B1 Higher Education Options

The University of Sunderland has almost 20,000 students who attend campuses based in the North East of England, London and Hong Kong. International learners make up 37% of the total student enrollment, creating a vibrant atmosphere to learn and grow. As well as this, the University features a vast array of career-focused courses and top-quality facilities. The Media and Film Studies courses featured at the University of Sunderland are ranked 11th in the UK: https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2021/sep/11/best-uk-universities-for-media-film-studies-league-table  (The Guardian University league tables, 2022). There are also the options to study Media at a practical or theoretical level, with the opportunity to choose from a multitude of courses across this spectrum. Their production courses feature the likes of TV, radio and online; cinematic film and high-end TV; or animation. You can also get direct experience and insight into a leading production company and how it operates through acclaimed independent production company, Fulwell 73, who have a regional office in their Media Center. Not only do they feature opportunities for production skills, but they also have accommodations for film and acting with BA (Hons) Film and Media or BA (Hons) Screen Performance. For the exploration and study of media they have BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Communications. The University of Sunderland's Media courses are designed to help develop practical and theoretical skills that are highly sought after by employers in the industry. I am interested in becoming a professional video editor in the Film Industry therefore, it is important for me to look for a course that would support these ambitions. The course that I would choose if I were to attend the University of Sunderland is Film Production BA (hons). This is a course which strongly encourages the use of technical skills, therefore this would be more than ideal for someone who specializes in video editing. It is a 3/6 year course (full time or part time) with a current fee of £9,250 and an international fee of £13,000. As for the entry requirements, their typical offer is 112-120 UCAS points from a minimum of two A Levels or equivalent (e.g. 1 x AVCE double award). You can find out how many points your qualifications are worth using the UCAS Tariff calculator. They also require three passes at GCSE grade C or above, which must include Mathematics and English Language, or a minimum of Level 2 Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number.



Northumbria University is a very highly acclaimed University with prestigious accolades such as being 'Top 50 in the world for sustainability': https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/northumbria-university-top-50-in-the-world-for-sustainability , 'Top 20 in the Student Crowds Uni Awards': https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/news/northumbria-ranks-top-20-in-the-studentcrowds-university-awards , 'Top 25 in the UK for graduates in highly skilled employment': https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/coming-to-northumbria/employability-ug-study and 'Top 50 in the UK for research power': https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research . In addition to these impressive achievements, the University's Media and Journalism course offers a carefully considered mix of theory and practice to develop the skills students need to thrive in this fast moving industry. It teaches them the fundamentals of journalism practice and theory, including news writing, the law and ethics, media production skills, and producing, creating and writing for films. Graduates of the course are ideally placed for a career in digital news media, the newspaper industry, radio or documentary film and television production. Northumbria is ranked 20th for Journalism, Publishing and Public Relations in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2022): https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2021/sep/11/best-uk-universities-for-journalism-publishing-and-pr-league-table . Not only this, but 96% of students say that the staff make the course easy to understand (National Student Survey, 2020) and 92% of students say that the course has provided them with opportunities to explore ideas or concepts in depth (National Student Survey, 2020). If I were to attend Northumbria University, the course I would choose is Film and TV Production BA (Hons). In order to apply for this course, you require 120 UCAS Tariff points and at least Maths and English Language at a minimum of grade 4/C or an equivalent.




Teesside University is a very positively reviewed university, having been Ranked in the 801-1000 band of global universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats as well as having a 4.3 star rating on Google. They are also ranked in the 301-350 band of 539 global universities in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2022: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/young-university-rankings#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats. In addition to this, in 2020, they became the first Adobe Creative Campus in Europe: https://www.tees.ac.uk/schools/mima/news_story.cfm?story_id=7512&this_issue_title=October%202020&this_issue= . They've also invested £275m in their award-winning campus over recent years with an ambitious programme of investment planned up to 2027 and been awarded Gold accreditation against the Investors in People Standard.  Furthermore, they ranked joint 40th in the Stonewall top 100 list of the most LGBT-inclusive employers in Britain 2020 and were University of the year for social inclusion (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022) https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/news/pressreleases_story.cfm?story_id=7695#:~:text=20%2F09%2F2021-,Teesside%20University%20has%20been%20named%20University%20of%20the%20Year%20for,an%20influential%20national%20league%20table.&text=Teesside%20has%20been%20named%20university,Times%20Good%20University%20Guide%202022. It is also worthy to mention that they ranked 1 of 96 global universities for overall satisfaction in the International Student Barometer Survey 2021 Based on the views of 1295 students within a global survey response of 92,019 students. https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/international/isb2021.cfm. Teeside University offers Film and Television Production BA (Hons) which is the course that I would choose from this University. This course features the options to have a foundation year and a work placement with the choice of studying full-time or part-time.


The price to study this course full time is £9,250 and £4,500 to study it part time.

The entry requirements for this course consist of 96-112 points from any combination of recognised Level 3 qualifications. Aside from formal qualifications, those with any evidence of practical media production experience are also considered.





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