BA Film Production
About this course
BA (Hons) Film Production is an undergraduate media degree focused on practical filmmaking, screenwriting, and the creative and technical processes of film and television production. Core topics include Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can undertake an optional placement year and complete a foundation year. The first year introduces foundational skills through compulsory modules such as Cultivating Creativity, Fiction Film, Non-Fiction Film, and Screenwriting, alongside optional studies in areas like Sound for Visual Media and Emerging Technologies. The second year advances practical capability with compulsory modules including Craft Skills, Creative Collaboration, Production Practices, and Specialist Elective, while offering options such as Sound Design and Production Design. The final year culminates in independent practice and professional preparation through compulsory modules like Creative Futures, Practice-Led Project, Project Development, and Screen Industries, complemented by optional choices such as Immersive Audio and Realtime Animation Production.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC to BBC IB: 28 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 38 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 8%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 15%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 25%
- East Midlands: 30%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 20%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 87%
- Other HE qualification: 11%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Cultivating Creativity
- Fiction Film
- Non-Fiction Film
- Screenwriting
- Creative Criticism
- Emerging Technologies
- Expanded Film
- Experimental Animation Practices
- Sound for Visual Media
- Craft Skills
- Creative Collaboration
- Production Practices
- Specialist Elective
- Animation & VFX Compositing
- Commercial Motion Design
- Game Sound
- Horror on Screen
- Industry Film Practices
- Industry Placement
- Industry Screenplay Practices
- Lincoln School of Creative Arts Industry Placement Year
- LSCA Study Abroad
- Production Design
- Screening Youth
- Sound Design
- Storytelling for Animation & VFX
- Creative Futures
- Practice-Led Project
- Project Development
- Screen Industries
- Animation Tools & Pipelines
- Community Impact
- Creative Industries Promotion & Marketing
- Games Cultures
- Immersive Audio
- Immersive Production
- Mind, Body & Screen
- Open Film Project
- Open Screenplay Project
- Realtime Animation Production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film Production at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £27,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Film Production at University of Lincoln do next?
100% 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 University of Lincoln?
92% 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 University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BA Film Production at University of Lincoln include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Film Production at University of Lincoln?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.