FILM

Continue your media education
with a film-related degree.

OVERVIEW

This section features introductory videos on selected degree courses across England organised by region. Courses have been chosen according to relevance and those selected as first choice options by ACC students. This is not a complete listing - please use UCAS to search more fully and in other areas.

Make a note of your top courses and institutions and use these, where appropriate, in your Career Action Plan. Next step will be finding out more about them.

A BA (Hons) means a 3-year undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, while a BSc (Hons) means a 3-year undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree. Science degrees may require science subjects/experience for entry.


ASSOCIATED WITH ACC

Courses from colleges linked to ACC

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SOUTH EAST

Courses in the London region

London Film Academy (LFA)

BA (Hons) Filmmaking

The 2-year BA (Hons) Filmmaking is geared towards the real-world and offers professional film education in a practical setting and within in-house studios. Throughout the course you will gain a thorough grounding in the key areas of the filmmaking process, from script to screen, and become multi-skilled and adaptable, favouring the art of collaborative storytelling rather than working as a solo auteur. You learn how to quickly adapt to the professional world as you start your career in the industry.

London South Bank University (LSBU)

BA (Hons) Film Practice
BA (Hons) Film Studies

How would you like to develop your own original film projects and screen your final film at an internationally renowned London cinema? In Film Practice you’ll learn the foundational skills of filmmaking, then specialise in Cinematography, Writing/Directing or Editing and Post-Production, honing skills that will make you a valuable asset in the film and media industries.

Consistently rated as one of the top Film Studies programmes in London, this dynamic and wide-ranging course combines film theory, world cinema studies and digital video practice to give you a comprehensive, critical study of film. Our focus is on the cultural, aesthetic and economic importance of film, past, present and future.

University of Westminster

BA (Hons) Film

This three-year degree is one of the best-known film courses in the world, with an international reputation for its academic and practical teaching.

Our students’ films are shown at festivals globally and have won a host of honours and awards, including Royal Television Society Awards, a Student Academy Award and a Grierson Best Student Documentary Award.

It operates from a purpose-built studio facility in Harrow, with two large film and television studios, a set construction workshop, a 3D workshop, and extensive post-production facilities.

London College of Communication (UAL)

BA (Hons) Film Practice
BA (Hons) Film & Television

The Film Practice degree is designed to develop the creative, technical, commercial and practical skills required in digital film production, BA (Hons) Film Practice is geared towards industry.

The Film and Television course combines intensive hands-on practice in a range of genres, forms and formats from experimental film-making to mainstream TV. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the key movements, makers and theories that have shaped film and television in the 21st Century.

Brunel University London

BA (Hons) Film Production
BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies

Film Production will give you a thorough understanding of film by combining the production with the theory of visual digital media. Delve into practical film and video-making, scriptwriting, filming and editing, whilst honing your critical analysis and research skills to develop a comprehensive understanding of how the film and TV industries work.

Film Studies will give you a thorough understanding of film by combining the production with the theory of visual digital media. Delve into practical film and video-making, scriptwriting, filming and editing, whilst honing your critical analysis and research skills to develop a comprehensive understanding of how the film and TV industries work.

London Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) Film & Television Production
BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies

The BA Film and Television Production is a dynamic production-focussed course for aspiring filmmakers. The skills you acquire will allow you to work in specialist and broad-based media roles. You'll produce a wide range of film and television productions, creating a portfolio of moving image work spanning diverse genres and formats including short fiction film, documentary and multi-camera TV studio production alongside constantly changing new and emerging practice such as client-led, online and interactive content.

On Film Studies you'll gain a strong understanding of the film and television industry and its significance across the globe. Through practical learning you'll develop an array of transferrable skills, preparing you for a huge choice of roles in the cultural industries or for further study.

Met Film School

BA (Hons) Practical Film Making

The BA Practical Filmmaking course prepares the next generation of smart screen creatives. It builds creative and technical skills essential to succeed in today’s film, television and new media industries. The professional tutors and high-calibre guest speakers teach the fundamentals of storytelling, production and screen business skills.


University of East London (UEL)

BA (Hons) Film

Some courses teach you about film-making while others concentrate on the theory and history of film. At UEL, they give you a thorough, expert grounding in both.

