BA Film Studies (Placement Year)
Entry requirements
A level: ABB. Film, Media or one other humanities subject would be considered desirable but not essential. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
BA Hons in Film Studies (Placement Year), a film studies degree centred on the critical analysis and practical production of cinema. Core topics include Social & Cultural Analysis, Global & Comparative Perspective, Design & Creative Practice, Research Methods, and Project Management. The course includes a dedicated work placement year spent in a graduate-level professional role within the industry. The first year introduces key concepts through core modules such as Introduction to Film Studies, Understanding Media and Culture, and British Cinema, alongside optional choices like Transformations in Digital Media and Screens and Selves. The second year expands into international contexts with core modules including Global Cinemas and Classic Hollywood Genres, complemented by options such as Screenwriting and Short Film Production. The third year consists of a professional work placement module. The final year involves an independent self-directed research project, alongside optional modules covering topics such as Documentary Production, Experimental Film Production, and Audiences, Fans and Participatory Cultures.
Modules
- Introduction to Film Studies
- Understanding Media and Culture
- British Cinema
- Transformations in Digital Media
- Raw Materials of Performance
- Screens and Selves
- Re-Making Tradition
- World Literatures
- Art Histories and Contexts
- Global Cinemas
- Classic Hollywood Genres
- Film, Gender, Race and Ideology
- Screenwriting
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Short Film Production
- Visual Cultures
- Digital Cultures
- Work Based Learning Year
- Independent Project (Film, English, Creative Writing and Media)
- Global Film Genres
- Documentary Production
- Audiences, Fans and Participatory Cultures
- Contemporary Literature
- Film Industries, Practices and Movements
- Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences
- Experimental Film Production
- The Making of Media and AI Futures