BA Film Production
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Production, a media degree centred on practical filmmaking, screen media analysis, and industry practices. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can choose a 4-year full-time route with a placement year. The first year covers core foundations through The Craft of Filmmaking, The Professional Self, Technology, Industry and Form, Representation and Identity, Creative Project Development, and Film and TV Analysis. In the second year, students build advanced production skills through Advanced Filmmaking and Professional Filmmaking, alongside Understanding the Film and TV Industries, with optional modules available in areas such as Alternative Film and Video Practices, Animation, Critical Perspectives, Film and Television Genres, Postcolonial Writing, Screenwriting I, and World Cinemas. The final year includes compulsory work experience and project work through Analysis of Film and Television Work Experience, Dissertation – Practice, and Dissertation Video Essay, complemented by optional modules like Documentary: Image and Violence, Gender and Sexuality, The Horror Film, Movies and Migration, and Screenwriting II.
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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 87%: 115 offers from 132 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 70%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 75%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- 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: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Design occupations: 5%
- 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 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Foundation course: 10%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
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
- Advanced Filmmaking
- Professional Filmmaking
- Understanding the Film and TV Industries
- Alternative Film and Video Practices
- Animation
- Critical Perspectives
- Film and Television Genres
- Postcolonial Writing
- Screenwriting I
- World Cinemas
- Analysis of Film and Television Work Experience
- Dissertation – Practice
- Dissertation Video Essay
- Documentary: Image and Violence
- Gender and Sexuality
- The Horror Film
- Movies and Migration
- Screenwriting II
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film Production 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 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 at Brunel University of London?
70% 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 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 Production at Brunel University of London?
87% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 115 offers from 132 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Film Production at Brunel University of London?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.