Program Overview

BA Film and Television

Key Facts

• UCAS Tariff:
• Course duration: 4 years
• Available for September start 2025

Course Overview

The BA Film and Television degree with integrated Foundation Year is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in film and television production, theory, and analysis. The course is divided into four years, with the first year serving as a foundation year to prepare students for the remainder of the program.

Modules

Year 1

• How to be a Student 1 (GS09520, 20 credits)
• How to be a Student 2 (GS09320, 20 credits)
• Information in a Post-Truth World (GS01120, 20 credits)
• Introduction to Humanities (GS09920, 20 credits)
• Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes (GS09820, 20 credits)

Year 2

• Making Short Films 1 (FM11420, 20 credits)
• Studying Film (FM10120, 20 credits)
• Studying Television (FM10220, 20 credits)
• Options:
  • Making Short Films 2 (FM11240, 40 credits)
  • Movements in Film History (FM11120, 20 credits)
  • Studying Communication (FM10720, 20 credits)
  • Studying Media (FM10620, 20 credits)
  • Writing Continuing TV Drama (FM17320, 20 credits)

Year 3

• Work in the Film & Television Industries (FM23820, 20 credits)
• Options:
  • Art Cinema (FM24420, 20 credits)
  • Digital Culture (FM25520, 20 credits)
  • Film Stardom and Celebrity (FM21520, 20 credits)
  • LGBT Film & Television (FM20120, 20 credits)
  • Media, Politics and Power (FM22620, 20 credits)
  • The Story of Television (FM20420, 20 credits)
  • Youth Cultures (FM22320, 20 credits)
  • Creative Documentary (FM26520, 20 credits)
  • Creative Fiction: Horror (FM20920, 20 credits)
  • Creative Studio (FM25420, 20 credits)
  • Writing for Film and Television (FM21620, 20 credits)
  • Design Project (TP22620, 20 credits)

Year 4

• Options:
  • Contemporary Film and the Break-Up of Britain (FM30020, 20 credits)
  • Contemporary TV (FM30320, 20 credits)
  • Cult Cinema: Texts, Histories and Audiences (FM38220, 20 credits)
  • Experimental Cinema (FM34520, 20 credits)
  • Independent Research Project (FM36040, 40 credits)
  • Media Law and Regulation (FM36720, 20 credits)
  • Screening the Brave New World: television in 20th-century Britain (FM31020, 20 credits)
  • Videogame Theories (FM38420, 20 credits)
  • Documentary Production (FM33740, 40 credits)
  • Experimental Media Production (FM33540, 40 credits)
  • Fiction Film Production (FM34240, 40 credits)
  • Scriptwriting 1 (FM37020, 20 credits)
  • Scriptwriting 2 (FM37120, 20 credits)

Careers

The BA Film and Television degree prepares students for a wide range of careers in the film and television industry, including:

• Research, editing, floor managing, operating the camera, designing and directing for film and television production companies
• Film distribution
• Freelance film-making
• Marketing and public relations
• Film festival programming
• Advertising
• Arts administration
• Education

Teaching & Learning

The course is taught through a variety of lectures, seminars, screenings, technical demonstrations, and group-based project work. Students are assessed through a range of methods, including:

• Group devised productions
• Individual film and video projects
• Practical analyses
• Production diaries and creative scriptwriting
• Formal essays and examinations
• Reflective journals, blogs, Wikis
• Seminar presentations

Typical Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff:
• A Levels:
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh
• BTEC National Diploma:
• International Baccalaureate:
• European Baccalaureate:
• English Language Requirements:
• Country Specific Entry Requirements:

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