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Digital Content Creation and Social Media Level 3

Digital Content Creation and Social Media Level 3 | UAL Diploma / Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology
The Digital Content Creation and Social Media Level 3 course is for learners who wish to develop their skills in digital content creation and social media management and marketing with a view to entering employment in this growing industry.

The global digital content creation market was valued at USD 25.6 billion in 2022. This study programme is designed to equip students with skills to make professional quality media products and develop skills in digital content creation. You also will improve your English and Maths skills and will learn how to plan, implement and evaluate your project work based on industry style briefs. You will be supported in improving your job prospects in the Media Industry, whether that is via a UCAS application to a degree course or applying for work.

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Digital Content Creation and Social Media Level 3
Qualification: UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology
LevelLevel 3
LocationBraintree
DurationTwo years: Year 1: 90 Credit Diploma | Year 2: Extended Diploma | 2 Years: Extended Diploma
Study ModeFull-Time
Campus / Adult Skills CentreBraintree Campus
Start DateSeptember 2025
Fee(s)16-18 year olds: Free
19+: £7,395 (This fee covers the full two-year course)
What Will I Learn?

Over the course of the two years you will develop your theoretical and practical skills in audio/visual techniques, brand marketing and the Creative Skills Industry. The underpinning skills in effective communication, teamwork, research, analysis, writing styles and organisation are developed as you produce coursework portfolios, digital submissions and seminar presentations.

Along with the media classes, you will improve your English and Maths skills which will make you more employable and improve the quality of your media work. GCSE Maths and English resit classes may be part of your timetable depending on your GCSE entry grades. You will also attend group tutorials and 1-1 tutorials to support your study as well as enrichment activities such as watching films, meeting guest lecturers from the industry and making visits to film and television studios.

Course Content

The Digital Content Creation and Social Media Level 3 programme will cover topics including

  • Pre-production techniques for the Creative Media Industries
  • Communication skills for Creative Media Production
  • Research Techniques for the Creative Media Industries
  • Understanding the Creative Media Sector
  • Social Media Management and Marketing
  • Multimedia Content
  • Creative Business Enterprise
  • Web Analytics
  • Podcast Creation and Distribution
  • Online Journalism
  • Film and Video Editing
  • Advertising
  • Copywriting
  • Digital Brand Development
  • Creative Media Production Management Project
  • Working to a Brief in the Creative Media Industries
  • Critical Approaches to Creative Media Products
Facilities/Equipment

The course has a wide range of equipment including the Creative Media Suite including a projection room, a PC suite and seven editing rooms equipped with computers running Adobe Creative Suite and modelling software. We have an extensive resource of camera, sound and lighting equipment. The Colchester campus also includes a well-equipped television studio with green-screen facility and a soundproof audio studio with technical support available.

Entry Requirements
  • 5 GCSEs (9-4) including English and Maths, or Level 2 Functional Skills equivalent, or satisfactory results (Merit/Distinction) in a relevant Level 2 qualification
  • An interview
What Can I Do Next?

There is a growing range of careers in the Digital Content Creation and Social media sector including work within film and television production, advertising, computer games design, landscape and architecture virtualisation, web design, Social Media and Digital marketing. Depending on your age when you start, you will either study a two-year extended diploma or a one-year diploma before progressing to the second year. Some students who want a top up year after A levels can apply for only the one-year course. After two years, over 50% of our Media students apply through UCAS to a degree course where they can specialise in different areas of the Creative Industries.

Fees and Finance

Students’ college education is funded for three academic years after leaving secondary school in year 11. Please click the button below which will apply to your age on the 31st August 2025 in order to find out more information about fees and finance relating to your course.

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