BA (Hons) Film Studies

Entry Requirements

• Typical A-Level Offer: BCC to include a relevant subject such as Art, Drama, English, History, Theatre, Film Studies, Welsh or Media Studies;
• Typical IB Offer: 29 points to include 16 points at Higher Level to include 5 in a relevant higher subject
• Typical Access to HE Offer: 60 credits overall to include 45 Level 3 credits equating to 12 Distinctions, 18 Merits and 15 Passes in a relevant subject
• GCSEs: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at Grade C or above, or their equivalent but consideration is given to individual circumstances.
• Other equivalent qualifications. 
• IELTS grade of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component.

Curriculum

Year One

• Critical Approaches to Film
• Cinema, Nation and Identity: French Film
• Silent Cinema
• British Cinema
• Academic and Professional Skills
• Scriptwriting for the Media

Year Two

• New Hollywood
• European Cinema (Central and Eastern)
• Histories and Theories of Documentary Film
• TV Genres
• Film Symposium
• Short Form Scriptwriting
• Work Experience

Year Three

• Masculinities, Media and Culture
• Film Studies Dissertation
• Comedic Traditions in Film and Television
• Hispanic Cinema
• Cult Cinema
• The Self on Screen: Autobiographical Film
• Major Project in Scriptwriting (Theatre, Screen, Radio)
• Screenplay