School of Digital and Screen Media

Welcome to the School of Digital and Screen Media

Whether you're passionate about film, games design, photography, creative writing, journalism or digital media production, Digital and Screen Media (DSM) offers a vibrant and supportive learning environment tailored to ignite your imagination and fuel your creative aspirations.

The School of Digital and Screen Media has a long-standing commitment to promoting inclusive practice through storytelling and idea generation. You will be taught in an environment that values ideas and concepts, insists on you developing your own voice and is committed to professional skills development.

Wherever you join us in your creative and digital industries journey, you’ll be allocated a personal tutor and will be taught by highly experienced experts and professionals who will guide you in furthering your creative passion.

We believe collaboration is the catalyst for innovation and cultivating successful careers. That’s why we place an emphasis on working with peers - often across disciplines - and embed industry partners into our courses. You’ll step into our studios, armed with the latest equipment, surrounded by like-minded people eager to collaborate and innovate alongside you, whether that’s working on a news report, designing a game or recording a podcast. Think about collaborating with students with a range of knowledge and skills on a creative writing project, news report or computer game. Exciting and relevant learning are what we are all about!

As you explore the vibrant ‘student’ city of Leeds too, with its flourishing creative industries and digital infrastructure, you'll discover endless opportunities to pursue your dreams and carve out a rewarding career in the creative industries.

Our achievements

98% of our School of Digital and Screen Media graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduating

Graduate Outcomes, Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), published 2024

Leeds Trinity is ranked 2nd in the UK for Communication and Media Studies student satisfaction.

Complete University Guide 2025, Communication and Media Studies student satisfaction subject league table

Journalism ranked 1st in the UK for ‘satisfaction with feedback’

The Guardian University Guide 2025

8th in the UK for 'academic support' among universities in the UK included for Media Studies.

National Student Survey (NSS) 2024

Our courses

Undergraduate courses

Course title	Award	Year of entry	Link to view course
Broadcast and Digital Journalism	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Broadcast and Digital Journalism with Foundation Year	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Digital Media Production	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
English and Creative Writing	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
English and Creative Writing with Foundation Year	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Film	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Film with Foundation Year	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Games Design	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Games Design with Foundation Year	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Photography	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Sports Journalism	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Sports Journalism with Foundation Year	BA (Hons)	Year of entry: 2025	View course

Postgraduate courses

Course title	Award	Year of entry	Link to view course
Creative Writing	MA	Year of entry: 2025	View course
Journalism	MA	Year of entry: 2025	View course

Study courses accredited by professional bodies

We are accredited by the Broadcast Training Journalism Council (BJTC) and the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

A School with connections

Through interactive live projects and partnerships with industry giants like the BBC, ITV, and Sky, you'll gain invaluable insights and practical experience that will set you apart in today's competitive job market. In fact, our industry connections, professional facilities and challenge-led approach to teaching mean you will be doing it for real - from your first day.

You'll take on opportunities across creative disciplines that will enable you to work with Creative and Digital organisations including the BBC, ITV and Sky, production companies like True North, Daisybeck Studios and True Vision as well as opportunities with a wide range of organisations including Deershed Festival, Bureau for Investigative Journalism, NHS (Born in Bradford), Bradford 2025, and the Science and Media Museum, all as part of your degree.

Journalism and Media Week

Journalism and Media Week (JMW) is now in its sixteenth year and has established a reputation for bringing some of the most talented and well-respected people in the industry to Leeds.

The programme gives students the opportunity to hear from industry experts representing the UK’s leading broadcasters, newspapers, magazines and digital media organisations.

Over a week of talks, workshops, Q&A sessions and networking, these world-renowned broadcasters, journalists and industry leaders, including some of our own alumni, will provide a unique insight into what it’s like to work in today’s Journalism and Media industries.

Journalism and Media Week is open to students at Leeds Trinity University, students from schools, colleges, and other universities, prospective students, journalists and members of the public.

This year's event takes place between Monday 4 - Thursday 7 November. To find out more, including guest speakers, visit Journalism and Media Week

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Make more happen with our specialist facilities

Our dedicated Media Centre has the latest technology, industry-leading production spaces and equipment.

The Media Loans and Helpdesk team provide equipment hire and assistance, from booking our spaces to helping you get the most out of our specialist facilities and software.

All students have access to Adobe Creative Cloud and are connected to the Editshare central video server.

