Program Overview

Film & Television MA (Online)

Course Overview

Channel the spirit of radical creativity into your practice and define your unique voice, ready to succeed in a rapidly developing field. This online MA course will equip you to take your creative practice and technical craft to the next level of professionalism – sharpening your skills across a broad range of areas including screenwriting, pitching, production management, filming, editing and distribution.

Why Study This Course at Falmouth?

• Be supported by experts in online collaborative filmmaking, tapping into Falmouth’s pioneering legacy – one of the longest film education traditions of any UK university – from your own location
• Develop courageous practice through interrogation of the industry and its cultural contexts, helping to determine your original contribution
• Upgrade your research abilities to embark on an original path while reaching out to diverse audiences and collaborators
• Boost your knowledge of the industry to find funding opportunities, outlets and audiences for transformational projects

Course Details

• Location: Online
• Course Duration: 2 years
• Attendance: Part-time
• Start Dates: January, May, September

Modules

• Industry Practice Foundations: With this module, you start building your film and television industry competence to shape practical projects from an initial idea to a final screen artefact.
• Industry Research: Working on a case study, you develop a critical understanding of practical skills that underpin contemporary film and television industries' operations and project/business management challenges.
• Industry Practice Development: In this module, you'll pre-produce a short cinematic or televisual form or a screenplay. Practice informed by a critical study of selected examples will help determine your potential contribution to film and television culture.
• Context Research: This module helps you expand your knowledge of how global cultural, political and social contexts frame and influence both production/distribution strategies and contemporary audiences' engagement with various available screen texts.
• Final Major Project: This module culminates your academic and creative learning, providing a bridge for your professional aspirations. Working on your portfolio with your supervisor, you advance your chosen film and television expertise in one of the following areas: production, screenwriting, or academic research.

Assessment Methods

• Assessment provides the course team with a means of offering tailored guidance alongside advice on how to progress knowledge and skills in key areas that relate to the course Learning Outcomes.
• You will be assessed via coursework at the end of each module in the form of visual, verbal and written assignments.

Resources and Support

• Dedicated easy-to-use virtual learning environment (VLE)
• Accessible online audio / visual content
• A Student Advisor to support you throughout your studies and access to our Student Support Services
• Access to our Employability Service
• 24/7 access to Falmouth's extensive online library of contextual books, journals and resources
• Access to online software tutorials at LinkedIn Learning
• Students' Union community
• Optional in-person events
• Invitation to attend alumni events

Entry Requirements

• An honours degree or Level 6 equivalent qualification is desirable. However, candidates without a degree or formal qualification are still encouraged to apply.
• We’ll ask you to provide a piece of work that relates to the moving image, which you have been involved in making.
• Language requirements: If English is not your first language you will need to meet the same standard which is equivalent to the IELTS Academic 6.5 overall score, with at least 5.5 in Reading, Writing, and Listening, and a minimum of 6.0 in speaking.

Tuition Fees

• £12,150 total fee (incl. acceptance fee) - 2 years part time - MA/MSc course
• £7,921 total fee (incl. acceptance fee) - PGDip course

Careers

• As a graduate of this Film & Television MA, you will become an adaptive thinker, a creator and a supportive contributing team player.
• You could go into roles such as:
  • Production designer
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Researcher
  • Project developer
  • Production assistant

How to Apply

• Speak to an Advisor about the course
• Apply now for postgraduate study
• Early Bird discount available for early applications
• Deadlines: This course has three intakes per year: January, May and September.