Bolton 07withbuttons.indd - University of Bolton
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Business, Management and Logistics<br />
03 Media & Creative Business*<br />
FdSc Full-time/Part-time<br />
BSc (Hons) Full-time/Part-time<br />
BSc (Hons) Top Up Full-time/Part-time<br />
UcAS code<br />
PN3D FdSc/MCB (2 years full-time).<br />
PN3C BSc/MCB (3 years full-time).<br />
PN31 BSc/MCB1(Top Up - 1 year full-time).<br />
Duration<br />
FdSc - 2 years full-time or 3 years part-time.<br />
BSc (Hons) - 3 years full-time or 4.5 years parttime.<br />
BSc (Hons) Top Up - 1 year full-time or 2 years<br />
part-time.<br />
Start dates<br />
September.<br />
Typical <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
FdSc - 120 UCAS points or equivalent.<br />
BSc (Hons) - 220 UCAS points or equivalent.<br />
BSc (Hons) Top Up - Direct entry to the BSc<br />
(Hons) final year may be possible for applicants<br />
with a BTEC HND or FdSc in an appropriate<br />
subject.<br />
Special consideration is given to applicants<br />
without the above qualifications who have<br />
relevant work/life experience. Applicants for all<br />
these courses must also have five GCSE passes<br />
at grade C or equivalent including mathematics<br />
and English.<br />
Applicants may be required to attend for<br />
interview.<br />
See Entry Requirements page 174.<br />
Location<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bolton</strong>.The FdSc will also be<br />
available at a number <strong>of</strong> regional colleges.<br />
About the course<br />
Studying Media & Creative Business at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bolton</strong> gives you an excellent start<br />
onto the media career ladder, working either<br />
freelance or in a small business enterprise. Many<br />
employers promote themselves here to help<br />
you find a job within their company, or, if you<br />
T 0 204 903903 E enquiries@bolton.ac.uk W www.bolton.ac.uk<br />
are intending to start your own business, help<br />
and advice will be available from skilled media<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
What you will learn<br />
Both the FdSc and BSc (Hons) courses begin<br />
with the fundamentals <strong>of</strong> how the media<br />
industry operates, how to develop and grow<br />
ideas, and how to sell those ideas locally,<br />
nationally and globally.The courses help you<br />
develop sound business and financial concepts,<br />
both on a personal and managerial level. We<br />
continue to develop your understanding <strong>of</strong><br />
these areas in the second year <strong>of</strong> these courses<br />
including a more in-depth approach to ideas<br />
generation, marketing and content development<br />
across all platforms.<br />
If you are initially registered for the FdSc you will<br />
be eligible to progress onto the final year <strong>of</strong> the<br />
BSc (Hons) course after successful completion <strong>of</strong><br />
the foundation degree.<br />
In the final year <strong>of</strong> the BSc (Hons) degree your<br />
strategic media management skills will be further<br />
enhanced and you will also develop the strategic<br />
thinking and planning skills that have been<br />
highlighted by the industry as essential.<br />
What you will study<br />
Level 1 - FdSc and BSc (Hons)<br />
Sample modules:The Media World; Innovation<br />
and Ideas Generation; Research and Production<br />
Skills; Essential Communication - Presentation<br />
and Pitching; Production Planning; Rights and<br />
Wrongs <strong>of</strong> Copyright and IPR.<br />
Level 2 - FdSc and BSc (Hons)<br />
Sample modules:Vital Health and Safety;<br />
Technology for Multi-platform Production;<br />
Effective Marketing Tools; e-business Skills for<br />
Media; Project Management; Project Creation to<br />
Realisation.<br />
Level 3 - BSc (Hons) and BSc (Hons) Top Up<br />
Sample modules: Media Project (compulsory<br />
double module); e-business for Competitive<br />
Advantage; Rights Exploitation and Distribution;<br />
Contemporary Management Issues.<br />
Special features<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the distinctive features <strong>of</strong> this degree<br />
is the involvement <strong>of</strong> practising media industry<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in guest lectures, on-line tutorials<br />
and pr<strong>of</strong>essional advice sessions.<br />
careers and pr<strong>of</strong>essional development<br />
By studying the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bolton</strong>’s Media &<br />
Creative Business courses you will develop the<br />
necessary industry-specific skills to enter full-time<br />
employment in the media industry or set up<br />
your own media business. Career opportunities<br />
exist in many genres including: television and<br />
radio production, IPTV, animation, games design<br />
and music.<br />
After completing the BSc (Hons) course you<br />
might also choose to continue your studies by<br />
undertaking our MSc in Media and Creative<br />
Management. On completion <strong>of</strong> this masters<br />
qualification you would be able to move into<br />
the highly sought after area <strong>of</strong> media business<br />
management.<br />
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