PRODUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 2025/6

Module Overview

This module is designed to introduce students to the practice and process of production management in the entertainment industry, underpinned by relevant theory of management.

During this module students will develop their understanding of sustainability throughout production activities and processes. This will include working practices that promote wellbeing, inclusivity and economic sustainability as well as responsible consumption of resources across all production departments. Our aim is responsible consumption, including recycling and re-purposing, considering existing resources and promoting a circular economy and social sustainability and wellbeing within our production process at GSA.   Students will also consider how these principles might transfer into the organisations and institutions of the professional creative industries.

Module provider

Guildford School of Acting

Module Leader

FRANKLIN Jo (GSA)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Year long

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

N/A

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• 
  Production management
  


• 
  Health and safety/risk assessments
  


• 
  Self management
  


• 
  Management theories
  


• 
  People management
  


• 
  Project management & planning
  


• 
  Budgeting & financial management
  


• 
  Sustainability in production
  


• Cultural contexts

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate an advanced level of ability in production and project management for the creative industries, incorporating theoretical knowledge, practical achievement and transferable skills.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• A comprehensive production plan for an unrealised project, including schedules, budgets, staffing and all resource requirements.

Formative assessment

A formative workshop on the production plan will be held during the final week of the taught sessions, including peer and tutor feedback on a draft plan

Feedback

Tutor and peer feedback for the formative assessment will be given during the workshop. Informal verbal feedback will be given during practical sessions. Written feedback for the summative assessment will be provided within 3 weeks of the submission date.

Module aims

• Introduce students to theories and concepts of management
• Provide a range of practical and transferable skills within production and project management in the global creative industries
• Encourage students to further develop a high level of ¿soft¿ skills appropriate to cross-cultural management of a creative process
• Enable students to approach the facilitation of a creative process in a culturally sensitive, supportive and holistic way.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to provide a variety of learning and teaching methods which fit with the overall aims & strategy of the programme and are appropriate to the study of professional production management.

There is a balance of individual work and of tutor lead and student lead sessions.

The strategy should encourage individual learning, questioning, analysis and reflection as well as enabling students to develop skills in research, communication, planning and negotiation.

The learning and teaching methods include:

• Lectures 

• Seminars 

• Independent study

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: PROM003

Other information

GSA delivers its provision across three teaching blocks, within the University of Surrey’s existing semester structure.

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2025/6 academic year.