BA Film and Screen Studies
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level - grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies. The course combines film theory and scholarship with film practice, covering institutions of production, distribution and exhibition. A final-year Major Project allows independent research or short-form documentary making. A professional placement year is available.
Modules
- The Moving Image
- Film Theory, Film Philosophy
- Framing Film: Silence, Sound and Spectacle
- European Cinema
- Screen Industries
- Digital Creativity and Content Creation
- American Cinema
- Key Movements in World Cinema
- Director’s Cut: Auteur Cinema
- Film Genre
- Scripting for Screen
- Influencers and Contemporary Celebrity
- Media Ethics
- Untold Stories: Factual Filmmaking
- Professional Placement Year
- Film and Screen Studies Major Project
- Decentred Approaches to Film and TV
- Film Journalism
- Feminist Activism
- Rock n' Reel: Popular Music on Screen
- Major Project: Short Form Documentary Making
- Politics and Global Cinema