BA (Hons) Film and Media

Entry Requirements

• Related qualifications accepted by the university.

English Language Requirements:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): an overall score of 6.0, with at least 5.5 in each component: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• Pearson Test of English Academic:  a minimum score in each individual element of 51 and 52 overall.
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): grade C or above.
•  Cambridge Certification in Advanced English (CAE): grade C or above.

Curriculum

Year 1 

• Introduction to Media and Cultural Studies 
• Introduction to Film Studies
• Introduction to Academic Research Methods 
• History of Cinema 

Optional modules (choose at least three):

• Contemporary Cinema 
• Popular TV Genres
• Introduction to Radio 
• Introduction to Video 
• Introduction to Journalism 
• Introduction to Photography 
• Introduction to the Television Studio 
• Introduction to New Media Production 
• History of Broadcasting
• Language and the Media 

Year 2

• Media Studies 1 
• Film Theory and Criticism 
• Academic Research Skills 

Optional modules (choose at least one):

• American Film and Society 
• European Film and Society 
• British Cinema 
• Animated Film 

Further optional modules (choose up to three):

• Cultural Theory and Popular Culture 1 
• The Making of Popular Culture 
• Media Law 
• Language and Power
• Sexual Cultures 
• Power, Politics and the Media 
• Cybercultures 
• Documentary Photography
• Print Journalism 1 
• Video Production 1 
• Radio Production 1 
• Photography 2
• Live Radio and Commercial Production
• Introduction to Multimedia 
• Television Studio Operations 1
• New Media Production 1
• Placement 1 
• Placement 2

Final Year

• Media Studies 2 
• Dissertation 

Optional modules (choose at least one):

• Film Studies Special Topic 
• Asian Cinema 
• Film, Horror and The Body 
• Hitchcock 

Further optional modules (choose up to four):

• Cultural Theory and Popular Culture 2 
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Television 
• Media Studies Special Topic 
• Popular Culture Special Topic 
• Body, Media and Culture 
• Popular Music: Histories, Theories, Performers and Genres
• Race, Identity and Culture 
• Language and Gender 
• Media Ethics 
• Special Topic in Radio 
• TV Studio Operations 2 
• Print Journalism 2 
• Radio Production 2 
• Photography 3 
• New Media Production 2 
• Practical Project