BA Film Production and Theatre
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Production and Theatre, an undergraduate degree exploring the intersection of screen media, film production, and dramatic performance. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can choose a four-year full-time path with a placement year. The first year covers foundational training through The Craft of Filmmaking, The Professional Self, Why Performance Matters, and Performance and the World. The second year advances practical abilities with Advanced Filmmaking and Professional Filmmaking alongside optional choices such as Applied Theatre Project, Music Theatre, and Animation. The final year involves major independent work including Contemporary Theatre Project, Drama, Theatre, and Performance Dissertation, and Dissertation – Practice, complemented by options like Acting 3: Advanced Acting, Anti-Racism and Performance, and Advanced Musical Theatre.
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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 53%: 27 offers from 51 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 59%
- Learning resources: 58%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
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 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Foundation course: 5%
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
- Why Performance Matters
- Performance and the World
- Film and TV Analysis
- Technology, Industry and Form
- Representation and Identity
- Acting
- Making Theatre
- Advanced Filmmaking
- Professional Filmmaking
- Applied Theatre Project
- Music Theatre
- Performance Perspectives
- Performance Lab
- Acting as a Critical Practice
- Alternative Film and Video Practices
- Film and Television Genres
- World Cinemas
- Understanding the Film and TV Industries
- Critical Perspectives
- Animation
- Contemporary Theatre Project
- Drama, Theatre, and Performance Dissertation
- Dissertation – Practice
- Gender and Sexuality
- Analysis of Film and Television Work Experience
- The Horror Film
- Documentary: Image and Violence
- Movies and Migration
- Acting 3: Advanced Acting
- Anti-Racism and Performance
- Advanced Musical Theatre
- Professional Practice and Development
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film Production and Theatre 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 £7,000 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Film Production and Theatre 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 Production and Theatre at Brunel University of London?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film Production and Theatre at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 124 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Film Production and Theatre at Brunel University of London?
53% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 27 offers from 51 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Film Production and Theatre at Brunel University of London?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.