BA Esports with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
About this course
BA (Hons) Film Studies, combining English Literature and Filmmaking. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The programme includes a foundation year followed by three years of study, with modules in video production, video documentary production, media content production and visual media cultures. Students complete a dissertation or video essays project in the final year, and an optional industry placement year is available.
Modules
- English Literature I: History, Form and Genre
- English Literature II: Critical Approaches (double credit module)
- Video Production
- Video Documentary Production
- Foundations of Creative Writing
- Personalised Learning
- Study Skills for Success
- Creative Research in Media and Design
- Contextual Studies in Media and Design
- Creative Sectors in Media and Design
- Major Project (Foundation Year)
- Literature and Modernity
- The Canon Reloaded
- Media Content Production
- Industry Experience
- Visual Media Cultures
- Worldbuilding
- Principles of Esports
- Podcasting
- Video Production for Esports
- Game Design and Concept
- Introduction to Media Ethics
- Personal Livestreaming
- British and Irish Drama since 1945
- Contemporary Writers and the City
- Dissertation
- Video Essays
- Bodies, Identities, Futures
- Writing for Performance
- Project (mini)
- Esports Event Fundamentals
- Esports Team Game Analysis and Data Management
- Professional Skills and Live Brief
- Social Media Marketing and Community Management
- Research Project
- Multi-Camera Livestreaming
- Planning, Pitching, and Production
- Advanced Esports Broadcast
- Creative Practice in Games
- Emerging Technologies in Esports and Livestreaming
- Esports Major Project