Careers Brief - Entertainment Technology FdSc
Overview
The Foundation degree in Entertainment Technology offers you the opportunity for progression onto related Honours degree courses and direct job entry.
This course will provide you with a foundation of knowledge and technical skill training in the generation of audio, sound and music, as well as of the integration of components in media systems and the recording process.
You can develop your career in a variety of directions: music recording and production; interactive web design; computer games development; multimedia production; computer animation and graphics; music and audio software development; studio-based and location film, video making and television production; live theatre production.
To make a success within the entertainment technology industry, you need to be both creative and have technical ability. You also need to be a good communicator, negotiator, problem-solver, able to work in a team, be prepared to work long and irregular hours and be dedicated.
Use the website links below to find out more.
To consider a wider choice of careers, matched to your interests, use Prospects Planner and other tools listed in the Career Planning section of this Careers Guide.
Further Study
You will be able to apply for a Top-up degree. Top-up degree programmes are designed as direct progression from Foundation degree to achieve an Honours or Ordinary degree.
Alternatively, you could transfer into a related Honours degree. Entry point would depend on your grades, experience and overlap between courses but could be into the final year.
Use the Links on the HE Home page for information on related degrees at Bournemouth University (click on sub-heading 'Courses').
To search for other suitable courses go to www.ucas.com/ (UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service for the UK). Use the university/college links for course details.
You will need to use UCAS to apply for courses. Contact the Course Tutor of your chosen course to find out your position, before you make your formal application.
Find out how much this will cost you. Where is the funding coming from? Go to the university/college website for information on course costs and finance and to www.direct.gov.uk/uni/ for additional help with student support.
With a good Honours degree (First or 2.1), you could progress onto an appropriate higher level Masters or PhD doctorate. This could be to develop your area of study to a more in-depth practical and/or academic level or to gain other specialist training.
For information on all postgraduate courses and research, go to the national online directory at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/pgstudy/ .
Go to the main section on Further Study of this Guide for more information and help.
Resources
The Sector Skills Council for the Creative Media - Careers section
Creative Choices - online service supporting the individual and business in the creative industries and cultural sector.
Drop down sub-heading 'Knowledge' + go to sector side-headings.
Graduate Prospects - online national careers service for HE students studying in the UK:
- Drop down 'Careers advice' and click on 'Use your qualification' for 'Your foundation degree...what next?'
- Drop down 'Jobs and work' and click on 'Explore types of jobs'
- Drop down 'Jobs & work' and click on 'What jobs would suit me?' for Prospects Planner
The Engineering and Technology Board - careers and news
Go to Divisions 'Blitz Academy Career Advice' - careers guidance website for those interested in a career in games
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles/
Careers Advice Service - click on 'Manufacturing and Engineering' and 'Performing Arts, Broadcast and Media'.
www.guidance-research.org/future-trends/media
Warwick Institute for Employment Research - LMI Future Trends for audio visual industries
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u
Jobs4U Careers Database - click on 'Job Families & Articles'
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/industry
BBC Radio 1 guide providing an introduction to the music industry
Check out '4TALENT'
BCS The Chartered Institute for IT - drop down sub-heading 'Qualifications, Training, Careers' to click on 'Careers' + 'Students'
The Sector Skills Council for Creative Media - Careers section
Go to sector sub-headings
Careersbox - careers films on the web. Choose Sector 'Creative & Media'.
BECTU The Media & Entertainment Union
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/
Careers database and links to jobs nationally. Search by either clicking on 'Careers' and choose a category or Quick Search by job title.
Go to the Job Applications section of this Careers Guide for additional help and advice with making applications.
