BA Film
About this course
BA (Hons) Film is an undergraduate degree within the Film Studies subject area. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme culminates in a substantial individual research and creative project. The first year covers visual analysis, moving image principles, short film screenwriting, and global cinema through compulsory modules such as Film Language and Concepts, Creative Moving Image, Screenwriting: The Short Film, and History of Global Cinema, alongside optional choices like Filmmaking on Film: Super 8mm. The second year addresses theoretical approaches, classical Hollywood conventions, documentary debates, and directorial perspectives with compulsory modules including Theorising Spectatorship, Classical Hollywood Cinema, Documentary Film Theory, and Filmmakers on Film, with options such as Independent Cinema: US and Beyond and Non-Fiction Filmmaking. The final year focuses on specialised study and a major project through compulsory modules Special Topics in Film Studies and Creative Industries Major Project, while optional modules allow students to explore screenwriting, experimental moving images, screen drama production, film journalism, and gender in popular cinema.
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Entry requirements
112-96 UCAS Tariff points. We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 73%
- Left higher education: 14%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 13%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Unemployed: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 53%
- London: 22%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Film Language and Concepts
- Creative Moving Image
- Screenwriting: The Short Film
- History of Global Cinema
- Into ARU
- Filmmaking on Film: Super 8mm
- Anglia Language Programme
- Theorising Spectatorship
- Classical Hollywood Cinema
- Documentary Film Theory
- Ruskin Module
- Filmmakers on Film
- Independent Cinema: US and Beyond
- Filmmaking on Film: 16mm Filmmaking
- Non-Fiction Filmmaking
- Film Criticism and Reviewing
- From Script to Screen
- Anglia Language Programme
- Special Topics in Film Studies
- Creative Industries Major Project
- Screenwriting: Writing and Selling the Feature Film
- Experiments in Film and Moving Image
- Screen Drama Production
- Film Journalism
- Independent Film Practice
- Gender and Popular Cinema
- Narrative in Global Cinema
- Anglia Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film at Anglia Ruskin University earn?
The median salary is £19,500 after 3 years, £24,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £30,000. The £24,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film at Anglia Ruskin University do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film at Anglia Ruskin University?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film at Anglia Ruskin University?
The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Film at Anglia Ruskin University?
73% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.