BA Film and Television Studies
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film and Television Studies, a media degree centred on the analysis, production and cultural context of screen media. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can undertake an optional placement year or choose an optional year abroad. The first year covers the foundations through The Craft of Filmmaking, The Professional Self, Technology, Industry and Form, and Representation and Identity. The second year explores critical perspectives and industry contexts through Critical Perspectives, Understanding the Film and TV Industries, Alternative Film and Video Practices, and Creative Project Development. Optional modules in the programme allow specialisation in areas such as Film and Television Genres, World Cinemas, Animation, Postcolonial Writing, Professional Filmmaking, Screenwriting I, Gender and Sexuality, The Horror Film, Documentary: Image and Violence, Movies and Migration, and Screenwriting II. Students complete a final-year project through either Written Dissertation in Film and Television Studies or Dissertation Video Essay, alongside Analysis of Film and Television Work Experience.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 84%: 38 offers from 45 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 23 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 290 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 48%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 9%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Foundation course: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Craft of Filmmaking
- The Professional Self
- Technology, Industry and Form
- Representation and Identity
- Creative Project Development
- Film and TV Analysis
- Critical Perspectives
- Understanding the Film and TV Industries
- Alternative Film and Video Practices
- Film and Television Genres
- World Cinemas
- Animation
- Postcolonial Writing
- Professional Filmmaking
- Screenwriting I
- Analysis of Film and Television Work Experience
- Written Dissertation in Film and Television Studies
- Dissertation Video Essay
- Gender and Sexuality
- The Horror Film
- Documentary: Image and Violence
- Movies and Migration
- Screenwriting II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £39,000. The £30,500 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London?
84% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 38 offers from 45 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Film and Television Studies at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.