BA Drama and Film & Television Studies
About this course
BA in Drama and Film & Television Studies, a film studies and drama degree centred on the historical, cultural, and practical aspects of theatre, film, and television. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The curriculum provides opportunities for public performance and community-based activities alongside historical and theoretical investigations of world cinemas. The first year establishes foundational concepts through compulsory modules including Performance Analysis, The Creative Actor, Major Debates in Film Theory, and Interrogating Screens. In subsequent years, students select from a broad range of optional modules covering topics such as scriptwriting, acting techniques, popular performance practices, entertainment technologies, television studies, fan culture, and world cinemas.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. IB: 32/655.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 86%: 64 offers from 74 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 39%
- South East: 28%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Performance Analysis
- The Creative Actor
- Major Debates in Film Theory
- Interrogating Screens
- Writing for Stage, Screen and Across Media
- Acting Shakespeare
- Popular Performance Practices
- Applied Drama: Touring, Directing and Facilitating
- Approaches to Acting and Contemporary Performance Making
- Entertainment Technologies
- Performing Culture: Theatre, Media, Identity
- Audiences, Participation, Immersion
- Activism and Performance
- Musicals: Critical Perspectives in Contemporary Contexts
- Creative Producing: People, Culture and Collaboration
- Voices Across Stage and Screen
- Performance in the Age of Screens: Intermedial Theatre
- Script Craft: Writing for Screen and Stage
- Shots in the Dark
- Television: Times, Trends and Technologies
- Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys
- Adaptations: Text, Image, Culture
- Fanatical: Fan Culture and Identity
- World Cinemas: Representations, Histories, Conflicts
- World Cinemas: Contexts, Environments, Industries
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter 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 Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 157 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
86% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 64 offers from 74 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Drama and Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.