Apply Now

Order a Prospectus

Open Days

Resources & Facilities

Department Resources

The production side of media has a heavy reliance on technology, and we aim to ensure that students have the best possible introduction to working with this equipment to prepare them for careers in the industry. The Department has a full range of industry standard facilities.

Main campus at Perry Barr

Students in the Department have exclusive access to our range of on-site media facilities at Perry Barr, which include:

• Television studio.
• Video location filming and editing equipment.
• Photographic lighting spaces and traditional and digital darkrooms.
• Analogue and digital SLR cameras.
• Newsrooms for print and broadcast journalism.
• Broadcast radio studios.
• Audio editing suites and portable audio recorders.
• Production suites for multimedia and print work.

Workstations in these facilities are equipped with industry-appropriate software, and students have access to additional useful technologies, such as news feeds, CD and DVD writers, and web space. The department is supported by a team of highly-experienced, dedicated technicians, who are available to assist students with any problems they might experience in using this equipment.

We are continually upgrading our facilities in order to keep abreast of changing technologies in the media industries, aiming to improve not only our equipment and software, but also the organisation of our spaces. In recent years, we have replaced our television studio and video editing system, expanded our facilities by adding new publication and audio editing suites, and purchased a number of digital cameras and flash-media audio recorders.

Screen Media Lab facilities:

In addition to the Perry Barr site, the Department has recently expanded onto a second site close to the Custard Factory Creative Village in the Lower Eastside area of Birmingham. Screen Media Lab is a purpose built centre for enterprise and innovation in screen media and visual design and is fully equipped with specialist screen, sound and post-production equipment, including:

• A complete High Definition outfit comprising camera, lighting, capture and editing facilities, enabling the production of cinema quality material.
• Digital video playback system which includes Sky HD.
• An audio suite that houses a sound booth for recording voiceovers and sound effects.
• A range of Apple Mac and Windows workstations, enabling access to an impressive range of industry software including Macromedia, Adobe and Autodesk products.
• An animation studio comprising 2D and 3D tools including Softimage, Maya and Animo.
• A flexible training area that can accommodate up to 16 Avid edit suites with dual monitor set-up.

Screen Media Lab is a specialist facility to deliver the short courses and MAs targeted at professionals from the creative industries, helping them to 'upskill' and remain up to speed on the latest industry developments.