Mode of Study

Full-time

Start Date

25th Aug 2025, 2 years

Location

City Campus

Applications from International Students Welcome

Overview

This course covers broadcast television, studio and location work, research, scriptwriting and new media. You'll be well placed to apply for a limited number of competitive internship placements at STV and other local production companies offering valuable hands-on experience in video, broadcast, editing and online production.

The course balances professional level technical production skills and research practice. We have close links with the broadcast industry and you will enjoy the expertise of visiting specialists covering all aspects of TV production and media content, alongside teaching staff, who have direct experience of working in the industry.

Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to grow your development and production skills in drama, entertainment and factual. 

You should have completed two years of HND study, or equivalent, before beginning two years of further study leading to the award of BA Honours.  Direct entry to year 3 allows further education students to succeed at university. 

Run in partnership with the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University, who have a first class reputation for excellence in practice-led screen courses, it is delivered at City of Glasgow College's outstanding industry-standard studio and production facilities and offers students a basic or honours degree in Television awarded by Edinburgh Napier University.

If your application is successful you can apply for the STV and Royal Television Society (RTS) undergraduate bursary scheme.  In addition to funding, students attend networking and industry insight events, receive work placements and mentoring sessions, as well as the opportunity to establish a network of industry contacts.

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This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 9. 

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

• HND Creative Industries TV; OR
• Relevant television experience.

Applications for this course should be made through UCAS.

Additional selection requirements

You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area or we'll make an offer based on your application form.

ESOL entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.

What you study

Year three:

• TV Factual Research.
• TV Script-writing.
• TV Factual Production.
• TV Studies.
• TV Drama Production.
• TV Studio Presentation.

Year four (some modules are optional):

• TV Entertainment Production.
• Final Project Research.
• Work Placement.
• Dissertation.
• TV Final Project.
• TV Professional Development.

After the course

Careers

After the course, you'll be prepared for an entry-level position in the highly competitive creative and media sector including production, directing, editing, presenting or researching.  

Continuing Study

You may also consider applying for further studies at Masters level.

Teaching

How the course is taught

Assessment methods