Creative Media - Level 2
Start Date: 1st September 2026
- Length 1 Year
- Study Full-Time
- Location Kidderminster College
Qualification Gained
Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology (Media Pathway)
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Turn Your Passion for Media into a Future Career!
Love media? Obsessed with tech? Dream of creating videos, graphics, and content that people can’t stop watching? The UAL Level 2 Creative Media Production and Technology course is your first step into the exciting world of creative industries.Over one year, you’ll explore the exciting world of media production and technology. You’ll work with video, audio, photography, and digital tools to create engaging content and develop practical skills for the media industry.
You’ll learn through hands-on projects, experimenting with filming, editing, sound design, and digital workflows. Each project is designed to help you understand how media shapes our world, past and present, while building your own creative voice.
Along the way, you’ll develop problem-solving skills, boost your confidence, and improve communication through group work and collaborative projects. You’ll also take part in critiques and showcases to present your work professionally. Plus, you’ll discover the wide range of careers in media and technology and how to progress to higher education or employment.
This qualification is awarded by UAL (University of the Arts London)—the UK’s leading creative industries awarding body. Developed with top universities and industry experts, these courses ensure you graduate with the knowledge and skills that employers and universities value most.
Why choose this course?
- Develop core media skills – video, audio, digital design, and photography.
- Showcase your creativity – build a portfolio with exciting projects.
- Learn hands-on – expert tutor support and industry-standard equipment.
- Plan your next step – progress to Level 3, an apprenticeship, or a media career.
Entry requirements:
You will hold 3 GCSE’s at grade 2 or above.
If these requirements are not met, we will have a conversation with you around which course and level would be most appropriate.
You will successfully complete a mandatory interview with either an audition or portfolio of work.
Please note that entry requirements and course offer can be subject to change at any time.
What will I achieve?
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology (Media Pathway).
What will I learn?
Video Production: Learn the fundamentals of filming, editing and producing high-quality videos. Explore different genres and techniques to create compelling visual stories.
Audio Production: Master the art of sound recording and editing. From sound effects to soundtracks, discover how to enhance your projects with professional audio.
Digital Graphics: Develop your skills in graphic design and digital illustration. Create eye-catching visuals for various media platforms.
Interactive Media: Explore the world of interactive content, including web design and multimedia applications. Learn how to engage audiences through innovative digital experiences.
How is the course taught?
- Coursework
- Project work
- Practical work
- Theory work
How am I assessed?
There are no exams with UAL qualifications. All modules are assessed at pass/fail only until your final module, the Final Major Project - in which all the knowledge and skills you have developed over the course are put to use in a project designed by you and the tutors to showcase your unique skills and thus maximise your potential in terms of your final grade.
Work experience opportunities:
As part of your course, you will be required to complete a period of work experience. This forms an essential component of your overall study hours and is designed to support your learning and progression. The number of hours you need to complete will vary depending on the level and type of qualification you are undertaking. There is an expectation that your placement will be relevant to your chosen course, helping you gain valuable insight and practical skills in your subject area. While learners are expected to secure their own placement, our dedicated Work Experience Coordinator will support you throughout the process and ensure that all placements meet the necessary compliance and safeguarding requirements.
English and Maths:
Learners aged 16 -18 will be expected to study English and Maths as a mandatory requirement for the study programme if GCSE grade 4 and above are not achieved.
Tutorial
Tutorial is a program of essential topics affecting you as a potential employee and member of a community. You will cover topics to improve employability skills, mental fitness (both for you and those around you) and much more. It is an essential part of your personal development.
As part of you weekly timetable, you will be expected to take part in Tutorial. This consists of a 1-1 meeting (at least 3 a year) and Personal Development activities that develop you both personally and professionally. Part of the focus is to raise digital Standards and take part in Employer Engagement Activities such as guest speakers, logging Work Experience and in person and online networking.
We work with Student Experience, Careers and your Curriculum team to ensure your Tutorial elements link to your industry area and to create opportunities to develop key skills for profile raising as well as enabling you to create competitive applications and CVs.
Tutorial is also an opportunity to check in with you as part of a group and individually. You can discuss any issues you might be having that affect your learning and essentially identify strategies and support available to you.
Where can I progress?
Upon successful completion of this course, you can go on to UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology.
