This unique course is built on our long tradition of teaching interdisciplinary media practice, working across moving image, photography and interactive media. Our approach combines the creative exploration of art school traditions with academic and professional excellence. We have extensive industry-level facilities and equipment, and to develop your skills and knowledge we use a variety of assessment methods, including practical projects, presentations, written work, research tasks and portfolios. The course sets high standards for professional achievement in specific media industry roles, and prepares you for the challenge of a multi-skilled portfolio career. You will also gain the transferable and cognitive skills necessary for lifelong personal and professional development. Graduates have a high employment rate across the media industries, including broadcast television; commercial photography and photojournalism; curating and film programming; film direction, production, editing and visual effects; fine art practice; and new media. Our graduates include Anand Tucker (director/producer), Aaqil Ahmed (commissioning editor, BBC), Ori Gersht (artist, filmmaker and photographer), Rafi Pitts (director), Martha Fiennes (director and artist), Zed Nelson (photographer) and many others.

Graduates from Contemporary Media Practice have a high employment rate in many aspects of the media industries and professions. This includes: film direction, production and editing; BBC production and education departments; Channel 4 programming; internet design and start-up companies; commercial photography and photojournalism; photographic, video and media artists exhibiting internationally. In recent years 60% of our alumni are in graduate level jobs within 6 months of completing the course, many of those in the creative industries. We require all students to undertake work experience in the second year. Recently students have been placed with companies and organisations as diverse as: BBC Channel 4 Company Pictures Endemol Framestore IPC Media Mentorn Media Miramax Molinare N.O.W.Here Pinewood Studios Rankin Photography Resonance FM Talkback Thames The Light Surgeons The Mill Tiger Aspect Tim Bret-Day Photography Unruly Media Vertigo Films Warp Films Working Title Students are often offered further work, or on occasion permanent employment after completing successful work experience.