They combine theory and practice, teaching you not just how to make films and videos but throwing you into every aspect of the film world, from screenwriting to cinema history.

Ravensbourne University London

BA (Hons) Digital Film Production
BA (Hons) Digital Television Production

BA (Hons) Editing & Post Production


For the Digital Production degrees you will create engaging shorts, features, commercials and documentaries on this highly regarded course. Students will graduate with a deep understanding of the entire production journey. With access to state-of-the-art equipment, this course also has a dedicated studio space for teaching and shooting film projects.

In the Editing degree you will make stories come to life through the cutting of sound and picture - a huge 96.4% of graduates are employed within the first six months


Middlesex University London

BA (Hons) Film
BA (Hons) Television & Digital Production
BA (Hons) Visual Effects

Take the next steps to starting your career in the diverse Film and TV industry at Middlesex. Learn technical know-how and critical thinking from tutors with strong industry experience working as directors, producers and broadcasters from C4, the BBC, ITV. They have some of the finest film and television production and post-production facilities in UK higher education with access to a Sony designed TV production suite, digital media workshops and extensive Kit Hub.

University of Sussex

BA (Hons) Film Studies

You’ll develop the skills to understand how cinema entertains, informs and influences its audiences. You could research Hollywood blockbusters, international art cinema, or contemporary television. You’ll encounter a wide range of cinema, from documentary and activist filmmaking to comedy, musicals and teen films.

University of Hertfordshire

BA (Hons) Film & Television Production

The Film and Television programme is a ScreenSkills and CILECT accredited course that provides an environment in which students can grow into confident television and film practitioners. They are among the top 20 for film production, nationally (The Guardian), delivering industry ready graduates into the workplace.

The course is designed to put the industry and its needs at the heart of teaching. Students learn professional skills from the outset, managing and producing their own location and studio-based shoots, and getting the opportunity to experience a variety of key roles on set and in post-production.

University of West London (UWL)

BA (Hons) Content, Media & Film Production

Would you like to start your career as a content creator with skills, knowledge, a portfolio and a business or career plan? This course will set you on the right path.

Offered in conjunction with ScreenSpace, who provide practical training for creatives, the course will show you how to create effective advertisements, short films and promotional videos. The skills you learn can lead you towards a potential career in the world of film and media production.

University of Surrey

BSc (Hons) Film and Video Production Technology

The BSc (Hons) Film and Video Production Technology course combines the study of engineering theory with practical skills development. You’ll study the fundamentals of signals, computing and broadcast technologies, video and audio engineering, wireless links and video over IP.

On the practical side, you’ll study camera skills, cinematography for cinema, film sound postproduction, TV production, titles and graphics.



SOUTH WEST

Courses in the Bristol region

University of West England Bristol (UWE)

BA (Hons) Filmmaking

BA(Hons) Filmmaking is based at Bower Ashton Studios, part of the City Campus. Exceptional facilities and resources include digital media studios and production and fabrication workshops offering traditional tools and the latest technology.

This is a production-based degree - you'll learn by making. Our teaching team works at the cutting edge of contemporary media practice, with high levels of practical experience and expertise.

Develop drama and documentary storytelling skills by developing advanced craft techniques used in the professional media. Gain an in-depth understanding of culture and context.

University of Bristol

BA (Hons) Film & Television

In the Department of Film and Television, guided by leading scholars and practitioners, you will explore the history of film and television, considering theoretical perspectives and appreciating how films are made. You will also engage in practical filmmaking.

You will be trained in scholarly investigation and critical thinking and through working collaboratively in groups to make short films. Throughout your studies you will learn from a variety of film and television professionals and in your final year you will have the chance to undertake a placement in the creative industries.


Bath Spa University

BA (Hons) Film, Television & Digital Production
BA (Hons) Film & Screen Studies

Supported by Pinewood Studios Group, the Production degree is a hands-on course in film, television and digital production will give you the skills that successful film and television professionals need. You’ll learn how to design and create film and television content and formats. We’ll immerse you in film and TV practice and theory, teaching you how to apply a variety of crafts and digital technologies.

In Film Studies you will develop a critical understanding of film and screen theory and criticism and to appreciate the relationship between film, media and culture. But we also want to provide you with the conceptual tools for understanding how society and culture is mediated by cinematic, televisual and electronic images.

