Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Film & Screen Studies
- 3 years
- Duration
- 17,500 GBP/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Farnham / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
On our BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies degree program, you'll delve deeply into the historical, cultural, and social background of film and television, from Alfred Hitchcock to Pedro Almodóvar, from silent films to the present period.
You will investigate a wide range of creators and cinematic movements in your studies using sociological methodologies and in-depth textual research.
You'll graduate with in-depth knowledge and comprehension of cinema and television, making you the ideal candidate for a job in the field.
You can enroll in an Integrated International Foundation Year, which was created especially to give international students English language and creative skills before they start their first year of study.
As a part of this degree, you have the option of finishing a Professional Practice Year. You will have the chance to reach your full professional, academic, and personal potential as a result, giving you the tools you need to operate confidently and enthusiastically in creative environments. These abilities are highly recognized by employers, and a sizable percentage of placement students receive graduate-level employment offers or continue on to postgraduate study.
Program structure
Year 1
- Understanding Creativity
- Understanding Film & Television
- Film Cultures: Hollywood & Beyond
- Theory, Culture and Society
- Narrative Development
- Perspectives on Culture
- Visual Analysis 1: Introduction to Psychoanalysis
- Narrative & Textual Analysis
- European Cinema History (elective)
- Contemporary British Film and Television (elective)
- Animation: Technology, Culture and Industry (elective)
- Film and Television Adaption: Culture and Context (elective)
Year 2
- Capturing History
- Critical Analysis with English for Academic Purposes 1 (Yr2 direct entry only)
- Visual Analysis 2: Semiotic Approaches
- Historical Analysis of Film and Television
- Cultural Exploration
- Critical Analysis with English for Academic Purposes 2 (Yr2 direct entry only)
- Realism and Reality: Verbatim Film and Television
- Researching Film and Television
- Futures of Film and Television (elective)
- Icons and Myth in Film and Television (elective)
- Film and Psychoanalysis (elective)
- Script: Narrative, Writing and Editing (elective)
- Early and Silent Cinema, 1895-1929 (elective)
- Television Studies: Key Debates (elective)
- Exile Filmmakers (elective)
Students undertaking the Professional Practice Year will also complete the following:
- Creative Innovation
- Industry Lecture Series
Year 3
- Understanding Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Global Film and Television Industries
- Perspectives on Film and Television Industries
- In Discussion with Film and Television Makers
- Major Project
- Exclusion and Inclusion in UK Film and Television (elective)
- Feminist Perspectives on Film and Cinema (elective)
- Political Cinema throughout History (elective)
- Dramaturgy and Narrative in Film and Television (elective)
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 17,500 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
In addition to academic credentials, some of our courses require a portfolio of previous work.
For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have:
- High school leaving certificate or equivalent.
- A transcript showing successful completion of one year of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with CGPA 3.8.
English Language requirements for BA/BSc courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.0
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 80
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 169
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Merit, Reading Merit, Speaking Merit, Writing Merit, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 33, Reading 33, Speaking 33, Writing 33, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
For these course, you must perform an individual piece as an audition. This piece can be up to two minutes long and can be one of the following: a brief modern text (play or screenplay); a short piece of Shakespeare; or an original work you have composed.
About the university
The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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