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Film, TV and Stage Design with Foundation Year

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Peel Park Campus

Course summary

The world of arts and media is changing at a phenomenal rate, and there has never been a better time to explore your creativity and the ways in which you can apply it to the world around you.

This Foundation Year provides the perfect opportunity for you to explore the key principles of art, design and media. The course is designed to help you develop your creative skills, it gives you a chance to build a larger portfolio, and provides a good transition period to familiarise yourself with the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology and life as a student at Salford. You will then be in a strong position to progress onto your chosen degree pathway.

This is a shared Foundation Year across Art, Design and Media disciplines, and will give you a collaborative environment to explore ideas, take creative risks and become confident independent learners. You will be joining a thriving and creative community.

The Foundation Year of this four-year programme aims to provide you with an understanding of the subject to allow you to progress on to the BA (Hons) Film, TV and Stage Design course.

You will:

  • develop your creative skills and academic confidence

  • familiarise yourself with student life

  • prepare to study on one of our degree programmes

This course is not open to international students.

Modules

Foundation Year

  • Digital Media Applications
  • Creative Methods
  • Creative Risk Taking
  • Creative Practice Major Project
  • Introduction to the Creative Industries

Year 1

  • 3D Design Principles
  • 3D Design Procedures and Practice
  • Establishing Professional Practice for 3D Design
  • Exploring Creative Contexts: Film, TV and Stage Design
  • Design for Script
  • Design for Location

Year 2

  • Design for Studio Set
  • Design for Drama Set
  • Developing Professional Practice for 3D Design
  • Design in Practice
  • Responding to Creative Contexts: Film, TV and Stage Design

Year 3

  • Design for Short Film Project
  • Applied Professional Practice for 3D Design
  • Research Methods for Film, Television and Stage Design
  • Negotiated Major Project

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W4C8
Institution code:
S03
Campus name:
Peel Park Campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

International applicants

This course is not suitable for international students. If you are an international student and interested in a foundation year study pathway, the University of Salford website has details of the International Foundation Year.

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff

64 points

A level

64 points (minimum number of A2’s = 1)

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MPP

Access to HE Diploma

Pass Level 3 Access to HE Diploma with 64 points with relevant subjects

Scottish Higher

64

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

24 points
24 points in relevant subject

T Level

P
D/E in core subject.

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio

Historical entry grades data BETA

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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