Program Overview

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Course Overview

Looking to launch a successful career in the film and TV industry? Want to be taught by industry professionals and create award-winning films?

At University of Gloucestershire, our students consistently achieve top honours, winning the national undergraduate award for best film at NAHEMI, four times in the last seven years. Our students’ films have also been recognised at prestigious international film festivals all over the world, including Sundance, SXSW, Encounters, BFI New Talent, and Aesthetica.

The course is highly practical so you’ll always be in production, learning by doing. You’ll create numerous films each year, gaining hands-on experience that prepares you for the industry while building a rich portfolio to showcase your skills and creativity.

The course is deeply rooted in storytelling, dedicated to developing unique voices of tomorrow, with the highest levels of technical ability and visual aesthetics across all aspects of filmmaking.

The teaching team comprises award-winning filmmakers and TV professionals, with extensive experience across all key disciplines, including directing, cinematography, sound, editing, and production design. This wealth of expertise ensures that every student film project is developed with the highest level of creative and technical guidance. You’ll experience each role to discover where your passions lie and receive dedicated teaching to refine the specialist skills the industry needs.

Graduates typically go on to work in feature films and high-end TV series, and recently on major movies such as James Bond: No Time To Die , Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny, Bohemian Rhapsody , Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning , , , Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore and others, as well as HETV shows such as , Sex Education and Doctor Who.

The course is ScreenSkills accredited, recognising exceptional standards of industry-relevant training.

Study Style

You’ll learn in a practical, hands-on style where you’ll be ‘in production’ on at least one film at all times. You’ll explore each aspect of filmmaking and TV production in detail and get the opportunity to specialise and follow more specific pathways as the course goes on.

As well as feedback from lecturers, there are plenty of opportunities to work with mentors who are currently active in the film and television industry. All of our lecturers continue to work professionally, giving you a unique and real-time view of what’s happening in the industry as it happens.

Course Structure

Year 1

• Join intensive weekly workshops to develop your skills in areas such as cinematography, sound mixing/recording, editing, directing, assistant directing, production design, vision mixing and sound post-production.
• Collaborate with your peers on six short film projects while developing your storytelling voices in the screenwriting module.

Year 2

• You’ll apply skills learned in your first year to create two major films as part of a team – a documentary and a narrative short. You’ll also create your own episodes for the university’s continuing TV series. Second year films have screened at Sundance International Film Festival, won the BFI New Talent Award and premiered at Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival.

Year 3

• You’ll work as if commissioned by an industry commissioning body such as the BFI or Creative England. You’ll collaborate on two more major films or TV projects, selected for production by industry professionals. Learn the entrepreneurial aspects of the business in financing and marketing your films, and yourselves, ready to forge successful careers in the film and TV industries.

Entry Requirements

Typical Offers

• 96 – 120 UCAS tariff points, CCC – BBB at A levels, MMM – DDM at BTEC, or a Merit in your T-Level.

Additional Requirements

• English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.

Mature Students

• We welcome applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants, although some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses. We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.

International Students

• Please read the entry requirements for your country – and contact our admissions team if you have questions.

Course Modules

Level 4 (Undergraduate year 1)

• The Producer (MD4720)
• Introduction to Filmmaking: Cinematography, Editing and Sound (MD4721)
• Production Design (MD4722)
• Multi-Camera Studio (MD4723)
• Screenwriting 1: The Short Film (MD4724)
• Screen Aesthetics - Testing the Boundaries (MD4725)

Level 5 (Undergraduate year 2)

• Fiction (MD5722)
• Continuing Series: TV Drama and The Studio Show (MD5723)
• Documentary (MD5728)
• Screenwriting 2: Writing Episodic TV (MD5724) (optional)
• Visual Effects Fundamentals (MD5725) (optional)
• Storytelling with Sound (MD5726) (optional)
• Digital Media & Workflow (MD5727) (optional)

Level 6 (Undergraduate final year)

• Major Production 1 (MD6721)
• Major Production 2 (MD6722)
• The Industry Professional (MD6723)
• Emerging Trends and Technologies (MD6724) (optional)
• Screenwriting 3: Feature Films and High-End TV Series (MD6725) (optional)
• Brand Storytelling: Promos, Ads and Music Videos (MD6726) (optional)
• Genre in Independent Cinema (MD6727) (optional)

Fees and Costs

• Start date | Location | UCAS code | Fee (UK) | Fee (international)
• Sep 2025 | Park, Cheltenham | P317 | £9,535 | £17,425
• Sep 2026 | Park, Cheltenham | P317 | TBC | TBC

Careers

Film & TV Production graduates are making waves across the entire film and TV landscape, contributing their talents to the latest cinema releases and acclaimed productions on Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, BBC, ITV and beyond.

From feature films like Bohemian Rhapsody , Indiana Jones and James Bond , high-end TV dramas like The Crown , Slow Horses , , Doctor Who and Sex Education , as well as various factual TV hits and multi-camera studio shows, our graduates are shaping the film and TV landscape.

They play pivotal roles, ranging from the storytelling craft and creative vision of writers, directors and producers, to the meticulous work of researchers and production management staff, the technical mastery of sound and cinematography experts, and the live production expertise of outside broadcast and livestreaming engineers.

Stories from Our Students

• Our third year film won the NAHEMI award for best undergraduate drama
• I became an ‘in-house’ Director/Producer less than 3 years after graduating
• I’ve directed Olivia Colman and David Tennant

Teaching Staff

• Adam Batchelor, Academic Course Leader for Film and TV Production

Placements

You’ll gain employability skills and placement opportunities at companies such as Universal, Netflix, Films at 59, Working Title, the BBC and Lip Sync Post Production. Industry work placements are a key part of your learning experience. You’ll gain real-world film and TV experience and make useful contacts before you leave University. It’s all about making connections and getting you industry-ready.