BA Film & Television Studies
About this course
BA in Film & Television Studies, a film studies degree focused on the analysis of cinema, television, and media industries. Core topics include Programming, Fieldwork, Historical Research, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can also combine their studies with other subjects through available combined honours pathways. The first year covers core foundations through compulsory modules such as Major Debates in Film Theory, Introduction to Film History, Interrogating Screens, and The Contemporary Film and Television Industries. In later years, students choose from a broad range of optional modules spanning subjects such as screenwriting, world cinemas, television technologies, fan cultures, and practical filmmaking. Optional study areas also include environmental media themes, media adaptations, and specialized cultural critiques involving field-based investigations.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. IB: 32/655.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 83%: 114 offers from 138 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 64%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
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%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 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, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Major Debates in Film Theory
- Introduction to Film History
- Interrogating Screens
- The Contemporary Film and Television Industries
- Script Craft: Writing for Screen and Stage
- Communications and the Climate Crisis
- Communications in the 21st Century
- Shots in the Dark
- Television: Times, Trends and Technologies
- Filmmaking
- 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 Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £31,000. The £27,500 median after fifteen months is £2,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
83% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 114 offers from 138 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA 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 Film & Television Studies at University of Exeter?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.