Visual Basic
- Multimedia Design
- Media and Broadcast Electronics
- Computer Animation
Year 3
- Digital Media Editing and Compositing
- Sound and Vision
- Broadcast Technologies
- Dissertation
- Project
- Two option modules (from areas including multimedia, communications, animation, computer graphics)
- Advanced Multimedia Design
- Computer Generated Imagery II
- Advanced Computer Generated Imagery