University of Gloucestershire

BA (Hons) Film Production

You’ll learn how to make sophisticated industry and festival-relevant short films while gaining a wide range of film making skills in cinematography, editing, producing and directing. Making use of our dedicated film studio and wide ranging post production facilities, we’ll help you develop your individual creativity – while also preparing you for professional work in the industry after you graduate.

University of Plymouth

BA (Hons) Filmmaking
FdA Film & TV Production (Exeter College)

This practice-based course combines an independent spirit with industry standards. The learning environment focuses on exploration, creative risk-taking, collaboration and nurturing distinctive voices and skilled film talent. Live projects and exhibition opportunities provide the perfect platform for you to develop your work from script to screen and tell new stories through the moving image.

Plymouth College of Art

BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts

BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts is a practical filmmaking course where you will explore the craft and aesthetics of contemporary screen-based media, learning the skills required to design and make for film and media production. You’ll study a broad range of approaches to film and media, and investigate the current and emerging techniques used in the global filmmaking industries.


WEST MIDLANDS

Courses in the Birmingham region

Birmingham City University (BCU)

BA (Hons) Filmmaking
BA (Hons) Film & Screenwriting
BSc (Hons) Digital Film Production

The cutting edge Filmmaking degree course will develop your skills across key filmmaking debates and practice conventions. You will be taught by noted film scholars and established practitioners, who will provide their knowledge of international film criticism and filmmaking perspectives.

The Film and Screenwriting degree course will develop your skills across key film studies and screenwriting debates and conventions.

On the Film Production degree you will explore the fundamentals of technology in film, from narrative, composition and film theory to camera testing, designing digital production workflows and post-production.

University of Wolverhampton

BA (Hons) Film & Television Production
BA (Hons) Media, Film & Television Studies

Do you want to make films and TV programmes? Do you have ambitions to become a director, producer, editor, or camera operator? This course can help you in a number of ways. The main aim is for you to develop the skills needed to create and produce films and television programmes in a variety of existing and evolving contexts for viewing and distribution – including broadcast television, online, and in cinemas.

On the course in Media, Film and Television Studies you will analyse films and other media texts, such as advertisements, and discuss how these reflect and shape our understanding of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and other aspects of identity and culture.

Coventry University

BA (Hons) Film Production
BA (Hons) Media Production

The BA (Hons) Film Production course is aimed at future film makers. You will gain practical hands on experience in making films and learn to understand the contextual setting you are working in.

You will become part of a community of practitioners, making films as you would in the film and media industries, learning a range technical and craft skill as well as developing critical thinking and contextual understanding.

Media Production reflects a constantly changing, 24/7 multimedia landscape where anyone with a smartphone can become a broadcaster, awash with innovative trends and emerging techniques – like 5G, Internet of Things, virtual reality and mobile media.

University of Warwick

BA (Hons) Film Studies

Gain a close-up view of the diversity of film and television culture. Explore how the moving image relates to history, politics, philosophy, sociology, the visual arts, drama and literature. Our Film Studies degree covers the foundations of film and television theory, analysis and interpretation, and history. From this foundation, you will develop your understanding of national and historic film cultures.

Staffordshire University

BA (Hons) Film & Media Production
BA (Hons) Film, Television & Radio

The Production course will provide you with the skills to work in your desired field, whether you have a passion for advertising promotion, a flair for music, an enthusiasm for experimental film, or you want to master behind the scenes technology.

You’ll learn how to research, develop, write, produce, direct, shoot, edit and promote your own creative portfolio of short films. You’ll also develop professional skills in areas such as camera operation, sound recording, documentary film making, art direction, editing, sound design and post-production.

The Film, Television and Radio degree focuses on writing, presenting, producing, editing, analysing and preparing programmes and films for audiences. There will be regular opportunities to attend film festivals, residential trips, networking events and studio visits.


EAST ENGLAND

Courses in the Norwich region

Norwich University of Arts (NUA)

BA (Hons) Film & Moving Image Production

You will be encouraged to explore a variety of filmmaking mediums and platforms to become an accomplished and creative storyteller.

