Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Film
- 3 years
- Duration
- 15,950 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2024
- Start
- May 2024
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Our film degree provides you with the fundamental skills you'll need to succeed, whether your career goal is to become the next Tarantino, a screenwriter, or a critic.
You'll experience filmmaking firsthand and develop the technical skills that are essential for your job. This course, which we created to meet industry requirements, will teach you:
- film production
- film criticism
- film history
- how to apply these techniques and ideas to your own work
You can specialise in:
- screenwriting
- production management
- new media
- independent film
Between years two and three, students have the opportunity to apply for a selective, one-year paid internship in the film industry. You have the choice of doing a live, industry-mentored project or a work placement in your senior year.
Program structure
Year 1
- Thinking Film 1, 2 and 3
- Making Film 1 and 2
- Working in Film 1 and 2
Year 2
- Making Film 3: Approaches to Filmmaking
- Thinking Film 5: Digital Research Methods
Optional Modules
- Making Film 4: Screenwriting Craft and Practice
- Making Film 5: Short Film Production
- Thinking Film 4: Star and Audiences
- Independent Study In Film
- Working in Film 3: Festivals, Cinemas and New media
- Working in Film 4: Independent Filmmakers
Year 3
- Thinking Film 6: Film Theory
- Working in Film 5: Creative Industries
Optional Modules
- Making Film 6: Short Film Development
- Making Film 6: Short Film Project
- Thinking Film 7: Dissertation in Film; Making Film 6: Short Film Development; Making Film 7: Short Film Project
- Thinking Film 8: Global Cinema & TV
Price
- Tuition Fee - 15,950 GBP per year
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course.
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
