BA Film Studies
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies. Core topics include Research Methods. Students examine global cinema history, media industries, film theories, and screen cultures across the three years.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 33 with no score less than 4. BTEC: Applications encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 74%: 126 offers from 170 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: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 86%
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 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 30%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 50%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 15%
- South East: 10%
- Wales: 10%
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, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- INTRODUCTION TO FILM LANGUAGE
- GLOBAL FILM HISTORY: EARLY CINEMA TO THE 1950S
- APPROACHES TO FILM
- GLOBAL FILM HISTORY II: 1960S TO THE PRESENT
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS B
- CLOSE READING
- INTRODUCTION TO STYLISTICS
- BEGINNERS CATALAN
- BEGINNERS CHINESE
- BEGINNERS FRENCH
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
- BEGINNERS GERMAN
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE GERMAN
- BEGINNERS ITALIAN
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN
- BEGINNERS SPANISH
- UPPER-INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
- BEGINNERS PORTUGUESE
- INTRODUCTION TO SOUND AND MUSIC IN AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA
- COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, AND MEDIA ANALYSIS B
- FILM THEORIES
- SCREEN CULTURES
- THE CINEMATIC CITY
- ENTER THE DRAGON: CHINESE CINEMA, POPULAR TV AND CONTEMPORARY ART
- WEIMAR FILM AND LITERATURE: THE CITY AND MODERNITY
- SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN CINEMAS: AN INTRODUCTION
- PLACEMENT YEAR PREPARATION
- MUSIC IN GAMING
- INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CINEMA
- FILM STUDIES WORK PLACEMENT
- PROPAGANDA AND CENSORSHIP
- THE ITALIAN CINEMA
- GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND: FROM THE MAINSTREAM TO THE MARGINS
- UNDERSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
- COMPOSITION FOR FILM, TELEVISION AND GAMES
- COMPOSITION FOR DIGITAL GAMES
- MUSIC IN WORLD CINEMA
- FILM DISSERTATION
- RESEARCHING DIGITAL CULTURES IN THE AMERICAS
- NEW TRENDS IN ITALIAN CINEMA: MAFIA, GENDER, MIGRATION AND ECO-CINEMA
- BERLIN/HOLLYWOOD: DIALOGUES BETWEEN GERMAN AND US CINEMA
- FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE FILM: AESTHETICS AND MEDIA
- TERROR REMEMBERED: REPRESENTING TRAUMATIC HISTORIES IN LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA
- REMEMBERING SLAVERY
- STARDOM AND MEDIA CELEBRITY
- QUEER FILM, VIDEO AND DOCUMENTARY
- FROM KUNG FU TO ANIME: TRAJECTORIES IN EAST ASIAN CINEMA
- TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA
- SCREENING SPAIN: CONTEMPORARY SPANISH FILM AND TELEVISION
- COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS: MEMORY AND TRANSCULTURAL MOBILITY
- SCREENING TEXTS
- THE FILM MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Film Studies at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,000. The £32,000 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Film Studies at University of Liverpool do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Film Studies at University of Liverpool?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Film Studies at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 124 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Film Studies at University of Liverpool?
74% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 126 offers from 170 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Film Studies at University of Liverpool 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 Studies at University of Liverpool?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.