TV studio

Our TV studios include lighting rigs, autocue, vision mixers, and a shared video storage server that combine to create an integrated production environment.

Radio studios

All our radio studios are equipped with Axia mixing desk with multiple input sources including Burli, Myriad and Adobe.

Video editing suites

Six dedicated professional video editing suites and production rooms are located throughout the Media Centre, offering a choice of individual or shared working spaces.

Student being taught how to use photography studio .

Photography studios

Our photography facilities include two studio spaces offering Elinchrom studio flash heads, a dedicated product photography table, props store and ceiling mounted backdrops. We also have a dark room with sinks, drying cabinets and a range of professional film processing equipment.

Meet our alumni

For years, our Digital and Screen Media alumni have been making a global impact, shaping the future of entertainment and media.

Our alumni have gone on to achieve remarkable success in various fields, from award winning journalists breaking key stories to entrepreneurs setting up business that support local communities.

Many of our alumni are eager to connect with aspiring media professionals, offering guidance, internships and job opportunities, making our alumni network a powerful resource for our students.

Charlie Russell - Specialist, F1 Communications, McLaren

"After working in professional football for five years, I moved to McLaren Racing in June 2022, as Senior Motorsport Communications Executive with the Formula One team. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the work placements I experienced during my time with Leeds Trinity University."

Meet Charlie

Harpreet Kaur - Award Winning Radio Presenter, BBC Asian Network and TV Host

"The skills I gained and the techniques I learned are all still a part of me today."

Meet Harpreet

Simon Day, Executive Presentation Coach, Trainer and Speaker

"Once terrified to speak, I now help people find the courage to tell their stories, speak more powerfully and inspire others."

Meet Simon

Alice Young - Newsdesk Editor and Breakfast newsreader, Greatest Hits Radio UK

"The practical skills which I developed on the course and the kindness and support shown from the course leaders played a huge part in me getting to where I am today."

Meet Alice

Our people

Name	Position	Link to full profile
Dr Basil Glynn	Deputy Head of School: Digital and Screen Media	Research profile
Beth Argent	Lecturer in Journalism	Research profile
Andrew Glover	Senior Lecturer in Journalism	Research profile
Darren Harper	Sports Journalism Programme Leader	Research profile
Katherine Blair	Associate Professor (Professional Practice)	Research profile
Leigh Purves	Lecturer	Research profile
Kathryn Penny	Deputy Head of School: Digital and Screen Media	Research profile
Dr Linda Walz FHEA	Senior Lecturer in Linguistics	Research profile
Dr Liza Dracup	Senior Lecturer in Photography	Research profile
Mike Best	Senior Lecturer	Research profile
Nathan Kelly	Head of School: Digital and Screen Media	Research profile
Professor Oz Hardwick	Professor of Creative Writing	Research profile
Paul Marsden	Associate Professor (Teaching and Learning)
Rich Greatrex	Programme Leader for Television Production	Research profile

Cutting-edge research

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The School of Digital and Screen Media houses academics and practitioners engaging in a breadth of research in the areas of Creative Writing, Digital Media, English Literature, Film, Games Design, Journalism, Linguistics, Photography and Television.

Renowned for its quality and interdisciplinary focus, the School’s critical and practice research has produced nationally and internationally recognised contributions across academic books, peer-reviewed journal articles, journalistic articles, films, novels, poems, conferences and exhibitions.

The School is a major contributor to the International Research Centre for Interactive Storytelling (IRIS) and the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies (LCVS).

Research themes for the Centre for Journalism

Professional and Pedagogic Practice
Journalism Education
Representation and Meaning-making
Universities and Industry Partnerships

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Research themes for Literature, Language, and Linguistics, and Creative Writing

Creative Writing practice and theory
Modernist and postmodernist literature
Literature and culture of the long nineteenth century
The linguistic construction of identity

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Research themes for Film, Media, Television, Photography and Games Design

Digital Economy and Platform Capitalism, Automation of Labour and Immigration and Social Cohesion
The Culture, Technology and Economy of Digital Streaming Platforms: Disney, Culture and Society
Steam Punk Cinema, Victorian Culture and Cinema
Landscape Photography, Photography, Myth and Memory
Philosophy of Photography, Phenomenology and Visual Culture
Film and Pedagogy, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
British and American horror cinema East Asian TV drama

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