You’ll learn by doing as you become a flexible, multi-skilled collaborator with technical and craft skills highly-prized by industry.

You’ll explore how the production skills you use and creative choices you make can shape and change the story you are telling.


University of East Anglia (UEA)

BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies
BA (Hons) Film & Television Production

UEA has pioneered and remains a leading institution in the study of these media forms. In this degree you’ll explore the social, cultural, political, industrial, historical and aesthetic dimensions of film and television. Alongside your theoretical studies, you’ll have the opportunity to discover how to produce your own film and TV content and explore writing for different media.

The Production course develops your creative work through the exploration of critical studies in film and television history and theory. You will produce your own film and television content and will gain experience of writing for different media.

University of Suffolk (UOS)

BA (Hons) Digital Film Production
BA (Hons) Film Studies

With a contemporary curriculum, our BA (Hons) Digital Film Production combines the main elements of production, screenwriting and film theory. Taking a holistic and practical approach we also offer opportunities to explore the professional aspects of filmmaking.

As a Film Studies undergraduate at the University of Suffolk you will be able to immerse yourself in the historical, socio-cultural, political, generic and aesthetic study of film.

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

Various Courses

ARU has a wide range of film and media BA (Hons) degree courses covering:

Film

Film & Media

Film Production

Writing & Film

Digital Media Production


EAST MIDLANDS

Courses in the Lincoln region

University of Lincoln
BA (Hons) Film Production
BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies

The Production degree offers students the opportunity to gain extensive experience in all areas of the film production process, working with contemporary industry-standard facilities, equipment, and software. Students can apply for paid work experience with external clients to develop their CV and showreel, and may have the opportunity to learn on professional film sets with industry-active staff.

The Studies course at Lincoln is a theoretically oriented critical studies degree, enhanced by opportunities for creative and professional development. It gives students the opportunity to undertake practical work, enabling them to deepen their understanding of the critical issues and key concepts of the discipline.

University of Nottingham

BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies

Film and television are central to global culture. They entertain, inform, promote ideologies and help us communicate to and connect with other cultures.

If you want to look at how they do this - and why - Film and Television Studies is for you.

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)

BA (Hons) Film & TV Production
BA (Hons) Film Studies

On the Production course, you’ll be inspired and empowered by film and television. You’ll own your own learning, while working collaboratively, and graduate with realistic, confident expectations of what your next steps will be.

Film Studies is one of the longest-established Film Studies courses in the UK. You’ll study world-wide cinema, critical thinking skills, genre films, while exploring the changing face of the cinema industry. You’ll have hands-on opportunities to enhance your professional profile and specialise in film programming, film education, and film journalism.

University of Hull
BA (Hons) Film Studies
BA (Hons) Media Production

You could hardly choose a better place to study film. As the region grows in popularity as a film location, so do opportunities to get real-world experience in the industry. Screen Yorkshire's Connected Campus is a scheme which can help you prepare for life in the film and TV industry through masterclasses, workshops and visiting speakers.

You'll benefit from brand-new facilities – like the refurbished Middleton Hall, where we've invested £9.5 million to create a superb venue featuring a surround-sound cinema and an industry-standard filming and editing suite.

On the Media Production course you will gain the creative skills, technical expertise and industry insight that will help you become a work-ready professional.

University of Derby

BA (Hons) Film & High-End Television Production

Write, develop and make original films and big-budget TV, on this highly practical course. Learn from high-profile tutors who have worked for the BBC, ITV and Disney, and who are still active in the industry today.

De Montford University (DMU) - Leicester

BA (Hons) Film Studies

Develop your skills as a professional film-maker, critic, event organiser, writer or industry analyst through the academic study of cinema, to prepare you for a career in the creative industries.

From broadcast journalism to the arts and events, this course focuses on the study of film and its variety of uses, and challenges you to see far beyond just the viewing experience.


NORTH WEST

Courses in the Manchester region

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)

BA (Hons) Filmmaking
BA (Hons) Film & Media Studies

BA (Hons) Filmmaking is a practice-based course giving you the creative freedom to develop your voice through the dynamic language of film. Our learning environment incorporates a unique mix of digital art and film school philosophies, empowering you to express your ideas and stories through narrative fiction, documentary, artists’ moving image and new media.

