The programme is designed to allow students to develop the creative, critical and professional skills that are important within cinema, television and related cultural industries; students gain experience in key areas of production such as research and scriptwriting, camera and sound operation, and current post-production techniques; students may also develop their interests in the historical, technological and aesthetic development of film-making; for example, students may have the opportunity to examine contemporary mainstream and independent American cinema, European cinema, and British cinema; a work-based learning module offers the chance to gain experience in a relevant organisation or company as an option for students in year 2 or year 3; this further develops students' practical and personal skills and helps them determine their choice of subjects for later specialist study.