FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES AT NORTHUMBRIA
Welcome to BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University
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Your course • We aim to produce graduates who are independent thinkers and reflective, collaborative practitioners, who are well-prepared for the world of work and who will make significant contributions within their field. • The course is designed to achieve this by providing you with a knowledge of, and skills in the analysis of, cinema and television from a range of historical, international and cultural contexts.
The course‌ ‌provides you with practical skills in film and television production, IT, and information retrieval, and the ability to synthesise and evaluate a range of texts and sources, as well as communicate ideas and skills using a variety of formats and media.
Why Film & Television Studies at Northumbria? • Work on live project opportunities with high profile cultural and industrial companies such as, Tyneside cinema.* • Arts students have access to professional exhibition spaces, a gallery, multimedia creative suites, dance studios and much more. • Our alumni now work at the BBC, ITV, Endemol, the British Film Institute and national Film Theatre. Others graduates have gone on to postgraduate study at Northumbria. • Graduates celebrate the end of their three years study with a degree show, an annual event showcasing their work.* *Subject to government guidance during Covid-19.
Film and Television Studies at Northumbria •Research undertaken in the Department has been published internationally, and some of our recent projects include work on cult cinema, horror cinema, British costume drama television and women in the British television industry. •The course provides a range of career-focused skills and experiences from the outset. You will benefit from our links with external bodies, including the Tyneside Cinema. •Industry professionals from film festivals, moving-image education and film programming also visit the University to give presentations and guests lectures.
What do you study? The first year gives you a solid grounding in film history, analysis and critical studies, as well as an introduction to practical filmmaking skills.
Film and Television Studies
Examples of Current Year 1 Modules Introduction to Television Studies
Personal and Professional Practice
Films for Filmmakers 1: Critical Concepts in Film and Television Studies
Film History
Digital Film Production 1
Academic Language Skills for Arts (International and EU Students)
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Film and Television Studies
Film and Television Studies
Examples of Current Year 2 Modules
Professional Practice 2
Applied Media Production Skills
Documentary in Film and Television
Researching Audiences
Cultural Identities on Screen
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Media Events
Film and Television Studies
Film and Television Studies
Examples of Current Final Year Modules
Contemporary British and Irish Cinema
Adaptations on Film and TV
There are also optional modules, which allow you to tailor your degree
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Teaching and Assessment Teaching • Through increasing specialisation and building of confidence. • Through balance of lectures, seminars, screenings, practical sessions and tutorials. • Through familiarity with research and research strategies.
If you are joining us in September 2020 • Your health and wellbeing are our priority – but so is your education, and we will work tirelessly to deliver our quality learning experience safely. • If you can travel safely to us, we will welcome you from 21st September 2020 for your induction programmes; teaching will start from 28th September. If you can’t travel to us safely, you will start online and join us when you can. • Learn on campus with fellow students, as appropriate, through small group teaching, with access to digital hubs, classrooms, laboratories, studios and clinics, and with full access to the University Library – one of the best academic libraries in the UK. • On-campus learning will be combined with flexible online study; with online lectures (both live and prerecorded), interactive activities, webcasts, seminars, workshops, discussion groups and more. You will experience a truly blended learning experience. • Online learning will be collaborative and engaging – designed for a virtual experience and tailored to you and your subject and delivered through our user friendly learning environment – Blackboard Ultra – providing access to virtual classrooms, laboratories, studios, clinics and our library online. • Taught, directed and independent learning activities will be clearly communicated week by week, developing your critical thinking and enabling you to challenge yourself and each other, and apply your learning.
Teaching and Assessment Assessment • Various forms: essays, exams, practical filmmaking projects and self-reflective portfolios, video essay, podcast, group and individual presentations. • You will be tested on subject or practical knowledge and understanding, as well as skills of critical reflection and communication. • A final choice between a dissertation or practicebased project.
Teaching and Assessment • You gain skills of articulacy, research, independent and collaborative working, confidence in a range of settings, and be able to present difficult issues in a rigorous fashion. • Course includes modules focussed on employability. • Careers service. • Exchange opportunities.* *Availability based on student demand and internal application process, as well as government guidance during Covid-19.
How am I supported? • Centralised support services: including careers team, library, student support services, IT. • Pastoral support: from personal tutor. • Academic support: from module tutor. • E-Learning.
Our Staff •
The Film and Television team have wide ranging professional experience and research specialisms which are aligned to the courses to inform teaching. Dr James Leggott Dr Noel McLaughlin Dr Jamie Sexton Dr Russ Hunter Dr Kate Egan
‌and others.
Film and Media Foundation Year • Fully integrated four/five year route for our Film and Television Studies Programme that includes a preparatory Foundation Year alongside the standard programme and an optional placement/study abroad year. • Dual offer scheme – automatic offer change if grades are lower than predicted. • Opportunity to consolidate skills, develop subject knowledge, experience and skills to prepare you for progression to an honours degree. • Alternative route for candidates without the required entrance profile for an honours degree.
Entry Requirements • Level 4 (BA) entrance requirements are 120 UCAS tariff points, will also require GCSEs in Maths and English Language at grade 4 or C, or the equivalent. • Foundation Year entrance requirements are 80 UCAS tariff points, will also require GCSEs in Maths and English Language at grade 4 or C, or the equivalent. • Dual offer scheme – all candidates that are made a BA offer are automatically reserved a place on the four/five year route, which includes the Foundation Year, should you miss our entrance requirements. • We accept a combination of Level 3 qualifications, including A level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas or the International Baccalaureate. • Find out how many points your qualifications are worth using the UCAS Tariff calculator: www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator
What our students say
“Northumbria University is a very welcoming university. It provides lots of support to students which I did not have at my home university. It also has a Student Support and Wellbeing centre which I think is good to provide support to students with difficulties, whatever it may be.” Marine Camille C.
“I feel I am more independent. I was used to handing in essays and getting to do second drafts in college but here you have one shot and you don't get any handouts - you do your own research.” Emily C.
Our Facilities • Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.* • Major campus investment in recent years – Sport Central, Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer and Information Sciences Building. • One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.*** • Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 *** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.
Study Abroad • A variety of opportunities and locations are available to study abroad as part of your course.* • We now offer a Year in International Business or International Multidisciplinary Innovation as part of our undergraduate programmes, the second semester of which takes place at our Amsterdam Campus, as an extra year to your degree.* • Reasons for Study Abroad include: increased cultural awareness and skill set. the opportunity to study in a different academic environment. increased chances of graduate employment. achieve a higher classification of degree. learn a new language or improve on existing language skills. travel to new countries.
*Availability based on student demand and internal application process, as well as government guidance during Covid-19.
Career Success at Northumbria • 95.5% of our undergraduate leavers progress straight in to employment or graduate level further study within six months of graduating ( DLHE Survey 2016/17). • We are 7th in the UK for the total number of graduates in professional or managerial roles (DLHE Survey 2016/17). • Northumbria is ranked 2nd in the UK for graduate start-ups based on turnover (HEBCIS Survey 2017/18). • Our Careers and Employment Service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation.
What can I do after my degree? • Further study. • Film and Television production (entry level: runner, production assistant etc). • Print and online journalism. • Teaching. • Archival and research-orientated jobs. • Screenwriting and related (script reader, script editor, story development executive). • Film Festivals (planning, organisation, booking, attending festivals and buying films). • Events/Media management.
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