| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-20 | 2023-07-01 |
| 2024-01-20 | 2023-10-15 |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This program blends hands-on filmmaking and television production with media theory, preparing students for careers in the creative industries. Through coursework, practical elements, and a work placement, students develop technical, critical, and business skills, while exploring the cultural and historical relationship between media and society. The program culminates in a final year focused on advanced filmmaking techniques, media history, and industry analysis.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This degree blends hands-on skill with thought-provoking theory, preparing you for a broad range of careers. You’ll study film making and TV production and analyze screen media. Explore the economic, cultural and historical relationship between media and society. Examine news, documentaries and the representation of gender in media. And analyze how media industries are organized and structured – and what you need to do to get ahead. Gain invaluable experience with a work placement as part of your course in the second year. Partnerships that give you access to bootcamps, masterclasses and visiting guest speakers to further prepare you for a career in the film and TV industry.
Outline:
First year
- Preparing for Learning in Higher Education
- Introduction to Study in the Humanities
- Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
- Group Challenge (Humanities)
- Foundation in Data Analysis
- Academic Writing Skills
Second year
- Film Form
- History of Hollywood Cinema
- Introduction to Filmmaking
- Introduction to Television Studies
- Media Methods
- Screen, Nation, Identity
Final year
- Representing Reality, Disclosing Truth, and Capturing the Everyday
- From the alphabet to the internet: a history of communication
- American Alternative Cinema
- Art and Animation Fundamentals
- Moving Image Techniques
- Screening Genders
- 3D Asset Design
- American Animation History
- Film Music
- Television and Factual Production
Assessment:
Assessment methods and criteria vary depending on the course and modules you choose. You may be assessed through a mix of examinations, coursework, presentations and group projects.
Teaching:
You’ll be taught by enthusiastic, expert staff who are fans of their field much as they are academics. Our lecturers include internationally respected Disney scholar, Dr Amy Davis, plus experts in horror, East Asian cinema, TV drama, American animation, British cinema and Hollywood cinema.
Careers:
You’ll gain the technical, critical, business and personal skills to succeed in the creative industries and beyond. You’ll graduate as a work-ready professional with industry insight. Our graduates have gone on to become TV and film producers, journalists, marketers, publishers, events managers, PRs and more.
Other:
- Develop practical production and filmmaking skills.
- Study the thought-provoking theory behind the media industries.
- Gain invaluable work experience on a placement as part of your second year.
- The professional skills, insight and expertise you’ll gain means you’ll graduate ready for work within the creative industries and beyond.
- Our facilities include the Media Hub, home to the latest digital media software and hardware used in the industry today.
UK
Tuition fees £9,250 per year The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index (RPI).
Additional costs
Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own) Optional field trips Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation) Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation) Student visas (international students) Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own) Printing and photocopying Professional-body membership Graduation (gown hire and photography) You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your course. One you’ve successfully applied for this, you don’t need to do anything else – the money is sent straight to us. You can also take out a maintenance loan of up to £10,227 a year to cover your living costs, depending on your household income. Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.
International
Tuition fees £16,500 per year
Additional costs
Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own) Optional field trips Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation) Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation) Student visas (international students) Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own) Printing and photocopying Professional-body membership Graduation (gown hire and photography) Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more. Discounts are available for International students.