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Meet our tutors and students
Joshua Prior
Tutor - MediaJoshua Prior is a local filmmaker, actor and recent graduate from the University of Worcester, where along with First Class Honours, was awarded the Robert Burley Memorial Award for New Talent in Filmmaking. Beyond his studies, Josh has had the opportunity to work on personal passion projects in film and content creation, which resulted in winning the Best UK Feature award at the Realtime International Film Festival, as well as interviews with Worcester University’s Press Office and BBC Hereford & Worcester. Mostly working as an assistant director, Josh has gained experience in managing film sets, facilitating the best environment for creatives to thrive. He aims provide the same experience for his students.
Media
Gallery
What can I do with a qualification in Creative Media?
Daily tasks:
- Produces works on commission basis for clients.
- Markets and sells finished work directly to customers.
- Liaises with writers and publishers to produce book illustrations.
- Uses artistic skills to restore damaged artworks.
- Approaches managers of galleries and exhibitions in order to get finished work displayed.
- Builds up composition into finished work by carving, sculpting, etching, painting, engraving, drawing, etc..
- Prepares sketches, scale drawings or colour schemes.
- Selects appropriate materials, medium and method.
- Onceives and develops ideas and ways of working for artistic composition.
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Daily tasks:
- Selects, contracts, markets and arranges for the presentation and/or distribution of performance, visual and heritage arts.
- Manages health and safety issues.
- Ensures necessary equipment, props, performers and technical staff are on set when required.
- Prepares rehearsal and production schedule for main events, design of sets and costumes, technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals.
- Breaks script into scenes and formulates a shooting schedule that will be most economical in terms of time, location and sets.
- Directs actors, designers, camera team, sound crew and other production and technical staff to achieve desired effects.
- Chooses writers, scripts, technical staff and performers, and assumes overall responsibility for completion of project on time and within budget.
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Daily tasks:
- Operates sound mixing and dubbing equipment to obtain desired mix, level and balance of sound.
- Manages health and safety issues.
- Operates equipment to record, edit and play back films and television programmes.
- Checks operation and positioning of projectors, vision and sound recording equipment, and mixing and dubbing equipment.
- Controls transmission, broadcasting and satellite systems for television and radio programmes, identifies and solves related technical problems.
- Takes, records and manipulates digital images and digital video footage.
- Photographs subject or follows action by moving camera.
- Operates scanning equipment to transfer image to computer and manipulates image to achieve the desired effect.
- Inserts lenses and adjusts aperture and speed settings as necessary.
- Arranges subject, lighting, camera equipment and any microphones.
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What can I do with a qualification in Creative Media?
Artists
Daily tasks:
- Produces works on commission basis for clients.
- Markets and sells finished work directly to customers.
- Liaises with writers and publishers to produce book illustrations.
- Uses artistic skills to restore damaged artworks.
- Approaches managers of galleries and exhibitions in order to get finished work displayed.
- Builds up composition into finished work by carving, sculpting, etching, painting, engraving, drawing, etc..
- Prepares sketches, scale drawings or colour schemes.
- Selects appropriate materials, medium and method.
- Onceives and develops ideas and ways of working for artistic composition.
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Arts Officers, Producers and Directors
Daily tasks:
- Selects, contracts, markets and arranges for the presentation and/or distribution of performance, visual and heritage arts.
- Manages health and safety issues.
- Ensures necessary equipment, props, performers and technical staff are on set when required.
- Prepares rehearsal and production schedule for main events, design of sets and costumes, technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals.
- Breaks script into scenes and formulates a shooting schedule that will be most economical in terms of time, location and sets.
- Directs actors, designers, camera team, sound crew and other production and technical staff to achieve desired effects.
- Chooses writers, scripts, technical staff and performers, and assumes overall responsibility for completion of project on time and within budget.
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Photographers, Audio-visual and Broadcasting Equipment Operators
Daily tasks:
- Operates sound mixing and dubbing equipment to obtain desired mix, level and balance of sound.
- Manages health and safety issues.
- Operates equipment to record, edit and play back films and television programmes.
- Checks operation and positioning of projectors, vision and sound recording equipment, and mixing and dubbing equipment.
- Controls transmission, broadcasting and satellite systems for television and radio programmes, identifies and solves related technical problems.
- Takes, records and manipulates digital images and digital video footage.
- Photographs subject or follows action by moving camera.
- Operates scanning equipment to transfer image to computer and manipulates image to achieve the desired effect.
- Inserts lenses and adjusts aperture and speed settings as necessary.
- Arranges subject, lighting, camera equipment and any microphones.
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