University Centre Rotherham Courses Media, Moving Image and Photography

Media, Moving Image and Photography

For our Media and Photography curriculum, we offer a degree in Media, Moving Image and Photography.

This course focuses on the creative industries, within the sectors of media and photography. It embraces the ever-changing technologies and platforms associated within the lens-based industries and aims to develop you into a work-ready, creative, independent and highly skilled media and photography practitioner.

Working across either a media or photography pathway or a combination of the two, you will become production ready whilst also exploring the mediums from cultural, historical and academic perspectives.

The modules on this course will allow you to work on both self-generated and client-led briefs, which will challenge and inspire students to think creatively. These skills will enable you to gain work placements, find freelance opportunities and gain an insight into the lens-based industries.

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Study Media, Moving Image and Photography

I started as a student at Rotherham Campus in 2011 and completed my level 3, then I did my degree at University Centre Rotherham, and finally my PGCE. That’s six years of being a student at the RNN Group and now I am in my fourth year of teaching media and photography.

Ryan Gleeson BA Hons Media, Moving Image and Photography and PGCE

FUTURE CAREERS IN MEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY

The Media and Photography sector is ideal for those who are interested in the creation of content for film, television and radio.

Photographer

Average salary - £17,000 - £45,000*

Photographers take and process pictures of people, places, products and events.

Day to day tasks*

Discuss a project with the client and agree the ‘brief’
Find and prepare locations for the photo session
Set up equipment and lighting and take photographs
Edit and process images, using industry software
Check colour match accuracy and image quality
Select the best images for the client to use online or in print

Working environments*

You could work in a creative studio. Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

TV or Film Production Manager

Average salary - Variable*

Production managers take care of the business, financial and recruitment side of film and television productions.

Day to day tasks*

During the planning stages of a production you may;

Work with the producer and senior production staff
Draw up a production schedule and budget
Negotiate costs with suppliers

During filming you could;

Make sure the production runs to schedule
Control and monitor production spending
Report on progress to the producers

Working environments*

You could work at a film studio, on a film set, in an office or at a TV studio. Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time and you may spend nights away from home.

*Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the media, moving image and photography sector include**:

Communication | Planning | Management | Detail Orientated | Customer Service

**Information from EMSI 2024

What our students say

“The tutors are really friendly and genuinely care about your development as an individual. I have easy access to state-of-the-art equipment used in industry and feel I can be free with my creativity.”

James Poulton Media, Moving Image and Photography Student

“I enjoy the close-knit atmosphere here. UCR was recommended by my tutors from Rotherham College, they made me believe I could progress to degree level.”

Ryan Widdowson Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media, Moving Image and Photography