BTEC Higher Nationals Creative Media Specification - Issue 4 changes

Oct 20, 2026

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BTEC Higher Nationals Creative Media Production provides specification updates for delivery and assessment from September 2018, with first certification from 2019, covering Level 4 Higher National Certificate and Level 5 Higher National Diploma. The document outlines qualification titles, codes, aims, programming purpose and objectives, and how the qualifications progress toward university study and employment. It details planning requirements including entry, admissions, resources, delivery modes, and assessment administration, including records, reasonable adjustments, special consideration, appeals, and malpractice. Summary sections capture Issue 4 changes, including new Media Photography pathways and unit updates.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages970

Reading Time40 h 44 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

The Student Voice

Why choose Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals?

HN Global

Qualification Titles

Qualification codes

Awarding institution

Key features

Collaborative development

Programming purpose and objectives

Purpose of the BTEC Higher Nationals in Creative Media Production

Objectives of the BTEC Higher Nationals in Creative Media Production

Aims of the Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Creative Media Production

Aims of the Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production

What could these qualifications lead to?

Progression to university

Employment

Use of Maths and English within the curriculum

How Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Creative Media Production provide both transferable employability skills and academic study skills

Planning your programme

Delivering the Higher Nationals in Creative Media Production

Entry requirements and admissions

Access to study

Student registration and entry

Access to assessments

Administrative arrangements for internal assessment

Dealing with malpractice in assessment

Internally assessed units

Student malpractice

Staff and centre malpractice

Sanctions and appeals

Programme Structure

Units, Credits, Total Qualification Time (TQT) and Guided Learning (GL)

Programme structures

Pearson-set Assignments

Practice-based units

Optional units

Recommended

BTEC HIGHER NATIONALS Creative Media Speciﬁcation First Teaching from September 2018 First Certiﬁcation from 2019 Higher National Certiﬁcate Lvl 4 Higher National Diploma Lvl 5 About Pearson We are the world’s leading learning company operating in countries all around the world. We provide content, assessment and digital services to learners, educational institutions, employers, governments and other partners globally. We are committed to helping equip learners with the skills they need to enhance their employability prospects and to succeed in the changing world of work. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in this specification is correct at time of publication. ISBN 978 1 446 94822 4 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2021 BTEC Higher National Creative Media Production – © KORNBURUT WORADEE/Shutterstock Summary of Creative Media Production specification Issue 4 changes | Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page number | | --- | --- | | 4.2 Programme structures
New pathway structure tables for Media Photography | 28-47 | | 1.4 Qualification Titles
Updated qualification titles to reflect new Media Photography pathway | 3, 4 | | 2.3 Aims of the Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Creative Media Production Updated Section 2.3 to reflect new Media Photography pathway | 10 | | 2.5.2 Employment
Updated Section 2.5.2 to reflect new Media Photography pathway | 14 | | 4.2.1 Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Creative Media Production Updated list of Optional Units for existing HNC pathways, to include new units
Optional units removed from the table for simplicity. | 29-37 | | 4.2.1 Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Creative Media Production Added new HNC pathway structure table for Media Photography pathway | 28 | | 4.2.2 Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production Updated list of Optional Units for existing HND pathways, to include new units
Optional units removed from the table for simplicity. | 48, 49, 51,
52, 54, 55,
57, 58, 60,
61, 63, 64,
66, 67, 69, 70 | | 4.2.2 Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production Added new HND pathway structure table for Media Photography pathway | 47 | | 10 Higher Nationals Creative Media Production Units
Added new units 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 | 886–926 | | 11 Appendices
Updated Appendix 2 to include new units | 933 | | 11 Appendices
Updated Appendix 5 to include new units | 948 | | Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current issue | Page number | | --- | --- | | Unit 39
Corrected all references of Unit 39: Advanced Television Studies to
Unit 39: Advanced Television Practices | 153, 162,
234, 253,
320, 328,
352, 404,
420, 459,
468, 505,
560, 561,
582, 590,
625, 647,
654, 637 | Earlier issue(s) show(s) previous changes. If you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: [qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html](qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html). Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Student Voice 1 1.2 Why choose Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals? 2 1.3 HN Global 3 1.4 Qualification Titles 3 1.5 Qualification codes 4 1.6 Awarding institution 4 1.7 Key features 5 1.8 Collaborative development 6 2 Programming purpose and objectives 7 2.1 Purpose of the BTEC Higher Nationals in Creative Media Production 7 2.2 Objectives of the BTEC Higher Nation

FAQs

What are the qualification levels covered by this specification?

The specification covers Level 4 Higher National Certificate and Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production, including qualification titles and related programme structures.

From when are teaching and certification intended?

It specifies first teaching from September 2018 and first certification from 2019.

What does the document include for assessment planning and governance?

It covers internal assessment arrangements, including records, reasonable adjustments, special consideration, appeals against assessment, and how to deal with malpractice, including internally assessed units and sanctions.

Oct 20, 2026

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