BA (Hons) Film

A Foundation Year is available on this course. See page 64 for more information

Key Information

Accreditations:

International Moving Image Society (IMIS)

Duration and delivery: 3 years full-time with an optional 20-day placement, or 4 years full-time with a 30-week placement

Entry requirements: 104 - 120 tariff points

Required subjects:

None

If English is not your first language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent

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Entry requirements, contact hours and course costs

On this course, you’ll be exposed to an exciting range of experiences within film culture, from industry practice through to experimental cinema. It is designed to reflect the diversity that exists within film globally, exploring the topics that impact on filmmakers and audiences across the world. Alongside film production, you’ll be exploring topics such as distribution, marketing, buying and fundraising for films.

Explore and experiment

The course is designed to give you the opportunity to explore film in its historical and cultural contexts and experiment with different aspects of film. You will work on projects individually and collaboratively throughout the duration of the course. Working alongside internationally recognised film lecturers and practitioners, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills in a way that film industries rarely provide.

Professional placement

You’ll have the option to complete a work placement during the course, working in a professional environment. Students have previously completed placements at Disney, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros and National Geographic. Your placement experience will help to shape your appreciation of the industry, put theory into practice, develop a network of professional contacts, and enhance your CV – all essential for starting a career after graduation.

Optional specialisms

Optional units will allow you to study areas of particular interest in more detail while ensuring you have a solid base from which to build. You will graduate as an enterprising and entrepreneurial practitioner capable of working in today’s film industry as well as shaping its future.

Key areas of study

This course has taught me the unexpected things needed to be a successful, creative filmmaker.

Emily Ore, graduate and Trainee Production Assistant at Shepperton Studios

Entrepreneurship | Production Management | Experimental Film | Film Festivals | Creative Collaboration