BA Film, Photography and Media
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including one arts, humanities or social science subject. Excluding general studies and critical thinking. (specific subject requirements) BTEC: DDD in a BTEC Extended Diploma in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences or Media IB: 35 overall (16 at higher level, with 5 at higher level in English or 6 at standard level).
About this course
BA in Film, Photography and Media, a Film Studies and BA (Hons) Photography degree focused on the theory and practice of visual communication. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum includes practical projects and allows students to complete a placement module. The first year covers foundational subjects through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Media and Communication Research, Camera and Editing, Introduction to Cinema, Photographic Practices, and Screen Narrative, alongside optional choices including The History of Communications. The second year advances practical skills with compulsory study in Photography Theory and Practice, Cinematic Themes, Documentary Production, and Short Film Production, plus optional topics like Podcasting and Motion Graphics. The final year involves core work in Film, Photography & Media: Individual Project, Film, Photography & Media: Group Project, Communication Dissertation, The Documentary and Reality, and Themes in Contemporary Photography, with optional modules such as Feminism, Identity and Media and Understanding the Audience.
Modules
- Introduction to Media and Communication Research
- Camera and Editing
- Introduction to Cinema
- Photographic Practices
- Screen Narrative
- The History of Communications
- Introduction to Media and Communication Theory
- Prose: Reading and Interpretation
- Race, Writing and Decolonization
- Photography Theory and Practice
- Cinematic Themes
- Students must also select 20 credits from:
- Documentary Production
- Short Film Production
- Podcasting
- Screen Fiction
- Digital Storytelling
- Motion Graphics
- Technology in Communications and Media
- Students must select 40 credits from:
- Film, Photography & Media: Individual Project (e.g. a photography project, script project or animation project)
- Film, Photography & Media: Group Project
- Communication Dissertation
- Students must also select 20 credits from:
- The Documentary and Reality
- Themes in Contemporary Photography
- Placement
- Feminism, Identity and Media
- Understanding the Audience
- International Communication