BA (Hons) Film Studies

Why study this course with LJMU?

• Explore the history and development of cinema from around the world
• Study film theory, criticism and interpretation
• Hands-on practice with digital cameras and editing software
• Opportunity to learn filmmaking skills
• Opens up careers in film production, exhibition and distribution as well as research and teaching
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About your course

The BA (Hons) Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University is a hybrid degree that combines practical and theoretical work. The course will enable you to explore the development of cinema worldwide, while providing you with extensive hands-on filmmaking and editing experience using our industry-standard production studio and editing suites.

The degree offered by LJMU is an academic programme but you will also be given the option of receiving hands-on practical experience with digital cameras and editing software to create an impressive portfolio of your own. This will include short fiction and documentary. Liverpool is the second most filmed city in the UK after London and the perfect place to start your filmmaking career.

You will be based in the Liverpool Screen School, which is located in the £38million Redmonds Building in the Knowledge Quarter of Liverpool city centre. The building features the latest in specialist facilities, including a production studio, a green screen and designated editing suites.

Additional course costs

Production expenses are subsidised for Final Film Production at level 6.

Course modules

What you will study on this degree

• Film Language (20 credits)
  • In studying film language students will gain key foundational skills in practising in textual analysis in relation to film.
• Writing for Screen (20 credits)
  • Writing for Screen will equip the students with industry standard practices for screenwriting whilst at the same time encourage them to find their own creative voice as a screenwriter.
• Film Theory (20 credits)
  • This course surveys the history of the various traditions of theoretical inquiry in film studies.
• British Social Realism in Film (20 credits)
  • This module will outline the social realist traditions associated with British cinema.
• Production Skills (20 credits)
  • Through a series of lectures and practical workshops students will be introduced to fundamental film production skills using cameras, lenses, lighting and sound equipment.
• Post-Production Skills (20 credits)
  • This practical module introduces the basic principles and software tools involved in post-production for film.

Core modules

• Documentary Filmmaking (20 credits)
  • This module will introduce you to the basic principles of directing, filming, editing and producing for a short documentary film.
• Fiction Filmmaking (20 credits)
  • The fiction filmmaking module will develop students’ knowledge and experience of the technical, creative, organisational and administrative demands involved in a short film production.
• Working in Film (20 credits)
  • This module aims to give students an understanding of the working practices and organisation of the British film industry.

Optional modules

• American Cinema (20 credits)
  • Through a series of seminars student will develop a deep understanding of developments in American cinema from its beginnings to the present day.
• Film Adaptation (20 credits)
  • This module will consider theoretical debates such as the limitations of Fidelity and whether Adaptation can be considered a genre.
• Experimental Filmmaking (20 credits)
  • In this module you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, planning and managing a short experimental film production.
• Video Essay (20 credits)
  • Through a series of lectures and practical making workshops, students will be introduced to the video essay as a form of scholarly engagement with Film.

Professional accreditation

The Liverpool Screen School enjoys excellent connections with key film and media organisations in the UK and internationally. Such connections open up exciting chances to network with leading practitioners as well as diverse work-related learning opportunities where you can put what you have learnt at LJMU into practise out in industry.

Your Learning Experience

• Teaching Support Assessment
• Excellent facilities and learning resources
• Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support

Career paths

This course has a strong vocational dimension and encourages the development of a particular set of skills that are valued not only in the film industry but in other industries as well.

LJMU Film Studies graduates have gone on to work in the film and television industries as writers, directors, researchers and actors. Employers include the BBC, Channel 4, FACT, LA Productions and Lime Pictures.

Tuition fees and funding

• Home: £9,535 per year
• International: £17,750 per year

Entry requirements

• GCSEs and equivalents: Grade C or Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification
• A levels: BBC
• BTECs: Extended Diploma: DMM
• Access awards: Pass overall with a minimum of 112 points
• International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• OCR Cambridge Technical: ​Extended Diploma: DMM
• Irish awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• T levels: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

Additional requirements

• Interview required
• DBS, Occupational Health requirements: No

International requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 (minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English language proficiency test.

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