Film and Media Studies focuses on the in-depth exploration of both cinematic and media forms, from the established to the new and emergent, from TV to games.

University of Salford

Variety of Courses

Salford is only university to have a campus at MediaCityUK, one of the country’s leading digital and creative hubs. That means when you study with us, you’ll be surrounded by the BBC, ITV and over a hundred media companies.

They have designed their Film, TV and Radio courses in partnership with industry to ensure the skills you learn are relevant and transferable.

Courses include:

Film Production

Film Studies

Television & Radio Production

Post Production & VFX

Media Technology

Futureworks - Manchester

BA (Hons) Independent Filmmaking
BA (Hons) Post Production for Film & TV
BSc (Hons) Visual Effects

The School of Film, Television & Media exists to provide the UK’s world-leading media industries with the next generation of technical and theoretically creative filmmakers.

The school offers a range of programmes designed to create a community of filmmakers consisting of writers, producers, directors, camera operators, editors, visual effects and 3D artists and many more. As a Futureworks student, you have the ability to collaborate with other schools such as the School of Sound and Music to enhance your work and become the complete professional.


University of Bolton

BA (Hons) Film & Media Production

Whatever your specialism, this Film and Media Production degree will help you build a portfolio that showcases your skills and creative voice. A love of story is at the forefront of all our courses and at the heart of production, and we’ll support you as you learn to find and tell imaginative and diverse stories that resonate with audiences everywhere.

University of Liverpool

BA (Hons) Film Studies

Film Studies at Liverpool offers you the chance to study with recognised scholars of film cultures and industries around the world, offering a wide-ranging and sophisticated academic programme in this critical field.

LMA - Liverpool

BA (Hons) Digital Film & Television Production

The BA (Hons) degree in Digital Film and Television Production is a great way of preparing you professionally to meet the demands of a rapidly changing sector.

Whether it’s a career as a director, producer, camera-operator, editor, scriptwriter, director of photography or a researcher, there is a multitude of opportunities to develop products for audiences and platforms and experience a highly paced, deadline driven industry.


University of Huddersfield

BA (Hons) Film Making
BA (Hons) Film Studies

The degree in Film Making is aimed at students with the artistic drive to make movies that change how we imagine the world around us. Get hands-on in our industry-standard film and TV studios, and with our post-production equipment and software.

In Film Studies you’ll focus on film and TV in a global, digital media landscape, where content, audiences, fans, business and tech all work together in fascinating ways. Join us, and start your journey towards becoming a thinker, maker and creator in the screen industries of tomorrow.

Leeds Beckett University (LBA)

BA (Hons) Filmmaking

Develop your storytelling skills through confident employment of creative and technical filmmaking skills in drama, documentary and experimental film production.

University of Central Lancashire - Preston (UCLAN)

BA (Hons) Filmmaking
BA (Hons) Media & Television Production

The BA (Hons) Filmmaking degree is a ‘hands-on’ course, focusing on industry practices and conventions, developing transferable skills in the independent film markets.

The BA (Hons) Media and Television Production is an industry-focused course that equips you with the skills, knowledge and experience you need to join the production crews of tomorrow. This newly developed course brings together the University’s long-established successful courses in Media Production and TV Production to give you even more opportunities to develop your production skill set and enhance your career prospects.


NORTH EAST

Courses in the York region

York St John University

BA (Hons) Media Production: Film & Television

This course will give you the technical skills and knowledge needed to create engaging visual stories for different video platforms. You will specialise in the production of video content, using our cameras and equipment to discover your creative film-making abilities. Explore the process of video creation and consider the different roles that contribute to the final product.

University of York

BSc (Hons) Film & Television Production

You will have access to professional-standard single and multi-camera facilities from the outset. With the guidance of expert staff, many of them film and television professionals, you will develop the directing, editing, camera-operating, writing and recording skills you will need to tackle a range of genres and a range of professional disciplines.

Teesside University

BA (Hons) Film & Television Production

Delivered by experienced practitioners across all sectors of the industry, the BA (Hons) Film and Television Production degree at Teesside addresses the essential practical, professional and academic skills needed to work in film and television. This course includes an optional work placement year, at no extra cost.