Program Overview

The BA (Hons) in Screen Production is delivered in a brand new studio complex in heart of Belfast's city centre. It is part of the Ulster Screen Academy, bringing together courses in film, television, interactive design and media, animation and gaming design. It is located in an exciting and dynamic part of the city known as the 'Cathedral Quarter'. Nearby, are many of the biggest production companies in Northern Ireland and the campus is only a short distance from the famous 'Paint Hall' studios where Games of Thrones was filmed.

The BA (Hons) in Screen Production will introduce you to the widest possible experience of film and television production, combined with critical thinking to help you originate new content and unlock your creativity. We can help you develop the craft skills you will need to enter the industry and 70% of your class time will be spent in production modules.

The degree can be taken over 3-4 years. 4 years, if you decide to take year three out to work in the industry on placement. During the placement year, you can also earn a Diploma in Professional Practice.

You will receive significant software training in non-linear editing using the Adobe Creative Suite for both sound and video. We have a dedicated screening room, large Apple Mac labs offering full access to the Adobe Creative Suits software on campus. Our studio space is fully equipped with green screens, lighting desk and live broadcast facilities. We have a full range of 4k Blackmagic cinema cameras and can edit and colour grade video footage in our dedicated editing suites.

Screens are part of our everyday life. We want you to be prepared to join a fast-growing, exciting and ever-changing industry that creates the content for all of the screens in our lives, big or small. Through practice-based learning, you will acquire advanced knowledge of the kind of skills needed for digital film and television production combined with a knowledge of how the industry works, and the writing skills to tell the stories you want to make your way.

The screen-based sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Northern Ireland economy. This programme has been developed with industry partners to ensure that it addresses current and future skills gaps in the sector helping to create entrepreneurial and creative graduates who can not only address current skills gaps but also develop new businesses to grow the local creative economy.