Media Level 3

Lights, camera, action! You’ll present your own TV and radio shows, write and direct short films, and create documentaries and music videos.

You’ll work in our specialist TV and radio studios, editing suites and animation suite, operating cameras and editing using industry-standard software including Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition and Photoshop.

You’ll also build a digital portfolio that showcases your work and the practical skills you develop throughout the course.

Each project will produce a portfolio of evidence that tutors formally assess at points throughout the course.

Feedback is recorded on the College’s digital assessment platform, and one-to-one tutorials will track your progress and set targets.

Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project, where you’ll design and create a media product of your own choosing. This is externally moderated and exhibited for peers and tutors.

You could progress to university, with popular degree choices including broadcast journalism, film production, TV and radio production, screenwriting, digital media and creative media production.

You could also progress to an apprenticeship or work towards roles such as:

• Camera operator
• TV studio runner
• Radio producer
• Video editor
• Scriptwriter
• Producer
• Presenter

The creative industries are one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026).

Greater Manchester is one of the UK’s biggest media hubs outside London, with the BBC and ITV based at MediaCity in Salford.