Course Summary
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This is a one-year, full-time QQI Level 6 course designed to deepen learners' technical, analytical, and practical understanding of the moving image. The curriculum balances media theory with intensive, practice-based modules, enabling students to translate original creative concepts into fully realized screen productions. Throughout the year, learners explore contemporary media production across diverse industry formats, including short films, documentaries, and corporate or promotional videos. This comprehensive exposure provides deep insight into a rapidly evolving media landscape, helping students build a professional portfolio, develop advanced post-production skills, and gain the practical experience necessary to launch an industry career.
On successful completion of this course learners will be awarded a 120 credit QQI level 6 Major Award in Film and Television Production
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| 6M18534 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
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Career Progression
This course qualifies learners to seek entry-level employment in the TV/Film Industry across a range of technical and creative disciplines.
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