Program Overview

BA Film & Television Studies and Media & Communications - 2026 entry

Overview

Investigate film and television history and analyse world cinemas to understand film’s role and power in today’s mediascape. Gain deep knowledge of film and television as a cultural, social, industrial and global phenomenon. You will hone practical and professional skills, equipping you to work across the creative industries or anywhere requiring people who understand how communications work.

Entry Requirements

• A-Level: ABB
• IB: 32/655
• BTEC: DDM
• GCSE: C or 4 in English Language
• Access to HE: 24 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade
• T-Level: Distinction

Contextual Offer:

• A-Level: BBC
• IB: 28/554
• BTEC: DDM-DMM

Course Content

Year 1

• 60 credits of compulsory Film & Television Studies modules
• 60 credits of compulsory Media & Communications modules

Compulsory Modules

• EAF1501: Major Debates in Film Theory (30 credits)
• EAF1506: Interrogating Screens (30 credits)
• CMM1001: Perspectives on Communications (30 credits)
• CMM1004: Communications Research Methods (30 credits)

Year 2

• 60 credits of optional Film & Television modules
• 60 credits of Media & Communications modules

Compulsory Modules

• CMM2002: Communications in the Workplace (30 credits)

Optional Modules

• CMM2010: Professional Writing (30 credits)
• CMM2012: Communications and the Climate Crisis (30 credits)
• CMM2014: Design Thinking (30 credits)
• CMM2016: Economies of Engagement: Gamification and Platform Cultures (30 credits)
• CMM2017: Internet Foundations and Frontiers (30 credits)
• CMM2018: Media and the Law: Regulation, Governance, Ethics (30 credits)
• EAF2502: Shots in the Dark (30 credits)
• CMM2008: Communications Research Methods (30 credits)
• EAF2518: World Cinemas (30 credits)
• EAF2516: Fanatical: Fan Culture and Identity (30 credits)
• EAF2510: Adaptation: Text, Image, Culture (30 credits)
• EAF2511: Television: Times, Trends and Technologies (30 credits)
• EAF2514: Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys (30 credits)

Placement Year (if taken)

• Typically, any placement year will take place in Year 3
• 120 credit compulsory placement module

Final Year

• 30 credits of compulsory dissertation
• 90 credits of optional modules

Compulsory Modules

• CMM3002: Communications: Dissertation (30 credits)
• CMM3003: Communications: Practical Research Project (30 credits)
• EAF3514: Film Studies Dissertation (30 credits)
• EAF3516: Creative Film Dissertation (30 credits)

Optional Modules

• CMM3005: Gender, Sexuality and Media (30 credits)
• CMM3006: Digital Inequalities (30 credits)
• CMM3007: Critical AI Studies (30 credits)
• CMM3008: Imagining Tech Futures for the Common Good (30 credits)
• CMM3009: Selling the Self: Influencer Culture and Digital Capitalism (30 credits)
• CMM3010: Social Media and Migration (30 credits)
• DRA3102: Audio Dramaturgy: Theatre of the Ear (30 credits)
• EAF3501: American Independent Film (30 credits)
• EAF3515: Something to See: War and Visual Media (30 credits)
• EAF3518: Queering British Film and Television (30 credits)
• EAF3519: Cinema in the Anthropocene (30 credits)
• EAF3522: Film, Philosophy, and the Internet (30 credits)
• EAF3523: Perspectives on Animation (30 credits)

Course Variants

BA Film & Television Studies and Media & Communications with Study Abroad

• UCAS code: W609
• Duration: 4 years
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Film Studies
• Contact: Web: Enquire online, Phone: +44 (0)

BA Film & Television Studies and Media & Communications with Employment Experience

• UCAS code: W610
• Duration: 4 years
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Film Studies
• Contact: Web: Enquire online, Phone: +44 (0)

BA Film & Television Studies and Media & Communications with Employment Experience Abroad

• UCAS code: W611
• Duration: 4 years
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Film Studies
• Contact: Web: Enquire online, Phone: +44 (0)

Fees

• UK students: £9,535 per year
• International students: £24,700 per year

Scholarships

• The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year.

Learning and Teaching

• The nature of learning at university involves considerable self-guided study and research.
• You will be taught through a combination of lectures and discussion-based seminars.
• We also support the development of team-based learning by organising students into study groups, and we make full use of both traditional learning resources and our virtual learning environment.

Facilities

• Special Collections relating to writers such as Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, and William Golding.
• The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, a unique film and popular culture resource.
• Digital Humanities Lab, a research space that enables the examination, preservation and analysis of historical, literary and visual material.

Your Future

• Film graduates from the University of Exeter have an excellent reputation with graduate recruiters and compete very successfully in the employment market.
• A degree in Film Studies from the University of Exeter will enable you to acquire skills which are attractive to employers and relevant for a wide range of careers.
• You will develop an informed, critical and creative approach, alongside strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to manage your time and workload effectively.