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Media, Music & Sound Production

Digital Media NPA 5 (SCP)

Campus Sighthill Campus

Qualification SCQF Level 5

Study mode Part time

Start date Aug 2026

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Course overview

The course is for S5 and S6 pupils who are still at school.

This part-time course is part of the Schools College Partnership and gives you the chance, while you are an S5 or S6 school student, to study four units at the Intermediate 5 level. This course has been designed to provide an introduction to the processes involved in making and editing short films, radio programmes and a stills portfolio. You will cover idea development, pre-production planning, and post-production.

All of this will be carried out as a member of a team working to a specific brief and deadline. You will be given a series of briefs for which you will acquire video footage, audio, and still photographs, then transfer them to your computer and edit them as required.

What you will learn

  • Video Production and Editing Skills
  • Audio Recording and Post-Production
  • Still Image Photography

How the course is assessed

  • Project-driven with Practical and written assessments.

Number of days per week

  • 2 afternoons per week: Tuesday and Thursday 1.30 PM to 4 PM 

Entry requirements

  • Minimum 3 passes at SCQF Level 4.
  • Keen interest in video production and practical camera work that demonstrates creative potential, and mandatory attendance at college induction/transition activity.

Information on Tests / Auditions / Interview Requirements

  • Applicants will be required to attend college inductions. You will be notified in advance of the details.
     

English Proficiency Requirements

IELTS 5.5

Progression and Articulation Routes

  • Foundation Apprenticeship Creative and Digital Media  
  • SCQF Level 6 Film and Television
  • UAL Level 3 Creative Media Production and Technology
  • HNC/D Television and Film
  • HND Audio Visual Technology
  • HND Media and Communications

Study Options

Campus Study mode Start date
Sighthill Campus Part time 18/08/26

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