| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA (Hons) | Full-time, Sandwich | 3 - 4 years | September | - | - |
Overview
Our BA (Hons) Film Production degree—accredited by ScreenSkills Select—will shape you into the filmmaker, cinematographer, editor, and special effects producer the film industry craves.
Master the practical and business elements of film production. You’ll attract potential employers by exhibiting your films at national screening events.
Graduates have created indie films, joined Marvel, Maverick, and Pinewood Studios. They've also worked on critically acclaimed titles Black Mirror, Wonder Woman 1984, and No Time to Die.
Here’s your chance to follow in their footsteps.
Pathway awards
Depending on the modules you choose during your second and third years, you'll graduate with one of the following awards:
Course highlights
ScreenSkills Select
This course is accredited by ScreenSkills Select, a professional body for the screen industry.
All ScreenSkills Select-accredited courses must show the highest level of quality and relevance to the industry. This ensures you'll learn the knowledge and skills relevant to your future career and assures potential employers that your degree is relevant to the screen industry. This accreditation also gives you access to exclusive benefits such as employability training events, scholarships and bursaries.
Careers and opportunities
You'll have plenty of career routes when you finish this course. Many of our graduates have found success in a variety of roles, destinations and productions – with some working on the sets of blockbuster films and award-winning TV series.
Others have also been nationally recognised in the film and TV industry. In 2020 and 2023, our student production teams won prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) awards in the category of Best Student Comedy Drama and Entertainment.
Graduate roles
Roles our graduates have taken on include:
Placement destinations
They've completed their placements either self-employed or with well-known names, including:
Film and TV work
Graduates have worked on commercial and indie titles such as:
Ongoing careers support
Get experience while you study, with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and work experience. You can also venture into freelancing, or set up and run your own business with help from the University Startup Team.
Towards the end of your degree and for up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role.
Placement year (optional)
Want to gain some valuable industry experience and increase your employment potential when you graduate? By doing a work placement after your second or third year, you can do exactly that.
You can work for a company or organisation, or set up and run your own business – either with peers or on your own. No matter what you choose, you can get full support from our Creative Careers team.
Creative Careers
Our in-faculty Creative Careers team has extensive recruitment experience and knows the creative sector well, making it easier for students to find placements within the creative industries.
They can guide you through every step of the application process, including:
The team will continue to give you support throughout your placement year.
Placement roles
Former students have interned in various roles, including:
Placement destinations
They've completed their placements either self-employed or with well-known names, including:
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112-120 points from 3 A levels or equivalent. A relevant qualification or experience in film/video is required. Applicants without relevant qualifications will be asked to provide a portfolio to support their application.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
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