Media Technology and Virtual Production

Step into the future of screen industries with a degree that combines creativity, technology, and engineering skills. This Media Technology and Virtual Production course is designed for those who want to work behind the camera and at the heart of the systems that power modern film, television, and broadcast.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with the latest production tools, from professional broadcast equipment and studio systems, to cutting-edge virtual production workflows using Unreal Engine, LED volumes, and camera tracking within our flagship 10x3m Virtual Production stage. Alongside film, television, and live broadcast systems, you’ll explore audio engineering, lighting, camera operations, and the technical backbone that drives the creative sector.

The degree develops both creative and technical skills, preparing you for the fast-changing media landscape. You’ll learn how to work within complex productions, operate advanced media technologies, and collaborate effectively in team-based environments. The course emphasises problem-solving, innovation, and industry readiness, ensuring you graduate with practical experience that employers value.

Graduates will be prepared for careers across film, TV, broadcast, and immersive media. Typical roles include broadcast engineer, camera operator, virtual production technician, vision mixer, sound engineer, and media systems specialist. The course opens pathways into emerging industries such as XR, AR, and virtual production, where demand for skilled professionals is rapidly growing.

With strong industry links and access to professional-grade facilities, this course is your gateway into the technical side of TV, film, and broadcast. Whether you want to work on blockbuster productions, live sports coverage, or cutting-edge virtual studios, you’ll graduate ready to shape the next generation of screen content.

Who is this course for?
This course is ideally suited to students that would like to get into a rewarding and technically challenging field, want to learn strong engineering skills, and want to use them in the most interesting workplaces the world has to offer. Applicants don’t need specific engineering entry requirements, but should be motivated by solving problems, working hard to overcome challenges, and willing to use numeracy skills occasionally to do this.

Solent's Clearing fast pass* gets you ahead, with priority support and everything you need to feel confident about your next step. Secure your guaranteed offer before results day and unlock a 20% discount on Kimber and Chantry student halls, a £100 IKEA voucher, free gold gym membership for the academic year, and a £150 campus dining voucher.

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Join the career-ready revolution this summer at Solent. Every course is designed around five things: real-world learning in every module; block teaching, so you study one subject at a time, not five assignments at once; direct links with employers and careers support for life. This isn't a tweak. It's a rethink of what university should be.

Our facilities are built with your future career in mind, including Warsash Maritime School, the Solent Sports Complex, science labs, animation and 3D modelling studios and applied mechanics and composites labs.

And outside class? Southampton has it all: shopping, culture, live music, football, cricket, festivals, markets, tiny Thai cafes, ghost walks and record fairs. It's friendly, walkable, and one of the UK's most affordable student cities. With a diverse community and societies for every interest, you'll find your tribe here too.

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