BA (Hons) Film
Twickenham, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* home students; 14,850 GBP - international students
Introduction
This course looks to equip you with the theoretical and practical skills needed to work in the creative industries.
- Study with media professionals and international and national experts in film, television and popular culture.
- Exciting study trips and opportunities for work experience in the media and creative industries.
- You will develop skills relevant to film production and screenwriting, as well as related screen media and promotional industries.
- Option to study with a placement year of paid work experience.
Why St Mary's?
The course runs alongside our degree in Film and Screen Media and is taught by industry-expert academics, some of whom are experienced film and television producers and screenwriters.
St Mary's University is ideally located for those aspiring for a career in the creative industries; the local area of West London has several renowned film studios, including Shepperton, Twickenham and Ealing Studios.
Program Outcome
Why study Film?
Film studies will provide you with knowledge and understanding of the moving image industries and history, and the background of film theory.
Through work experience and professional practice, you will develop skills relevant to film production and screenwriting, as well as related screen media and promotional industries.
During the course, you will undertake a comprehensive programme of professional development, with dedicated modules on practical skills, entrepreneurship and industry placements.
This degree will help you to understand professional practices relevant to cultural industries and how such organisations operate. It will also equip you with an enhanced awareness of issues relating to potential audiences and markets.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year one
- Film, Style and Form
- Digital Cultures
- Media History
- Digital Production
- Writing Short Fiction - Optional
- The Media Industries - Optional
- British Film and TV - Optional
- Harry Potter and… - Optional
Year two
- North American Cinema
- Screen Theory and Criticism
- Multimedia Production
- Entrepreneurship and Professionalism - Optional
- Writing Adaptations - Optional
- Cult Media and Identity - Optional
- Documentary and World Cinema - Optional
- Screenwriting 1 - Optional
Year three
- Digital Filmmaking
- Sound Design
- Industry Placement - Optional
- Screenwriting 2 - Optional
- The Paradox of Horror - Optional
- Disney and Animation - Optional
- The Beatles and the Counterculture - Optional
Career Opportunities
During this course, you will have the opportunity to engage in entrepreneurial projects, develop business plans and - where appropriate - work on live briefs for clients both within and beyond the university.
Most of the optional work placements take place in the Greater London area. Some might be in central London, but there are also a number of suitable Communications and Marketing organisations in west London.
The Careers Service has more information on careers and postgraduate study options available to Film and Digital Production students who have started their studies at St Mary’s.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
A range of scholarships and bursaries are available to new undergraduate students. This includes:
- St Mary's bursary
- Vice-Chancellor's Excellence scholarship
- Care leavers' bursary
- International student scholarships
- Sports scholarships
- Sports coaching bursary